[Federal Register: December 11, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 237)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

 
Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of closed advisory committee meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board Task Force on Software Assurance 
will meet the closed session on December 14-15, 2006; at Science 
Applications International Corporation (SAIC), 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, 
Arlington, VA. This meeting is to assess the future direction of space 
requirements and identify the industrial base to meet the Nation's 
future requirements.
    The mission of the Defense Science Board is to advise the Secretary 
of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology & Logistics on scientific and technical matters as they 
affect the perceived needs of the Department of Defense. At these 
meetings, the Defense Science Board Task Force will: Assess the health 
of the U.S. space industrial base and determine if there is any adverse 
impact from export controls, in particular, on the health of lower-tier 
contractors; anticipate future space requirements and the shape of the 
space industrial base required to achieve the anticipated capabilities; 
and recommend improvements to current policies and processes, where 
applicable, while also identifying policies and processes that can 
shape the space industrial base to deliver future capabilities.
    In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. II), it has been 
determined that these Defense Board Task Force meetings concern matters 
listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, the meetings will 
be closed to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LCDR Clifton Phillips, USN, Defense 
Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, Room 3C553, Washington, DC 20301-
3140, via e-mail at clifton.phillips@osd.mil, or via phone at (703) 
571-0083.
    Due to scheduling and work burden difficulties, there is 
insufficient time to provide timely notice required by Section 10(a) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act and Subsection 102-3.150(b) of the 
GSA Final Rule on Federal Advisory Committee Management, 41 CFR 102-
3.150(b), which further requires publication at least 15 calendar days 
prior to the meeting.

    Dated: December 5, 2006.
C.R. Choate,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 06-9615 Filed 12-8-06; 8:45 am]

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