[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 127 (Friday, July 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38504-38505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16129]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Meetings of the Naval Research Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of closed meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) will meet from 
July 19-23, 2010, and July 26-30, 2010, to discuss materials presented 
at the NRAC Summer Study. All sessions on Monday, July 19, 2010, and 
the Executive Sessions led by Panel Chair and Vice Chair from 8 a.m. to 
8:30 a.m. on July 20-23, 2010, will be open to the public. The sessions 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 20-23, 2010, and all of the sessions 
on July 26-30, 2010, will be closed to the public. The closed sessions 
will be devoted to discussions and technical examination of classified 
information, For Official Use Only (FOUO) information, and vendor 
proprietary briefings related to the study: ``Status and Future of 
Naval Research & Development Enterprise.'' These closed session 
discussions will assess the current technical core competencies of the 
Warfare Centers employed by the Systems Commands (SYSCOMs) and Program 
Executive Offices (PEOs) (as well as the stewardship provided for those 
competencies and the technical core competencies that are provided by 
the Navy University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs)); will consider 
the technical quality of the workforce and physical infrastructure; 
will review proprietary information regarding technology applications 
and systems under development in the private sector between competing 
companies; will assess emerging concepts of operations in each of these 
areas and evaluate appropriate options in such areas as: Personnel, 
training, R&D funding allocation, technology monitoring, progress 
assessments, probable time frames for transformation and 
implementation; and will assess challenges with the utilization and 
fielding of various technology applications.

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DATES: All sessions on Monday, July 19, 2010, and the Executive 
Sessions led by Panel Chair and Vice Chair from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on 
July 20-23, 2010, will be open to the public. The sessions from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 20-23, 2010, and all of the sessions on July 26-
30, 2010, will be closed to the public.
    Public Access: The NRAC Summer Study will be headquartered in the 
CLOUD ROOM at 53605 Hull Street, Space and Naval Warfare Systems 
Center, San Diego, CA 92152-5410. Access instructions for the public:
    1. If you are a non-US citizen, you must submit a visit request by 
letter or fax 619-553-2726 via your embassy to: SPAWARSYSCEN San Diego, 
CODE 20352 (PL-TS), POC: Jackie Olson, 854, 49275 Electron Dr., San 
Diego, CA 92152-5435.
    Please indicate that you will be attending the open sessions of the 
Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) Summer Study.
    2. If you are a U.S. government employee or an active military 
service member with a security clearance, please submit a Visit Request 
via JPAS to SPAWARS; UIC number 660015 or fax it to 619-553-2726. POC 
is Ms. Jackie Olson, Office 85400, 619-553-2722.
    3. If you are a U.S. citizen with no security clearances, you will 
require an escort at all times while within SPAWAR'S facilities. Please 
submit a Visit Request via e-mail or fax no later than July 1, 2010, 
to: Mr. William Ellis, NRAC Program Director, [email protected]; fax: 
703-696-4837 or Mr. Miguel Becerril, NRAC Program Manager, 
[email protected]; fax: 703-696-4837.
    All guests must have at least two forms of government issued 
identification. Guests planning on attending activities indicated above 
must have submitted their respective Visit Request per the above 
instructions. If the guest requires an escort, he or she must be 
present at the SPAWARS Visitor Center no later than 7 a.m. The Visitor 
Center is located at the entrance to the Space and Naval Warfare 
Center, 49275 Electron Drive, San Diego, CA. Guests requiring escort 
will be greeted by a member of the NRAC staff and escorted to the site 
of the summer study. Escorted guests will be limited to only those 
areas related to the summer study activities. Escorted guests will be 
returned to the Visitor Center upon completion of the NRAC activities 
open to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William H. Ellis, Jr., Program 
Director, Naval Research Advisory Committee, 875 North Randolph Street, 
Arlington, VA 22203-1955, 703-696-5775.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), the proprietary 
information (to include trade secrets and commercial and financial 
information) and the classified information (to include FOUO and SECRET 
information) constitute information that is exempt from disclosure to 
the public. Accordingly, the Secretary of the Navy has determined in 
writing, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(d), that the 
public interest requires that the sessions from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 
July 20-23, 2010, and all of the sessions on July 26-30, 2010, be 
closed to the public because they will deal with the exempted matters 
listed in 5 U.S.C. section 552b(c)(1) and (4).

    Dated: June 25, 2010.
H.E. Higgins,
Lieutenant, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal 
Register Liaison Officer.
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