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19 April 2002 Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su\_docs/aces/fr-cont.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Federal Register: April 19, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 76)] [Notices] [Page 19428] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr19ap02-51] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Science Board AGENCY: Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Defense Against Unconventional Use of Nuclear Weapons Against the US Homeland will meet in closed session on May 23-24, 2002, at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM; June 20-21, 2002, in Norfolk, VA; and July 18-19, 2002, at SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA. The Task Force will review the Department of Defense's (DoD) responsibilities, current capabilities, and the scope of activities conducted by DoD to ensure its future preparedness to prevent, deter, detect, identify, warn, defend against, respond to, and attribute attack of the U.S. homeland by unconventional delivery of conventional and unconventional nuclear weapons, as well as radiological weapons. The mission of the DSB 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 Task Force will determine the adequacy of the U.S. ability to detect, identify, respond, and prevent unconventional nuclear attacks by terrorist or sub national entities. The Task Force will also identify capabilities of the Department to provide protection against such nuclear attacks in support of national capabilities in homeland defense. 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 DSB 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. Dated: April 12, 2002. Patricia L. Toppings, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 02-9622 Filed 4-18-02; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-08-M