[Federal Register: October 21, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 203)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

 
Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board Task Force on Technology Investment 
for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on October 
20-21, 2003, in Arlington, Virginia.
    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 this 
meeting, the Defense Science Board Task Force will conduct a one-time 
evaluation of DARPA's current technology portfolio to confirm that 
DARPA has advanced research projects based on sound, proven scientific 
and technological foundations, practices and methods that are of high 
value to the Department of Defense's operational missions.
    In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law No. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. II), it has been 
determined that this Defense Science Board Task Force meeting concerns 
matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, the 
meeting will be closed to the public.
    Due to critical mission requirements and the short timeframe to 
accomplish this review, there is insufficient time to provide timely 
notice required by Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act and Subsection 101-6.1015(b) of the GSA Final Rule on Federal 
Advisory Committee Management, 41 CFR Part 101-6, which further 
requires publication at least 15 calendar days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: October 10, 2003.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 03-26492 Filed 10-20-03; 8:45 am]

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