97-29784. National Defense Panel Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 219 (Thursday, November 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 60887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29784]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


National Defense Panel Meeting

AGENCY: DoD, National Defense Panel.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for the 
meeting of the National Defense Panel on November 12, 1997. In 
accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
Pub. L. No. 92-463, as amended [5 U.S.C. App. II, (1982)], it has been 
determined that this National Defense Panel meeting concerns matters 
listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) (1982), and that accordingly this meeting 
will be closed to the public from 0900-1700, November 12, 1997 in order 
for the Panel to discuss classified material.

DATES: November 12, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Suite 532, 1931 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Defense Panel was established 
on January 14, 1997 in accordance with the Military Force Structure 
Review Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-201. The mission of the National 
Defense Panel is to provide the Secretary of Defense and Congress with 
an independent, non-partisan assessment of the Secretary's Quadrennial 
Defense Review and an Alternative Force Structure Analysis. This 
analysis will explore innovative ways to meet the national security 
challenges of the twenty-first century.

Proposed Schedule and Agenda

    The National Defense Panel will meet in closed session from 0900-
1700 on November 12. During the closed session on November 12th from 
0900-1700 the Panel will discuss the NDP staff presentations on various 
future strategies, desired capabilities, and developing force elements 
at the Crystal Mall 3 office.
    The determination to close the meeting is based on the 
consideration that it is expected that discussion will involve 
classified matters of national security concern throughout.
    This notification also is written verification that the Panel was 
unable to provide notice of this meeting 15 days prior to the date of 
the meeting, due to the fact that this particular (additional) meeting 
wasn't added to the schedule by the Panel until 3 November.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact the National Defense 
Panel at [phone]/6.

    Dated: November 6, 1997.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 97-29784 Filed 11-12-97; 8:45 am]
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