[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 59 (Monday, March 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 14857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7758]
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ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
The Director's Advisory Committee; Notice of Closed Meetings
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2 section 10(a)(2)(1996), the U.S. Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) announces the following Advisory
Committee meetings:
Name: The Director's Advisory Committee (DirAC).
Dates and Places:
March 30, 1999, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
April 5, 1999, Offut Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska
May 10-11, 1999, State Department Building, 320 21st Street, NW,
Room 4930, Washington, DC
June 7-8, 1999, Minot Air Force Base, Minot, North Dakota
Type of Meetings: Closed.
Contact: Robert Sherman, Executive Director, Director's Advisory
Committee, Room 5844, Washington, DC 20451, (202) 647-4622.
Purpose of Advisory Committee: To advise the President, the
Secretary of State, and the Director of the U.S. Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency respecting scientific, technical, and policy
matters affecting arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament.
Purpose of the Meetings: The Committee will review specific arms
control, nonproliferation, and verification issues. Members will be
briefed on current U.S. policy and issues regarding negotiations
such as the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and the Convention on
Conventional Weapons. Members will also be briefed on issues
regarding the Chemical and Biological Weapons Conventions. Members
will exchange information and concepts with key ACDA and Livermore
Laboratory personnel. All meetings will be held in Executive
Session.
Reason for Closing: The DirAC members will be reviewing and
discussing matters specifically authorized by Executive Order 12,958
to be kept secret in the interest of national defense and foreign
policy.
Authority to Close Meetings: The closing of the meetings is in:
accordance with a determination by the Director of the U.S. Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency dated March 23, 1999, made pursuant
to the provisions of Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2 section 10(d)(1996).
Notice: This notice is being published less than 15 days before
the first meeting because of recent changes in the location of the
meetings.
Cathleen Lawrence,
Director of Administration.
March 24, 1999.
DETERMINATION OF CLOSE MEETINGS OF THE DIRECTOR'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Director's Advisory Committee (DirAC) will hold meetings in
Washington, DC, on May 10-11 1999, at Fort Sill, on March 30, 1999,
at Offut Air Force Base, Nebraska on April 5, 1999 and at Minot Air
Force Base, North Dakota on June 7-8, 1999.
The entire agenda of these meetings will be devoted to specific
national security policy and arms control issues. Pursuant to
section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2
section 10(d)(1996), I have determined that the meetings may be
closed to the public in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1).
Materials to be discussed at the meetings have been properly
classified and are specifically authorized under criteria
established by Executive Order 12,958, 60 FR 19,825 (1995), to be
kept secret in the interests of national defense and foreign policy.
This notice is being published less than 15 days before the
first meeting because of recent change in location of the meetings.
John D. Holum,
Director.
[FR Doc. 99-7758 Filed 3-25-99; 8:45 am]
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