97-22625. National Defense Panel Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45236-45237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22625]


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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 of September 4 and 5, 1997. 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, (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 0830-1700, August 18 and 19, 
1997 in order for the Panel to discuss classified material.

DATES: September 4 and 5, 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 0830-
1700 on September 4 and from 0830-1700 on September 5, 1997. During the 
closed session on September 4 the Panel will meet with General Paul 
Gorman, former Army General and expert on military affairs at the 
Crystal Mall 3 office. On September 5 during the closed session the 
National Defense Panel staff will present updates on issue papers, 
force structure and the Reserves at the Crystal Mall 3 office.

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    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.

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

    Dated: August 19, 1997.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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