[Federal Register: October 24, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 204)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DHS-2005-0041]

 
Notice of Meeting of Homeland Security Science and Technology 
Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Studies and Analysis, Science and Technology 
Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory 
Committee (HSSTAC) will meet at 3811 N. Fairfax Drive, 6th Floor 
Conference Room, Arlington, Virginia 22209, in closed session on 
November 8, 2005, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 
in open session.

DATE: The meeting date is November 8, 2005.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to submit comments, you must do so by November 
4, 2005. Comments must be identified by DHS-2005-0041 and may be 
submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal Partner EDOCKET Web Site: http://www.regulations.gov.
 Follow instructions for submitting comments on the 

Web site.
     E-mail: HSSTAC@dhs.gov. Include docket number in the 
subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 254-6177.
     Mail: Ms. Brenda Leckey, Office of Studies and Analysis, 
Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 
Washington, DC 20528.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Leckey, Office of Studies and 
Analysis, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland 
Security, Washington, DC 20528, HSSTAC@dhs.gov, 202-254-5041.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Pub. L. 92-463, as amended (5 
U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.). The HSSTAC will meet for purposes of: (1) 
Reviewing Homeland Security Institute (HSI) work on risk-based 
strategic planning; (2) receiving subcommittee reports; (3) providing 
the Under Secretary with preliminary HSSTAC recommendations; (4) 
addressing future subcommittee activities; and (5) discussing the 
Annual Report to Congress and the Under Secretary. Specifically, the 
HSSTAC will review the results of its subcommittees' activities 
undertaken since the last quarterly meeting in August 2005, and discuss 
any proposed subcommittee recommendations to be included in the annual 
report to Congress. The Committee will receive a briefing from the HSI 
on the status of the framework under development to link DHS and S&T 
investments to national homeland security strategies. And lastly, the 
Committee will discuss areas of interest for future subcommittee 
activities, and dispense subcommittee assignments for the annual report 
to Congress due in January.
    Public Attendance: Due to meeting space restrictions, the maximum 
number of public attendees will be 25. Members of the public will be 
registered to attend the public session on a first-come, first-served 
basis per the procedures that follow. Any member of the public who 
wishes to attend the public session must provide his or her name, 
affiliation, social security number, and date of birth no later than 5 
p.m. e.s.t., Friday, November 4, 2005. Please provide the required 
information to Craig Wilson via e-mail at HSSTAC@dhs.gov, or via phone 
at (202) 254-5723. Persons with disabilities who require special 
assistance should indicate so in their admittance request. Photo 
identification will be required for entry into the public session, and 
everyone in attendance must be present and seated by 4 p.m. on November 
8, 2005.
    In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.) and pursuant 
to the authority delegated to him by the Secretary in DHS Management 
Directive 2300, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology has 
determined that this HSSTAC meeting will address matters the disclosure 
of which would be likely to frustrate significantly proposed agency 
actions. Accordingly, consistent with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(9)(B), the meeting will be partially closed to the public.


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    Dated: October 19, 2005.
Charles E. McQueary,
Under Secretary for Science and Technology Science and Technology 
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 05-21308 Filed 10-21-05; 8:45 am]

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