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[Federal Register: July 13, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 133)]
[Notices]               
[Page 39955]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2010-0042]

 
Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Partially Closed Federal 
Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory 
Committee (HSSTAC) will meet July 20-21, 2010 at 4075 Wilson Blvd., 
Liberty Conference Center, 3rd Floor in Arlington, VA 22203. This 
meeting will be partially closed to the public.

DATES: The Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee 
meeting will be open to the public on July 20th from 8:30 a.m.-9 a.m. 
and on July 21st from 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. All other times, the meeting 
will be closed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 4075 Wilson Blvd., Liberty 
Conference Center, 3rd Floor in Arlington, VA 22203. Comments on this 
meeting must be identified by DHS-2010-0042 and may be submitted by one 
of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: HSSTAC@dhs.gov. Include the docket number in the 
subject line of the message.
     Fax: 202-254-6173.
     Mail: Ms. Tiwanda Burse, Science and Technology 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray Lane, Bldg. 
410, Washington, DC 20528.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received by the HSSTAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Tiwanda Burse, Science and 
Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 245 Murray 
Lane, Bldg. 410, Washington, DC 20528, 202-254-6877.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).
    At this meeting, the Committee will receive sensitive and 
classified (Secret-level) briefings and presentations regarding 
Infrastructure Protection programs in Science & Technology and updates 
on homeland security sensitive Federally Funded Research and 
Development Centers (FFRDCs) projects.
    Basis for Closure: In accordance with Section 10(d) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, it has been determined that the aspects of the 
Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee meeting 
concerns sensitive Homeland Security information and classified matters 
within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1), (c)(7)(E) & (F) and 
(c)(9)(B) which, if prematurely disclosed, would significantly 
jeopardize national security, not be in the public interest, could 
reveal investigative techniques and procedures, and the information 
could be expected to be used to circumvent the law, thereby endangering 
the life or physical safety of law enforcement personnel and frustrate 
implementation of proposed agency actions. Specifically, the Committee 
intends to discuss the applicability of foreign infrastructure 
protection techniques, technologies, and countermeasures for 
implementation in the United States. Accordingly, this meeting will be 
partially closed to the public.
    The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that notices of 
meetings of advisory committees be announced in the Federal Register 15 
days prior to the meeting date. The meeting notice is being published 
late due to unavoidable delays in finalizing the agenda because of the 
classified material which is to be considered by the committee.

    Dated: July 7, 2010.
Tara O'Toole,
Under Secretary for Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2010-17032 Filed 7-12-10; 8:45 am]
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