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ed.) and Notice of Public Meeting. The 

comment period was published with a 

30 day limit. The address to forward the 

comments were not in compliance with 

the Federal Docket Management System. 

This notice extends the comment period 

and identifies where the commentors 

should forward their comments. 

The following changes to the August 

10th notice are as follows: 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

changes must be received no later than 

October 10, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and or RIN 

number and title, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or Regulatory 

Information Number (RIN) for this 

Federal Register document. The general 

policy for comments and other 

submissions from members of the public 

is to make these submissions available 

for public viewing on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

All other information remains 

unchanged. 

Dated: August 10, 2006. 

L.M. Bynum, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, DoD. 

[FR Doc. 06–6980 Filed 8–16–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose 

Reconstruction 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense 

Threat Reduction Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of advisory board 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Threat Reduction 

Agency (DTRA) and the Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA) will hold the 

fourth public meeting of the Veterans’

Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction 

(VBDR). The VBDR was established at 

the recommendation of the National 

Research Council report, entitled 

‘‘Review of the Dose Reconstruction 

Program of the Defense Threat 

Reduction Agency.’’ The report 

recommended the need to establish an 

advisory board that will provide 

suggestions for improvements in dose 

reconstruction and claim adjudication 

procedures. The goal of VBDR is to 

provide guidance and oversight of the 

dose reconstruction and claims 

compensation programs for veterans of 

U.S.-sponsored atmospheric nuclear 

weapons tests from 1945–1962; veterans 

of the 1945–1946 occupation of 

Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan; and 

veterans who were prisoners of war in 

those regions at the conclusion of World 

War II. In addition, the advisory board 

will assist VA and DTRA in 

communicating with the veterans. 

Radiation dose reconstruction has 

been carried out by the Department of 

Defense under the Nuclear Test 

Personnel Review (NTPR) program since 

the 1970s. DTRA is the executive agent 

for the NTPR program which provides 

participation data and actual or 

estimated radiation dose information to 

veterans and the VA. 

Board members were selected to the 

fulfill the statutory requirements 

mandated by Congress in Section 601 of 

Public Law 108–183. The Board was 

appointed on June 3, 2005, and is 

comprised of 16 members. Board 

members were selected to provide 

expertise in historical dose 

reconstruction, radiation health matters, 

risk communications, radiation 

epidemiology, medicine, quality 

management, decision analysis and 

ethics in order to appropriately enable 

the VBDR to represent and address 

veterans’ concerns. 

The Board is governed by the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–

463, which sets forth standards for the 

formation and conduct of government 

advisory committees. 

DATES: Wednesday, November 8, 2006, 

from 8 a.m.–12 p.m., 1:30–2:30 p.m., 

and 4–5 p.m. with a public comment 

session from 2:30–3:30 p.m., and 

Thursday, November 9, 2006, from 8:30 

a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 3:30–3:35 p.m., 

with a public comment session from 2–

3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hampton VA Medical 

Center, 100 Emancipation Drive, 

Hampton, Virginia 23667. 

Agenda: On Wednesday, the meeting 

will open with an introduction of the 

Board. The following briefings will be 

presented: ‘‘Recent Activities and 

Actions of the Advisory Board on 

Radiation and Worker Health’’ by Dr. 

Paul Ziemer; ‘‘Activities and Actions of 

the Veterans’ Advisory Committee on 

Environmental Hazards’’ by Dr. Henry 

Royal; ‘‘Radiation Exposure 

Compensation Act: Adjudication of 

Onsite Participant Claims’’ by Mrs. 

Dianne Spellberg; ‘‘How Fears Affect 

Our Standing of Radiation and Risks’’

by Mr. Raymond Johnson; ‘‘An Update 

on NTPR Dose Reconstruction Program’’

by Dr. Paul Blake; and ‘‘An Update on 

VA Radiation Claims Compensation 

Program for Veterans’’ by Mr. Thomas 

Pamperin. 

On Thursday, the four subcommittees 

established during the inaugural VBDR 

session will report on their activities 

since June 2006. The subcommittees are 

the ‘‘Subcommittee on DTRA Dose 

Reconstruction Procedures,’’ the 

‘‘Subcommittee on VA Claims 

Adjudication Procedures,’’ the 

‘‘Subcommittee on Quality Management 

and VA Process Integration with DTRA 

Nuclear Test Personnel Review 

Program,’’ and the ‘‘Subcommittee on 

Communication and Outreach.’’ The 

Board will close with a discussion of the 

Subcommittee reports, future business 

and meeting dates. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose 

Reconstruction hotline at 1–866–657–

VBDR (8237). 

Supplemental Information may be 

found at http://vbdr.org. 

Dated: August 11, 2006. 

L.M. Bynum, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 06–6984 Filed 8–16–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

Meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

Task Force on Defense Industrial 

Structure for Transformation will meet 

in closed session on August 30, 2006, at 

Science Applications International 

Corporation (SAIC), 4001 N. Fairfax 

Drive, Arlington, VA. This meeting will 

characterize the degree of changes 

needed in industry due to the changing 

nature of DoD and the industrial Base. 

It will also examine the effectiveness of 

existing mitigation measures and make 

recommendations to ensure future 

competition and innovation throughout 

all tiers of the defense industrial base. 

The briefings will contain proprietary 

material and ensuing discussions will 

be at the collateral secret level. 

The mission of the Defense Science 

Board is to advise the Secretary of 


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Defense and the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology & 

Logistics on scientific and technical 

matters as they affect the perceived 

needs of the Department of Defense. At 

these meetings, the Defense Science 

Board Task Force will: Describe the 

defense industry required to cope with 

the international security environment 

in the 21st century. Additionally the 

task force will address the implications 

for the industrial base of increased DoD 

acquisition of services, as well as the 

implications for the financial viability of 

the defense industrial base as the sector 

adapts to changing DoD needs for 

defense-related products and services. 

In accordance with Section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Pub. L. 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

App. II), it has been determined that 

these Defense Science Board Task Force 

meetings concern matters listed in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, accordingly, 

the meetings will be closed to the 

public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MAJ 

Chad Lominac, USAF, Defense Science 

Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, Room 

3C553, Washington, DC 20301–3140, via 

E-mail at charles.lominac@osd.mil, or 

via phone at (703) 571–0081. 

Dated: August 10, 2006. 

L.M. Bynum, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 06–6982 Filed 8–16–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

Meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

Task Force on Defense Industrial 

Structure for Transformation will meet 

in closed session on October 10, 2006, 

at Science Applications International 

Corporation (SAIC), 4001 N. Fairfax 

Drive, Arlington, VA. This meeting will 

characterize the degree of change 

needed in industry due to the changing 

nature of DoD and the industrial Base. 

It will also examine the effectiveness of 

existing mitigation measures and make 

recommendations to ensure future 

competition and innovation throughout 

all tiers of the defense industrial base. 

The briefings will contain proprietary 

material and ensuing discussions will 

be at the collateral secret level. 

The mission of the Defense Science 

Board is to advise the Secretary of 

Defense and the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology & 

Logistics on scientific and technical 

matters as they affect the perceived 

needs of the Department of Defense. At 

these meetings, the Defense Science 

Board Task Force will: Describe the 

defense industry required to cope with 

the international security environment 

in the 21st century. Additionally the 

task force will address the implications 

for the industrial base of increased DoD 

acquisition of services, as well as the 

implications for the financial viability of 

the defense industrial base as the sector 

adapts to changing DoD needs for 

defense-related products and services. 

In accordance with Section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 

U.S.C. App. II), it has been determined 

that these Defense Science Board Task 

Force meetings concern matters listed in 

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, 

accordingly, the meetings will be closed 

to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MAJ 

Chad Lominac, USAF, Defense Science 

Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, Room 

3C553, Washington, DC 20301–3140, via 

Email at charles.lominac@osd.mil, or 

via phone at (703) 571–0081. 

Dated: August 10, 2006. 

L.M. Bynum, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 06–6983 Filed 8–16–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting of the Uniform Formulary 

Beneficiary Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, 

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health 

Affairs). 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Uniform Formulary 

Beneficiary Advisory Panel. The panel 

will review and comment on 

recommendations made to the Director, 

TRICARE Management Activity, by the 

Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee 

regarding the Uniform Formulary. The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

Seating is limited and will be provided 

only to the first 220 people signing in. 

All persons must sign in legibly. Notice 

of this meeting is required under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

DATES: Thursday, September 21, 2006, 

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Naval Heritage Center 

Theater, 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Rich Martel, TRICARE Management 

Activity, Pharmaceutical Operations 

Directorate, Beneficiary Advisory Panel, 

Suite 810, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Falls 

Church, VA 22041, telephone 703–681–

2890, ext. 6718, fax 703–681–1940, or 

Email at baprequests@tma.osd.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Uniform Formulary Beneficiary 

Advisory Panel will only review and 

comment on the development of the 

Uniform Formulary as reflected in the 

recommendations of the DOD Pharmacy 

and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee 

coming out of that body’s meeting in 

August 2006. The P&T Committee 

information and subject matter 

concerning drug classes reviewed for 

that meeting are available at http:// 

pec.ha.osd.mil. Any private citizen is 

permitted to file a written statement 

with the advisory panel. Statements 

must be submitted electronically to 

baprequests@tma.osd.mil no later than 

September 14, 2006. Any private citizen 

is permitted to speak at the Beneficiary 

Advisory Panel meeting, time 

permitting. One hour will be reserved 

for public comments, and speaking 

times will be assigned only to the first 

twelve citizens to sign up at the 

meeting, on a first-come, first-served 

basis. The amount of time allocated to 

a speaker will not exceed five minutes. 

Dated: August 10, 2006. 

L.M. Bynum, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, DoD. 

[FR Doc. 06–6981 Filed 8–16–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Northern New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Northern New 

Mexico. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that public notice of this 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 27, 2006, 

2 p.m.–8:30 p.m. 


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