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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 19 (Monday, January 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 4881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1726]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-0002-2005]

Directorate of Science and Technology; Notice of Meeting of 
Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory 
Committee (HSSTAC) will meet in closed session.

DATES: February 23, 2005, and February 24, 2005.

ADDRESS: The offices of Booz Allen Hamilton, Virginia Square Plaza, 
3811 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Leckey, Homeland Security 
Science and Technology Advisory Committee, Department of Homeland 
Security, Directorate of Science and Technology, Washington, DC 20528; 
telephone 202-254-5041; e-mail [email protected].

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.2 et seq.). The HSSTAC will meet for purposes of: (1) 
Conducting annual administrative sessions (ethics and security 
briefings); (2) receiving detailed briefings on future Department and 
Directorate priorities; (3) identifying special issues that HSSTAC 
should pursue in 2005; (4) identifying special challenges (and 
resulting responses by) as well as major changes or initiatives facing 
the Directorate and its operating units for the coming year; (5) 
receiving subcommittee updates; and (6) receiving briefings on 
activities, programs, and accomplishments of the Office of Research & 
Development, the Homeland Security Advanced Projects Research Agency, 
and the Office of Systems Engineering and Development. In accordance 
with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2 et seq.), the Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology has determined that this HSSTAC meeting will 
concern matters which, if prematurely disclosed, would significantly 
frustrate implementation of proposed agency actions. Moreover, the 
administrative portions of the meeting will relate solely to the 
internal personnel rules and practices of the agency. Accordingly, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (9)(B), the meeting will be closed 
to the public.
    Public Comments: You may submit comments, identified by DHS-0002-
2005, by one of the following methods:
     EPA Federal Partner EDOCKET Web Site: http://www.epa.gov/feddocket. Follow instructions for submitting comments on the Web site.
    The Department of Homeland Security has joined the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) online public docket and comment system on its 
Partner Electronic Docket System (Partner EDOCKET). The Department of 
Homeland Security and its agencies (excluding the United States Coast 
Guard and Transportation Security Administration) will use the EPA 
Federal Partner EDOCKET system. The USCG and TSA (legacy Department of 
Transportation (DOT) agencies) will continue to use the DOT Docket 
Management System until full migration to the electronic rulemaking 
federal docket management system in 2005.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include DHS-0002-2005 in the 
subject line of the message.
     Fax: 202-254-6177.
     Mail: Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory 
Committee, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this rulemaking. All comments received will be 
posted without change to http://www.epa.gov/feddocket, including any 
personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.epa.gov/feddocket.

    Dated: January 21, 2005.
Charles E. McQueary,
Under Secretary for Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 05-1726 Filed 1-28-05; 8:45 am]
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