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meeting. The Council’s mission is to:

link industry and national security

needs to opportunities for cooperative

investments, foster precompetitive

cooperation among industry,

government and academia, recommend

opportunities for new R&D efforts and

potential to rationalize and align ongoing industry and government

investments. Part of the meeting will be

closed to the public in accordance with

Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, and pursuant to the

appropriate provisions of Section

552b(c)(3) and (4), Title 5, U.S.C. There

will be an open session from 3:45 to

4:15 p.m.

DATES: March 28, 1995.

ADDRESSES: 1300 Wilson Blvd., Suite

1450, Arlington, VA 22209.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Lance Glasser, Director, ARPA/

ESTO, 3701 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington,

VA 22203–1714; telephone: 703/696–

2213.

Dated: March 10, 1995.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 95–6425 Filed 3–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

Meeting of the Advisory Council on

Dependents’ Education

AGENCY: Department of Defense

Dependents Schools (DoDDS), Office of

the Secretary of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the Advisory

Council on Dependents’ Education

(ACDE). It also describes the functions

of the Council. Notice of this meeting is

required under the National Advisory

Committee Act. Although the meeting is

open to the public, because of space

constraints, anyone wishing to attend

the meeting should contact the point of

contact listed below.

DATES: April 21, 1995, 9 a.m. to 4:30

p.m. and April 22, 1995, 9:30 a.m. to 12

noon.

ADDRESSES: April 21: The Pentagon,

room 3E869, Arlington, VA (an escort is

required for attendees without DoD

building passes); April 22: Crystal City

Embassy Suites Hotel, Adams Morgan

Room, 1402 South Eads, Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Marilyn Wicher, Public Affairs

Officer, DoD Education Activity, 4040

N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia

22203–1635; Telephone number: 703–

696–4236, extension 121.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Advisory Council on Dependents’

Education is established under title XIV,

section 1411, of public Law 95–561,

Defense Dependents’ Education Act of

1978, as amended by title XII, section

1204(b)(3)–(5), of Public Law 99–145,

Department of Defense Authorization

Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C., chapter 25A,

section 929, Advisory Council on

Dependents’ Education). The Council is

cochaired by designees of the Secretary

of Defense and the Secretary of

Education. In addition to a

representative of each of the

Departments, 12 members are appointed

jointly by the Secretaries of Defense and

Education. Members include

representatives of educational

institutions and agencies, professional

employee organizations and unions,

unified military commands, school

administrators, parents of DoDDS

students, and one DoDDS student. The

Director, DoDDS, serves as the

Executive Secretary of the Council. The

purpose of the Council is to advise the

Secretary of Defense and the DoDDS

Director about effective educational

programs and practices that should be

considered by DoDDS and to perform

other tasks as may be required by the

Secretary of Defense. The agenda

includes responses to the

recommendations made by the Council

during its October 1994 meeting; reports

about other topics raised by teams of

ACDE members who visited DoDDS

schools in Italy, Spain, and Turkey; the

DoD Education Activity (DoDEA) draft

strategic plan, to include the National

Education Goals, academic achievement

encouragement, multicultural/

multiracial diversity and awareness,

education of children with disabilities,

and increased parental involvement;

drawdown planning; the DoDEA draft

technology plan; school staffing;

transportation security and discipline

on school buses; and a report on the

extent to which Ritalin is administered

to DoD dependents overseas.

Dated: March 10, 1995.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 95–6424 Filed 3–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

Defense Advisory Committee on

Women in the Services (DACOWITS)

Meeting; Notice of Conference

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92–

463, notice is hereby given of a

forthcoming meeting of the Defense

Advisory Committee on Women in the

Services (DACOWITS). The purpose of

DACOWITS is to advise the Secretary of

Defense on matters relating to women in

the Services.

The Committee meets semiannually.

DATES: April 27–30, 1995 (Summarized

agenda follows).

ADDRESSES: The Sheraton Premier at

Tysons Corner, 8661 Leesburg Pike,

Vienna, VA 22182; (703) 448–1234.

AGENDA: Subcommittee and General

Business sessions will be conducted

daily and are open to the public. The

agenda will include the following:

Thursday, April, 27, 1995, 7:00 a.m.–

10:00 p.m.

Conference Registration (Conference

Participants)

Subcommittee Breakfast (DACOWITS

members)

New Member Orientation (1995

DACOWITS Appointees)

Update and Focus Meeting (1993 & 1994

DACOWITS Members)

Issue Review (DACOWITS members)

Opening Ceremony/Opening General

Business Session (All conference

participants)

Quality of Life Task Force Review

(DACOWITS members and Military

Representatives)

Installation Visit Training (DACOWITS

members)

Orientation, Update & Focus Follow-up

(DACOWITS members)

Get-Acquainted Reception (DACOWITS

members, Military Representatives,

Liaison Officers, Advisors & Staff)

Friday, April 28, 1995, 7:00 a.m. to

10:00 p.m.

Uniform Discussion (DACOWITS

member and selected individuals)

Working Breakfast (Members, Military

Representatives, Liaison Officers,

Advisors & Staff)

Subcommittee Sessions (All conference

participants)

Field Trip/Installation Visit

(DACOWITS members & Senior

Military Representatives Only)

Official Reception/OSD Official Dinner

(DACOWITS members, and invited

guests)

Saturday, April 29, 1995, 7:00 a.m.–7:00

p.m.

Subcommittee Sessions (All conference

participants)

OSD Official Luncheon (DACOWITS

members and invited guests)

Recommendations Review (DACOWITS

members, Military Representatives,

Liaison Officers, Advisors & Staff)

Executive Committee Mark-up

Pentagon Tour/Media Training (current

DACOWITS members)
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Sunday, April 30, 1995, 8:00 a.m.–12:30

p.m.

Issue Review (DACOWITS members,

Military Representatives, Liaison

Officers, Advisors & Staff)

Closing General Business Session;

Voting; Installation Visit Report (All

conference participants)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Commander Martha C.

Gillette, USN or CPT Alissa B. Deuel,

Plans and Communications Officer,

DACOWITS and Military Women

Matters, OUSD (Personnel and

Readiness) 4000 Defense Pentagon,

Room 3D769, Washington, DC 20301–

4000; Telephone (703) 697–2122.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

following rules and regulations will

govern the participation by members of

the public at the conference:

(1) Members of the public will not be

permitted to attend the official OSD

Luncheon; Field Trip; and the OSD

Reception and Dinner.

(2) The Opening Session/business

session, all subcommittee sessions and

the closing session will be open to the

public.

(3) Interested persons may submit a

written statement for consideration by

the Committee and/or make an oral

presentation of such during the

conference.

(4) Persons desiring to make an oral

presentation or submit a written

statement to the Committee must notify

the point of contact listed above no later

than April 10.

(5) Length and number of oral

presentations to be made will depend

on the number of requests received from

members of the public.

(6) Oral Presentations by members of

the public will be permitted only on

Sunday, April 30, 1995 before the full

Committee.

(7) Each person desiring to make an

oral presentation must provide the

DACOWITS office 1 copy of the

presentation by April 10 and make

available 175 copies of any material that

is intended for distribution at the

conference.

(8) Persons submitting a written

statement for inclusion in the minutes

of the conference must submit to the

DACOWITS staff one copy by the close

of the conference.

(9) Other new items from members of

the public may be presented in writing

to any DACOWITS members for

transmittal to the DACOWITS Chair or

Director, DACOWITS and Military

Women Matters to consider.

(10) Members of the public will not be

permitted to enter into oral discussion

conducted by the Committee members

at any of the sessions; however, they

will be permitted to reply to questions

directed to them by the members of the

Committee.

(11) Members of the public will be

permitted to ask questions to the

scheduled speakers if recognized by the

Chair and if time allows after the official

participants have asked questions and/

or made comments.

Dated: March 10, 1995.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Privacy Act of 1974; Add a System of

Records

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Add a system of records.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is

adding one system of records notice to

its inventory of Privacy Act systems of

records notices subject to the Privacy

Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

DATES: The addition is effective April

17, 1995, unless comments are received

that would result in a contrary

determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the OSD

Privacy Act Officer, Washington

Headquarter Services, Correspondence

and Directives Division, Records

Management Division, 1155 Defense

Pentagon, Room 5C315, Washington, DC

20301–1155.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Dan Cragg at (703) 695–0970.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of the Secretary of Defense systems of

records notices subject to the Privacy

Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended,

have been published in the Federal

Register and are available from the

address above.

The proposed system report, as

required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was

submitted on February 21, 1995, to the

Committee on Government Operations

of the House of Representatives, the

Committee on Governmental Affairs of

the Senate, and the Office of

Management and Budget (ORB)

pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I

to ORB Circular No. A–130, ‘Federal

Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining

Records About Individuals,’ dated July

25, 1994 (59 FR 37906, July 25, 1994).

Dated: March 7, 1995.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

DGC 16

SYSTEM NAME:

Political Appointment Vetting Files.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Office of Legal Counsel, Department

of Defense General Counsel, 1600

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

20301–1600.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Individuals who are possible

appointments to political positions in

DoD, consisting of non-career Senior

Executive Service (SES) (Schedule ‘C’).

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Files consist of referral letters, White

House clearance letters, information

about individual’s professional licenses

(if applicable), IRS results of inquiries,

notation of National Agency Check

(NAC) results (favorable or otherwise),

internal memoranda concerning a

candidate, Financial Disclosure

Statements (Standard Form 278), results

of inquiries about the individual,

Personal Data Questionnaires and

General Counsel Interview sheets,

published works including books,

newspaper, magazine articles and

treatises by the applicant, newspaper

and magazine articles written about the

applicant, and other correspondence

relating to the selection and

appointment of political appointees.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

10 U.S.C 133 and E.O. 9397.

PURPOSE(S):

To evaluate suitability of individuals

seeking or who have been recommended

for non-career positions within DoD.

Files are used by authorized personnel

within the Office of the Secretary of

Defense to resolve issues involving a

potential candidate’s suitability for

appointment, e.g. conflicts of interest,

financial mismanagement, moral

turpitude, etc.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

In addition to those disclosures

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records

or information contained therein may

specifically be disclosed outside the

DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5

U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows: