Meetings: U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Comprehensive Review Advisory Committee

Federal Register: October 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 212)

Notices

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Comprehensive Review

Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine

Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. paragraph 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR paragraph 102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces the following Federal

Advisory Committee meetings of the U.S. Nuclear Command and Control

System Comprehensive Review Advisory Committee will take place.

DATES: November 17, 2008 (0830-1645) and November 18, 2008 (0830-1630).

ADDRESSES: U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Support Staff, 5210

Leesburg Pike, Skyline 3, Suite 500, Falls Church, VA 22041, November 17 and NSA Headquarters, Ft. Meade, MD, November 18.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William L. Jones, (703) 681-8681,

U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Support Staff (NSS), Skyline 3, 5201 Leesburg Pike, Suite 500, Falls Church, Virginia 22041.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purposes of the Meetings: To provide an overview of nuclear personnel expertise, Electro-magnetic pulse protection requirements and plans, weapon system safeguards, cyber threats, NSA NCCS communications studies, cryptographic modernization plans and foreign command and control capabilities.

Agenda

Time

Topic

Presenter

Nov 17, 2008--Pentagon Conference Center 8:30 am............................. Administrative Remarks.................... CAPT Budney. 8:45 am............................. DSB Study: Nuclear Weapons Personnel

ADM (ret) Chiles.

Expertise. 9:30 am............................. DSB Study: EMP............................ Dr. Miriam Johns/Dr. Joe

Braddock. 10:15 am............................ Break..................................... 10:30 am............................ EMP Commission Report..................... Dr. Bill Graham. 11:15 am............................ DoD EMP Roadmap........................... ATSD(NCB)/NM. 12:00 pm............................ Lunch..................................... 1:00 pm............................. Weapon System-level Safeguards--Aircraft.. ACC. 1:30 pm............................. Weapon System-level Safeguards--ICBMs..... AFSPC. 2:00 pm............................. Weapon System-level Safeguards--Submarines SSP. 2:30 pm............................. Break..................................... 2:45 pm............................. Future NCCS Communications Initiatives.... OASD (NII)/CIO. 3:15 pm............................. Offense-Defense Integration............... JFCC-IMD. 3:45 pm............................. SSBN Security Program..................... COMSUBFOR. 4:15 pm............................. Continuing Evaluation Programs (CEP)...... JHU/APL. 4:45 pm............................. Adjourn...................................

Nov 18, 2008--Ft Meade (NSA) 8:30 am............................. Administrative Remarks.................... CAPT Budney, USN (NSS). 8:45 am............................. Cyber Threats to National Security Systems NSA/NTOC. 9:30 am............................. National Threat Operations Center (NTOC).. NSA. 10:30 am............................ Break..................................... 10:45 am............................ NSA NC2 Studies (PDM III/PDM II).......... Ken Kurz, NSA. 12:00 pm............................ Lunch..................................... 1:00 pm............................. COMSEC Production Facility Tour........... NSA. 2:00 pm............................. Crypto Modernization Plan................. NSA. 3:00 pm............................. Foreign Nuclear Power NC2 Systems......... POC: Wes Carr.

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3:45 pm............................. Executive Session......................... 4:30 pm............................. Adjourn...................................

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. paragraph 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR paragraph 102-3.155, the Department of Defense has determined that the meeting shall be closed to the public. The Director, U.S. Nuclear

Command and Control System Support Staff, in consultation with his

General Counsel, has determined in writing that the public interest requires that all sessions of the committee's meeting will be closed to the public because they will be concerned with classified information and matters covered by section 5 U.S.C. paragraph 552b(c)(1).

Committee's Designated Federal Officer: Mr. William L. Jones, (703) 681-8681, U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Support Staff (NSS),

Skyline 3, 5201 Leesburg Pike, Suite 500, Falls Church, Virginia 22041.

William.jones@nss.pentagon.mil.

Pursuant to 41 CFR paragraphs 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the public or interested organizations may submit written statements at any time to the Nuclear Command and Control System Federal Advisory

Committee about its mission and functions. All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal Officer for the Nuclear Command and Control System Federal Advisory Committee. He will ensure that written statements are provided to the membership for their consideration. Written statements may also be submitted in response to the stated agenda of planned committee meetings. Statements submitted in response to this notice must be received by the Designated Federal

Official at least five calendar days prior to the meeting which is the subject of this notice. Written statements received after that date may not be provided or considered by the Committee until its next meeting.

All submissions provided before that date will be presented to the committee members before the meeting that is subject of this notice.

Contact information for the Designated Federal Officer is listed above.

Dated: October 22, 2008.

Patricia L. Toppings,

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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