[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 19 (Monday, January 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 4881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1726]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 HSSTAC@dhs.gov.
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: hsstac@dhs.gov. 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]
BILLING CODE 4410-10-P