[Federal Register: August 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 162)] [Notices] [Page 45957] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr23au99-56] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Special Presidential Panel on Military Operations on Vieques AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Panel will meet in closed session on August 20, 1999. The Panel was chartered by the Secretary of Defense on June 25, 1999 to provide advise and recommendations to him regarding the need for the continuation of military operations on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico and the extent to which alternative sites or methods are available that would fulfill national security requirements. The Panel will meet in closed session on August 20, 1999 to review and discuss information received from various sources concerning the Navy's involvement in Vieques, some of which is classified or raises issues concerning classified national security matters. In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix II, (1982)), it is anticipated that matters affecting national security, as covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) (1998), will be presented throughout the meeting, and that, accordingly, the meeting will be closed to the public. Because of the short timeframe of the panel's review, and the accelerated pace of the meeting schedule, this announcement must be made less than 15 days before the meeting will take place. DATES: August 20, 1999, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: 4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-4000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Hector Nevarez, the Designated Federal Officer, 1401 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22209, phone (703) 696-9456, fax (703) 696-9482, or via Email at Hector.Nevarez@osd.pentagon.mil. Dated: August 17, 1999. L.M. Bynum, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 99-21736 Filed 8-20-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5000-04-M