# Meeting of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)Executive Panel
**AGENCY:**
Department of the Navy, DOD.
**ACTION:**
Notice of closed meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
The CNO Executive Panel is to report the midterm findings and recommendations of the Near Land Battle Study Group to the Chief of Naval Operations. The meeting will consist of discussions of the Navy's role in land warfare and the unique challenges to operating in the near land arena.
**DATES:**
The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 3, 2005, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held at the Chief of Naval Operations office, Room 4E540, 2000 Navy Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
LCDR Chris Corgnati, CNO Executive Panel, 4825 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311, 703-681-4909.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), these matters constitute classified information that is specifically authorized by Executive Order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense and are, in fact, properly classified pursuant to such Executive Order.
Accordingly, the Secretary of the Navy has determined in writing that the public interest requires that all sessions of the meeting be closed to the public because they will be concerned with matters listed in section 552b(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code.
Dated: January 13, 2005.
I.C. Le Moyne Jr.
Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer.