[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49067-49068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19608]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Reserve Forces Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee
Meeting
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Defense, Reserve Forces Policy
Board, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of federal advisory committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to
announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the
Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB) will take place.
DATES: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 from 8:25 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The address for the meeting is the Army Navy Country Club,
1700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Alex Sabol, Designated Federal
Officer, (703) 681-0577 (Voice), (703) 681-0002 (Facsimile), Email--
[email protected]. Mailing address is Reserve Forces
Policy Board, 5113 Leesburg Pike, Suite 601, Falls Church, VA 22041.
Web site: http://rfpb.defense.gov/. The most up-to-date changes to the
meeting can be found on the RFPB's Web site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting notice is being published under
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA) (5
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150.
Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to obtain,
review and evaluate information related to strategies, policies, and
practices designed to improve and enhance the capabilities, efficiency,
and effectiveness of the Reserve Components. Additionally, the Board
will review its work from the past year and determine what matters to
include in the annual report required by law to be transmitted to the
President and the Congress by the Secretary of Defense.
Agenda: The RFPB will hold a meeting from 8:25 a.m. until 4:15 p.m.
The meeting will be open to the public and will consist of remarks to
the RFPB from invited speakers that include the RFPB Fellows Society to
discuss their views regarding strategies, policies and practices
affecting the Reserve Components; Commander, U.S. Cyber Command to
discuss the increased emphasis placed on cyber security and logical
mission fit for Reserve Component members; and the Chief, National
Guard Bureau to discuss the National Guard's challenges and
opportunities with future military strategy, resources and structure of
America's Armed Forces. There will also be two panels: A ``Reserve
Component Chief's'' Panel with participants that include the Chief,
Navy Reserve; Chief, Army Reserve; Commander, Marine Forces Reserve;
Acting Director, Army National Guard; Chief, Air Force Reserve;
Director, Air National Guard; and Acting Director, Coast Guard Reserve
to discuss top challenges and opportunities for each of the Reserve
Components and the implications of diminishing resources future
strategies for Reserve Component use and the future Reserve Component
budgets: And a ``Think Tank'' Panel with participants from the Center
for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, the American Enterprise
Institute Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies, and the Center for
a New American Security to exchange views on rising defense costs;
diminishing resources; and the implications for Active-Reserve
Component force structure, readiness, and relations. Additionally, the
three RFPB subcommittee chairs will provide updates on the work of
their respective subcommittee. The Enhancing DoD's Role in the Homeland
Subcommittee plans to update on subcommittee issues concerning Defense
Support of Civil Authorities and FEMA requirements and discuss Homeland
issues under consideration for further research and analysis as
possible RFPB matters of interest. The Supporting & Sustaining Reserve
Component Personnel Subcommittee plans to provide an overview of
available programs that provide confidential assistance and support to
Service members and their families to manage stress, and build
resilience. The subcommittee will also update the progress on the
Survivor Benefits Program and Duty Status recommendations to the
Secretary of
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Defense. The Ensuring a Ready, Capable, Available and Sustainable
Operational Reserve Subcommittee plans to provide updates on previous
discussion on the examination of Reserve Components ancillary training
issues, medical readiness, and enlisted and junior officer perspectives
as revealed by Defense Manpower Data Center's Status of Forces Survey
of the Reserve Components data.
Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended and 41
CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the availability of
space, the meeting is open to the public from 8:25 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Seating is based on a first-come, first-served basis. All members of
the public who wish to attend the public meeting must contact Mr. Alex
Sabol, the Designated Federal Officer, not later than 12 p.m. on
Thursday, September 4, 2014, as listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140 and section
10(a)(3) of the FACA, interested persons may submit written statements
to the RFPB at any time about its approved agenda or at any time on the
Board's mission. Written statements should be submitted to the RFPB's
Designated Federal Officer at the address or facsimile number listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. If statements pertain to a
specific topic being discussed at the planned meeting, then these
statements must be submitted no later than five (5) business days prior
to the meeting in question. Written statements received after this date
may not be provided to or considered by the RFPB until its next
meeting. The Designated Federal Officer will review all timely
submitted written statements and provide copies to all the committee
members before the meeting that is the subject of this notice. Please
note that since the RFPB operates under the provisions of the FACA, all
submitted comments and public presentations will be treated as public
documents and will be made available for public inspection, including,
but not limited to, being posted on the RFPB's Web site.
Dated: August 14, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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