[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32544-32545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14070]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Defense Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee
Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
(Policy).
ACTION: Federal advisory committee meeting notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to
announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the
Defense Policy Board (DPB). This meeting will be closed to the public.
DATES: Quarterly Meeting: Tuesday June 30, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. and Wednesday, July 1, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The Pentagon, 2000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ann Hansen, 2000 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301-2000. Phone: (703) 571-9232.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) (``the Sunshine Act''), and the
Federal Advisory Committee Management Act; Final Rule 41 CFR parts 101-
6 and 102-3 (``the FACA Final Rule'').
Purpose of Meeting
To obtain, review and evaluate classified information related to
the DPB's mission to advise on: (a) Issues central to strategic DoD
planning; (b) policy implications of U.S. force structure and force
modernization and on DoD's ability to execute U.S. defense strategy;
(c) U.S. regional defense policies; and (d) other research and analysis
of topics raised by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary or
the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
Meeting Agenda
Beginning at 8:30 a.m. on June 30 through the end of the meeting on
July 1, the DPB will have secret through top secret (SCI) level
discussions on national security issues regarding Russia regional
implications.
Meeting Accessibility
Pursuant to the Sunshine Act and the FACA Final Rule, the
Department of Defense has determined that this meeting shall be closed
to the public. The Under Secretary of Defense (Policy), in consultation
with the Department of Defense FACA Attorney, has determined in writing
that this meeting be closed to the public because the discussions fall
under the purview of Section 552b(c)(1) of the Sunshine Act and are so
inextricably intertwined with unclassified material that they cannot
reasonably be segregated into separate discussions without disclosing
secret or higher classified material.
Committee's Designated Federal Officer or Point of Contact
Ann Hansen, [email protected].
Written Statements
Pursuant to 41 CFR Sec. Sec. 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140(c) and
section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, the public or interested organizations
may submit written statements to the membership of the DPB at any time
regarding its mission or in response to the stated agenda of a planned
meeting. Written statements should be submitted to the DPB's Designated
Federal Officer (DFO); the DFO's contact information is listed in this
notice or it can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--http://www.facadatabase.gov/.
Written statements that do not pertain to a scheduled meeting of
the DPB may be submitted at any time. However, if individual comments
pertain to a specific topic being discussed at a planned meeting, then
these statements must be submitted no later than five business days
prior to the meeting in question. The DFO will review all submitted
written statements and provide copies to all committee members.
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Dated: June 4, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-14070 Filed 6-8-15; 8:45 am]
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