[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8697-8698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03576]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery Meeting Notice
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of open committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to
announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the
Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery (ACANC). The meeting
is open to the public. For more information about the Committee, please
visit http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/About/Advisory-Committee-on-Arlington-National-Cemetery/Charter.
DATES: The Committee will meet from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
March 15, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Arlington National Cemetery Welcome Center, Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 22211.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Renea Yates; Designated Federal
Officer for the Committee, in writing at Arlington National Cemetery,
Arlington VA 22211, or by email at
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[email protected], or by phone at 1-877-907-8585.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,
Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976
(U.S.C. Sec. 552b, as amended) and 41 Code of the Federal Regulations
(CFR Sec. 102-3.150).
Purpose of the Meeting: The Advisory Committee on Arlington
National Cemetery is an independent Federal advisory committee
chartered to provide the Secretary of the Army independent advice and
recommendations on Arlington National Cemetery, including, but not
limited to, cemetery administration, the erection of memorials at the
cemetery, and master planning for the cemetery. The Secretary of the
Army may act on the Committee's advice and recommendations.
Proposed Agenda: The Committee will review commemorative monument
requests, receive a briefing on the history of burial eligibility at
Arlington National Cemetery and review ongoing construction projects.
Public's Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b
and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and the availability of space,
this meeting is open to the public. Seating is on a first-come basis.
The Arlington National Cemetery conference room is readily accessible
to and usable by persons with disabilities. For additional information
about public access procedures, contact Ms. Renea Yates, the
Committee's Designated Federal Officer, at the email address or
telephone number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Written Comments and Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR Sec. 102-
3.105(j) and 102-3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, the public or interested organizations may submit
written comments or statements to the Committee, in response to the
stated agenda of the open meeting or in regard to the Committee's
mission in general. Written comments or statements should be submitted
to Ms. Renea Yates, the Committee's Designated Federal Officer, via
electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at the address
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Each page of the
comment or statement must include the author's name, title or
affiliation, address, and daytime phone number. Written comments or
statements being submitted in response to the agenda set forth in this
notice must be received by the Designated Federal Officer at least
seven business days prior to the meeting to be considered by the
Committee. The Designated Federal Officer will review all timely
submitted written comments or statements with the Designated Federal
Officer and the Committee Chairperson, and ensure the comments are
provided to all members of the Committee before the meeting. Written
comments or statements received after this date may not be provided to
the Committee until its next meeting. Pursuant to 41 CFR Sec. 102-
3.140d, the Committee is not obligated to allow a member of the public
to speak or otherwise address the Committee during the meeting. Members
of the public will be permitted to make verbal comments during the
Committee meeting only at the time and in the manner described below.
If a member of the public is interested in making a verbal comment at
the open meeting, that individual must submit a request, with a brief
statement of the subject matter to be addressed by the comment, at
least three (3) days in advance to the Committee's Designated Federal
Official, via electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at the
addresses listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The
Designated Federal Official will log each request, in the order
received, and in consultation with the Committee Chair determine
whether the subject matter of each comment is relevant to the
Committee's mission and/or the topics to be addressed in this public
meeting. A 15-minute period near the end of meeting will be available
for verbal public comments. Members of the public who have requested to
make a verbal comment and whose comments have been deemed relevant
under the process described above, will be allotted no more than three
(3) minutes during this period, and will be invited to speak in the
order in which their requests were received by the Designated Federal
Official.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-03576 Filed 2-19-16; 8:45 am]
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