[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30922-30923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14194]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Defense Science Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee
Meeting
AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering,
Defense Science Board, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to
announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the
Defense Science Board (DSB) will take place.
DATES: June 27, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.-June 28, 2018 from
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Executive Conference Center, 4075 Wilson Boulevard, 3rd
Floor, Arlington, VA 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Defense Science Board Designated
Federal Officer (DFO) Mr. Edward C. Gliot, (703) 571-0079 (Voice),
(703) 697-1860 (Facsimile), [email protected] (Email).
Mailing address is Defense Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, Room
3B888A, Washington, DC 20301-3140. Website: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/
. The most up-to-date changes to the meeting agenda can be found on the
website.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C.,
Appendix), the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41
CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
Purpose of the Meeting: The mission of the DSB is to provide
independent advice and technical enterprise. The objective of the
meeting is to obtain, review, and evaluate classified information
related to the DSB's mission. The meeting will focus on DoD dependence
on the U.S. electric power grid, homeland air defense, maritime
situational awareness, threats and promise of biotechnology, countering
autonomous systems, technical approaches to counter-intelligence,
resilient positioning, navigation and timing, various undersea issues,
gray zone conflict, resilience of the defense industrial base, and
logistics.
Agenda: The 2018 Summer Study meeting will begin on Wednesday, June
27, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. with opening remarks from Mr. Edward Gliot, DSB
Executive Director, Dr. Craig Fields, DSB Chairman and Dr. Eric Evans,
Vice Chairman. Following opening remarks, Defense Science Board members
will hold classified small group discussions covering DoD dependence on
the U.S. electric power grid, homeland air defense, maritime
situational awareness, threats and promise of biotechnology, countering
autonomous systems, technical approaches to counter-intelligence,
resilient positioning, navigation and timing, various undersea issues,
gray zone conflict, resilience of the defense industrial base, and
logistics. After break, DSB members will hold a plenary session of
classified discussion covering DoD dependence on the U.S. electric
power grid, homeland air defense, maritime situational awareness,
threats and promise of biotechnology, countering autonomous systems,
technical approaches to counter-intelligence, resilient positioning,
navigation and timing, various undersea issues, gray zone conflict,
resilience of the defense
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industrial base, and logistic. The meeting will adjourn at 5:00 p.m. On
the second day of the meeting, Thursday, June 28, 2018, the day will
begin at 8:00 a.m. with a classified plenary session covering DoD
dependence on the U.S. electric power grid, homeland air defense,
maritime situational awareness, threats and promise of biotechnology,
countering autonomous systems, technical approaches to counter-
intelligence, resilient positioning, navigation and timing, various
undersea issues, gray zone conflict, resilience of the defense
industrial base, and logistic. After break, the classified plenary
discussion will continue. The meeting will adjourn at 3:00 p.m.
Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with section 10(d) of the FACA
and title 41 CFR 102-3.155, the DoD has determined that the DSB meeting
will be closed to the public. Specifically, the Under Secretary of
Defense for Research and Engineering, in consultation with the DoD
Office of General Counsel, has determined in writing that the meeting
will be closed to the public because it will consider matters covered
by title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). The determination is based on the
consideration that it is expected that discussions throughout will
involve classified matters of national security concern. Such
classified material is so intertwined with the unclassified material
that it cannot reasonably be segregated into separate discussions
without defeating the effectiveness and meaning of the overall
meetings. To permit the meeting to be open to the public would preclude
discussion of such matters and would greatly diminish the ultimate
utility of the DSB's findings and recommendations to the Secretary of
Defense and to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering.
Written Statements: In accordance with section 10(a)(3) of the FACA
and title 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, interested persons may
submit a written statement for consideration by the DSB at any time
regarding its mission or in response to the stated agenda of a planned
meeting. Individuals submitting a written statement must submit their
statement to the DSB DFO provided above at any point; however, if a
written statement is not received at least three calendar days prior to
the meeting, which is the subject of this notice, then it may not be
provided to or considered by the DSB until a later date.
Dated: June 27, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-14194 Filed 6-29-18; 8:45 am]
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