[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 56 (Monday, March 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13872-13873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7283]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS)

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of conference.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, as amended, notice is hereby 
given on a forthcoming meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on 
Women in the Services (DACOWITS). The purpose of DACOWITS is to advise 
the Secretary of Defense on matters relating to women in the Services. 
The Committee meets semiannually.

DATES: April 8-13, 1997 (Summarized agenda follows).

ADDRESSES: Washington Dulles Airport Hilton, 13869 Park Center Road, 
Herndon, VA 22071, Phone Number: (703) 478-2900.

AGENDA: Sessions will be conducted daily and will be open to the public 
where indicated on the attached notice. The agenda will include the 
following:

Tuesday, April 8, 1997

General Conference Registration
New Member Orientation (New Members Only--Rules & Procedures)

Wednesday, April 9, 1997

General Conference Registration
Field Trip (New Members & Escorts only)
OSD Social (Paid Registered Conference Participants only)
Executive Committee Meeting (Executive Committee Only--Administrative 
Procedures)

Thursday, April 10, 1997

Opening Ceremony/General Business Session (Open to Public)
OSD Official Luncheon (Invited Guests only)
Joint Subcommittee Session (Open to Public)
Subcommittee Session (Open to Public)

Friday, April 11, 1997

Joint Subcommittee Session (Open to Public)
Subcommittee Session (Open to Public)
Luncheon (Paid Registered Conference Participants only)
Subcommittee Sessions (Open to Public)
Executive Committee Meeting (Executive Committee Only--Administrative 
Procedures)
OSD Reception and Dinner (Invited Guests only)

Saturday, April 12, 1997

Subcommittee Sessions (Open to Public)
Tri-Committee Review (Open to Public)
Executive Committee Rules and Procedures (Executive Committee only)

Sunday, April 13, 1997

Final Review (Open to Public)
Closing Session (Open to Public)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lieutenant Colonel Kay Troutt, USAF or CDR Deborah R. Goodwin, USN, 
DACOWITS and Military Women Matters, OASD (Force Management Policy), 
4000 Defense Pentagon, Room 3D769, Washington, DC 20301-4000; Telephone 
(703) 697-2122.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following rules and regulations will 
govern the participation by members of the public at the conference:
    (1) Members of the public will not be permitted to attend the OSD 
Luncheon, OSD Reception and Dinner and Field Trip.
    (2) The Opening Session/Business Session, all subcommittee sessions 
and the closing session will be open to the public.
    (3) Interested persons may submit a written statement for 
consideration by the Committee and/or make an oral presentation of such 
during the conference.
    (4) Persons desiring to make an oral presentation or submit a 
written statement to the Committee must notify the point of contact 
listed above no later than March 28, 1997.
    (5) Length and number of oral presentations to be made will depend 
on the number of requests received from members of the public.
    (6) Oral Presentations by members of the public will be permitted 
only on Sunday, April 13, 1997 before the full Committee.
    (7) Each person desiring to make an oral presentation must provide 
the DACOWITS office one copy of the presentation by March 28, 1997 and 
make 175 copies of any material that is intended for distribution at 
the conference.
    (8) Persons submitting a written statement for inclusion in the 
minutes of the conference must submit to the DACOWITS staff one copy by 
the close of the conference.
    (9) Other new items from members of the public may be presented in 
writing to any DACOWITS member for transmittal to the DACOWITS Chair or 
Executive Director, DACOWITS and Military Women Matters to consider.
    (10) Members of the public will not be permitted to enter oral 
discussion conducted by the Committee members at any of the session; 
however, they will be permitted to reply to questions directed to them 
by the members of the Committee.
    (11) Members of the public will be permitted to ask questions to 
the scheduled speakers if recognized by the Chair and if time allows 
after the official participants have asked questions and/or made 
comments.
    (12) Non-social agenda events that are not open to the public 
relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices, see 5 U.S.C. 
552 b(c)(2).


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    Dated: March 18, 1997.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 97-7283 Filed 3-21-97; 8:45 am]
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