[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20358-20359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7808]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the 
Military Service Academies; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense

ACTION: Notice; Defense Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Violence at 
the Military Service Academies--open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public 
Law 96-463, notice is hereby given that the Defense Task Force on 
Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies will 
hold an open meeting at The Thayer Hotel, 674 Thayer Road, West Point, 
New York 10996, on May 2, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
    Purpose: The Task Force will meet on May 2, 2005, from 1 p.m. until 
4 p.m., and this session will be open to the public, subject to the 
availability of space. In keeping with the spirit of Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, it is the desire of the Task Force to provide the public 
with an opportunity to ask questions of the Task Force or to make 
comment regarding the current work of the Task Force. The first hour of 
the meeting will be designated for any public comment. During the final 
two hours, the Task Force as a whole will discuss findings and 
recommendations regarding victims' rights and services, accountability, 
training, and community collaboration at the U.S. Military and

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Naval Academies. Any interested citizens are encouraged to attend.

DATES: May 2, 2005/1 p.m.-4 p.m.
    Location: The Thayer Hotel, 674 Thayer Road, West Point, New York 
10996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information concerning this meeting or wishing to submit 
comments must contact: Mr. William Harkey, Public Affairs Officer, Task 
Force on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service 
Academies, 2850 Eisenhower Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, 
Telephone: (703) 325-6640, DSN 221-6640, Fax: (703) 325-6710/
6711, [email protected].
    Interested persons may submit a written statement for consideration 
by the Task Force and make an oral presentation of such. Persons 
desiring to make an oral presentation or submit a written statement to 
the Task Force must notify the point of contact listed above no later 
than 5 p.m., April 27, 2005. Oral presentations by members of the 
public will be permitted only on May 2, 2005, from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. 
before the full Task Force. Presentations will be limited to ten 
minutes each. Number of oral presentations to be made will depend on 
the number of requests received from members of the public and the time 
allotted. Each person desiring to make an oral presentation must 
provide the point of contact listed above with one (1) written copy of 
the presentation by 5 p.m., April 27, 2005 and bring 15 written copies 
of any material that is intended for distribution at the meeting. 
Persons submitting a written statement must submit 15 written copies of 
the statement to the Task Force staff by 5 p.m. on April 27, 2005.
    General Information: Additional information concerning the Defense 
Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Violence at The Military Service 
Academies, its structure, function, and composition, may be found on 
the DTFSH and VTMA Web site (http://www.dtic.mil/dtfs).

    Dated: April 14, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-7808 Filed 4-18-05; 8:45 am]
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