[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 160 (Friday, August 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 48691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16505]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Notice; Meeting of the Independent Review Panel To Study the 
Relationships Between Military Department General Counsels and Judge 
Advocates General--Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public 
Law 96-463, notice is hereby given that the Independent Review Panel to 
Study the Relationships between Military Department General Counsels 
and Judge Advocates General will hold an open meeting at the Hilton 
Crystal City, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202, 
on August 29, 2005, if needed, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. 
to 4 p.m.

DATES: August 29, 2005: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., and 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hilton Crystal City, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington,Virginia 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information concerning this meeting may contact: Mr. James R. 
Schwenk, Designated Federal Official, Department of Defense Office of 
the General Counsel, 1600 Defense Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia 20301-
1600, Telephone: (703) 697-9343, Fax: (703) 693-7616, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel will meet on August 29, 2005, from 
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., if needed, to conduct 
deliberations concerning the relationships between the legal elements 
of their respective Military Departments. These sessions will be open 
to the public, subject to the availability of space. The Panel has held 
eight public hearings and has provided the public opportunities to 
address the Panel both in person and in writing. The Panel has also 
deliberated in several sessions open to the public, including 
deliberations on an initial draft of a final report prepared by the 
Panel's staff. The Panel must complete its report during August so that 
Congress may consider it during this legislative session as envisioned 
in section 574 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2005. Due to this exceptional circumstance, the 
Panel decided to hold its final deliberation session, if needed, open 
to the public, on August 29. This decision, based on that exceptional 
circumstance, was made on August 12, thus making it impossible for the 
Department to provide the 15 calendar days notice normally required for 
Panel meetings. On August 12, the Panel completed deliberations 
necessary for the staff to prepare a final report. If, after reviewing 
the final report prepared by the staff, any member of the Panel 
believes that additional deliberations are necessary, the meeting on 
August 29 will occur. If all Panel members believe that the final 
report prepared by the staff properly addresses all issues and no 
additional deliberations are necessary, there will not be a meeting on 
August 29. Please call the Designated Federal Official at the number 
listed below for additional information including whether the meeting 
scheduled for August 29 will be held.

    Dated: August 16, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-16505 Filed 8-16-05; 3:25 pm]
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