[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14261-14262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1491]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense


Sunshine Act; Notice of Partially-Closed Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs); 
DoD.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 
U.S.C., Appendix as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the following 
meeting notice is announced. In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 
Public Law.

Name of Committee: Defense Health Board (DHB).

Dates:  April 10, 2007 (Closed Session). April 11, 2007 (Open Session).

Times: 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. (April 10, 2007). 1 p.m.-4 p.m. (April 10, 
2007). 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (April 11, 2007). 2 p.m.-4 p.m. (April 11, 2007).

Location: 
    April 10, 2007, Executive Board Room, Walter Reed Army Institute of 
Research, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Building 503, Silver Spring, 
Maryland 20910-7500.
    April 11, 2007, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20307.

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to address and 
deliberate pending and new Board issues and provide briefing for Board 
members on topics to ongoing Board business.

Agenda: The Defense Health Board will receive briefings in classified 
session relating to biological warfare countermeasures on the April 10, 
2007. On April 11, 2007 during the morning session, the Board will 
receive updates on the activities Defense Health Board subcommittees; 
The Mental Health Task Force and The Task Force on the Future of the 
Military Health Care. In the afternoon at 2 p.m., The Board will 
deliberate in open session the draft findings and recommendations of 
the Independent Review Group To Report On Rehabilitative Care And 
Administrative Processes At Walter Reed Army Medical Center And 
National Naval Medical Center, a Defense Health Board subcommittee. The 
Board will also receive a briefing on

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and will discuss the military vaccination program.
    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR 102-3.155, in the 
interest of national security, the Department of Defense has determined 
that the meeting on April 10, 2007 will be closed to the public. The 
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), in consultation 
with the Officer of the DoD General Counsel, has determined in writing 
that the public interest requires that session on April 10, 2007 
meeting be closed to public because they will concern matters listed in 
section 552b(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code. Specifically the 
information presented meets criteria established by an executive order 
to be kept secret in the interest of national defense and foreign 
policy.
    The Board will also conduct an administrative session on the 
afternoon of April 10, 2007 following the closed session. A preparatory 
session will be held on April 11, 2007 from 1 to 2 p.m. The 
administrative and preparatory sessions are closed to the public.
    Any member of the public wishing to provide input to the Defense 
Health Board should submit a written statement in accordance with 41 
CFR 102-3.140(c) and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, and the procedures described in this notice. Written statement 
should be not longer than two type-written pages and must address the 
following detail: The issue, discussion, and a recommended course of 
action. Supporting documentation may also be included as needed to 
establish the appropriate historical context and to provide any 
necessary background information.
    Interested persons may submit a written statement for consideration 
by the Defense Health Board. Individuals submitting a written statement 
must submit their statement to the Designated Federal Officer at the 
address detailed below, at any point. However, if a written statement 
is not received at least 10 calendar days prior to the meeting, which 
is subject to this notice, then it may not be provided to or considered 
by the Defense Health Board until the next open meeting.
    The Designated Federal Officer will review all timely submissions 
with the Defense Health Board Chairperson, and ensure they are provided 
to members of the Defense Health Board before the meeting that is 
subject to this notice. After reviewing the written comments, the 
Chairperson and the Designated Federal Officer may choose to invite the 
submitter of the comments to orally present their issue during an open 
portion of this meeting or at a future meeting.
    Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Defense Health 
Board Chairperson, may, if desired, allot a specific amount of time for 
members of the public to present their issues for review and discussion 
by the Defense Health Board.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colonel Roger L. Gibson, Executive 
Secretary, Defense Health Board, Five Skyline Place, 5111 Leesburg 
Pike, Room 810, Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3206, (703) 681-3279, Ext. 
123, ([email protected]). Additional information and meeting 
registration is available online at the Defense Health Board Web site, 
http://www.ha.osd.mil/dhb. The public is encouraged to register to 
facilitate access the open location at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

    Dated: March 19, 2007.
C.R. Choate,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-1491 Filed 3-23-07; 10:50 am]
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