[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 61083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24395]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness); DoD.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in Government Act of 1976 
(5 U.S.C. 522b, as amended), 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 41 CFR 102-3.150, 
announcement is made of the following committee meeting of the Defense 
Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services (hereafter 
referred to as the Task Force).

DATES: October 30, 2008 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time 
(hereafter referred to as CST).

ADDRESSES: Lincolnshire Marriott Resort, Salon A, 10 Marriott Drive, 
Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colonel Jackson-Chandler, Designated 
Federal Officer, Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military 
Services, 2850 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 
22314; Telephone: (703) 325-6640; Fax: 703-325-6710/6711; DSN number 
221-6640; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of this 
open meeting is to obtain and discuss information on the Task Force's 
congressionally mandated task to examine matters related to sexual 
assault in the military services through briefings and discussion from 
the Task Force Sub-committees, Department of Defense (DoD), other 
subject matter experts, and the general populace.

Agenda

Thursday, October 30, 2008

8 a.m.-8:05 a.m. Welcome
    Col Cora Jackson, Chandler, USAF, Executive Director, DTFSAMS
8:05 a.m.-8:15 a.m. Opening Remarks
    Dr. Louis Iasiello, DTFSAMS Co-Chair
8:15 a.m.-10 a.m. Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis
    Dr. Rachel Lipari, Ph.D., Defense Manpower Data Center
10 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m.-12 p.m. Today's Military Culture
    Dr. Laura Miller, Rand Corporation
12 p.m.-1 p.m. Lunch
    On Your Own
1 p.m.-3 p.m. Task Force Open Discussion
    Ms. Lonnie Weiss, Facilitator, Weiss Consulting
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Public Comment
    Ms. Lonnie Weiss, Facilitator, Weiss Consulting
4:45 p.m.-5 p.m. Wrap Up
    Ms. Debbie Gray, SAPR Analyst

    The Task Force's meeting will be held at Lincolnshire Marriott 
Resort, Salon A, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069 from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m. CST, Thursday October 30, 2008. The meeting is open to 
the public pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR 102-3.140 
through 102-3.165, and subject to the availability of space.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j), 102-3.140(c), section 10(a)(3) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, and subject to the 
procedures outlined in this notice any member of the public or 
interested organization may submit a written statement to the Defense 
Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services membership about 
the stated agency and/or to give input as to the mission and function 
of the task force. Though written statements may be submitted at any 
time for consideration or in response to a stated agenda to a planned 
meeting, statements must be received in a timely fashion for 
consideration at a specific meeting.
    All written statements intended to be considered for the meeting 
that is subject to this notice shall be submitted to the Designated 
Federal Officer for the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the 
Military Services no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (hereafter 
referred to as EST), October 21, 2008. This individual will review all 
timely submitted written statements and will provide those statements 
to the task force membership for consideration.
    Persons desiring to make an oral presentation to the committee must 
notify the Designated Federal Officer no later than 5 p.m. EST, October 
21, 2008. Oral presentations by members of the public will be permitted 
only on October 30, 2008, from 3:15 p.m. until 4:45 p.m. before the 
full task force. Presentations will be limited to ten (10) 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 
Designated Federal Officer for the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault 
in the Military Services with one (1) written copy of the presentation 
by 5 p.m. EST, October 21, 2008 and bring 15 written copies of any 
material that is intended for distribution at the meeting. Contact 
information for the Designated Federal Officer is provided in this 
notice or can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
    The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR Sec.  102-3.150, 
will announce planned meetings of the Defense Task Force on Sexual 
Assault in the Military Services. The Designated Federal Officer, at 
that time, may provide additional guidance on the submission of written 
statements and/or live testimony that are in response to the stated 
agenda for the planned meeting in question.

    Dated: October 7, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-24395 Filed 10-14-08; 8:45 am]
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