[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 18 (Thursday, January 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5149-5150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1905]


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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 Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
Readiness); DoD.

ACTION: Committee 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, 41 CFR 102-3.150, and 41 
CFR 102-3.160 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: Open meeting: February 13, 2009 (8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific 
Standard Time (hereafter referred to as PST).
    Administrative and/or Preparatory work activities meeting: 1 p.m. 
to 3 p.m. PST.

ADDRESSES: San Diego, California. A specific location is still to be 
determined.

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; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the 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 from and discussion with Task Force 
Sub-committees, Department of Defense (DoD) officials, subject matter 
experts, victim testimonials and comments from the general populace 
including Service Members.
    The purpose of the Administrative and/or Preparatory work 
activities meeting:
    a. Administrative work activities: to discuss administrative 
matters or to receive administrative information from a Federal officer 
or agency; and
    b. Preparatory work activities: to gather information, conduct 
research, or analyze relevant issues and facts in preparation for a 
meeting of the advisory committee, or to draft position papers for 
deliberation by the advisory committee.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.160 meetings convened solely for 
Administrative and/or Preparatory work activities meetings are exempt 
from open meeting requirements and is not open to the public.
    Agenda Summary:

8 a.m.-12 a.m. Open Meeting.
8 a.m.-11 a.m. Discussion topics: Process Review.

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11 a.m.-12 p.m. Public Comment Period.
12 a.m.-1 p.m. Noon Meal.
1 p.m.-3 p.m. Administrative and Preparatory Work Activities Meeting.

    The Task Force's open meetings will be held at a place to be 
determined in San Diego, California from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. PST, Friday, 
February 2009 followed by an Administrative and/or Preparatory work 
activities meeting from 1 p.m. The open 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; the Administrative 
and/or Preparatory work activities meeting, however, is not open to the 
public and is exempt from open meeting requirements pursuant to 41 CFR 
102-3.160.
    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 open 
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), Wednesday, February 4, 2009. 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, 
Wednesday, February 4, 2009. Oral presentations by members of the 
public will be permitted only on February 13, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 12 
p.m. before the 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, Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 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 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: January 22, 2009.
Patrica Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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