[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 62 (Thursday, April 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14963-14964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7295]


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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 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 Defense Task Force 
on Sexual Assault in the Military Services (hereafter referred to as 
the Task Force) committee meeting:

DATES: April 24, 2009.
    Open Meeting: 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (hereafter 
referred to as EDT).
    Administrative and/or Preparatory Work Activities Meeting: 12:30 
p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: Hilton Norfolk Airport in Norfolk, Virginia 23502.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colonel Cora Jackson-Chandler, U.S. 
Air Force, 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 staff, 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 are not required to be open to the 
public.

Agenda Summary

    8 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Open Meeting.
    8 a.m.-8:05 a.m. Welcome, Administrative Remarks.
    8:05 a.m.-8:10 a.m. Opening Remarks.
    8:10 a.m.-9:10 a.m. Article 120, UCMJ Brief and Discussion.
    9:10 a.m.-9:20 a.m. Break.
    9:20 a.m.-10:20 a.m. Drill Sergeant and Instructor Brief and 
Discussion.
    10:20 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Break.
    10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Public Comment Period.
    11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Noon Meal.
    12:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Administrative and Preparatory Work Activities 
Meeting.
    The Task Force's Open Meeting will be held at the Hilton Norfolk 
Airport in Norfolk, Virginia 23502, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EDT, 
Friday, April 24, 2009, followed by an Administrative and/or 
Preparatory Work Activities Meeting from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
    The Open Meeting is open to the public pursuant to section 10(a)(3) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C, Appendix, as amended); 
5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended; 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 section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C, Appendix, as amended); 41 CFR 102-3.105(j), 102-3.140(c); 
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 Daylight Time 
(hereafter referred to as EDT), Monday, April 13, 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. EDT, Monday, 
April 13, 2009. Oral presentations by members of the public will be 
permitted only on April 24, 2009, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. before 
the task force. Presentations will be limited to ten (10) minutes each. 
The 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 that desires 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. EDT, Monday, April 13, 2009, and bring 15 written copies of 
any material that is intended for distribution at the meeting. Contact 
information for the

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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: March 27, 2009.
Patrica Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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