[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53187-53188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21534]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Advisory Council on Dependents' Education; Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), DoD.

ACTION: Open meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 
1972, the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976, the Department of 
Defense announces that the following Federal advisory committee meeting 
of the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education will take place.

DATES: Tuesday, October 16, 2012, Alexandria, Virginia (via Video 
Teleconference or Telephone Conference), from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., 
Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDST); Stuttgart and Wiesbaden, Germany, 
from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Central European Summer Time (CEST); Okinawa, 
Japan, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Japan Standard Time (JST); Honolulu, 
Hawaii, from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m., Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (H-AST); 
Peachtree City, Georgia, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Eastern Daylight 
Savings Time (EDST).

ADDRESSES: 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350; USAG 
Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany; DoDDS-Europe Area Office, Wiesbaden, 
Germany; DoDDS-Pacific Area Office, Okinawa, Japan; Pacific Command, 
Honolulu, Hawaii; DDESS Area Office, Peachtree City, Georgia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joel K. Hansen at (571) 372-5812 
or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Meeting: Recommend to the Director, DoDEA, general 
policies for the operation of the Department of Defense Dependents 
Schools (DoDDS); to provide the Director with information about 
effective educational programs and practices that should be considered 
by DoDDS; and to perform other tasks as may be required by the 
Secretary of Defense.
    Agenda: The meeting agenda will reflect current DoDDS schools 
operational status, educational practices, and other educational 
matters that come before the Council.
    Public Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 
41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165 and the availability of space, this 
meeting is open to the public. Seating is limited and is on a first-
come basis. All members of the public who wish to attend the public 
meeting at the Mark

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Center must contact Mr. Joel Hansen at the number listed in FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT no later than noon on Tuesday, October 9, 2012, to 
make arrangements for entrance to the Mark Center. The public attendees 
should arrive at the Mark Center no later than 7:30 a.m. on October 16. 
To receive access to the Mark Center, please come prepared to present a 
picture identification card.
    Committee's Point of Contact: Mr. Joel K. Hansen at (571) 372-5812, 
4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350 or 
[email protected].
    Special Accommodations: Individuals requiring special 
accommodations to access the public meeting should contact Mr. Hansen 
at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting so that 
appropriate arrangements can be made.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140 and section 10(a)(3) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the public or interested 
organizations may submit written statements to the Advisory Council on 
Dependents' Education about its mission and functions. Written 
statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated 
agendas of the planned meeting of the Advisory Council on Dependents' 
Education.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO) for the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education, Mr. 
Joel K. Hansen, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350; 
[email protected].
    Statements being submitted in response to the agendas mentioned in 
this notice must be received by the DFO at the address listed in FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least fourteen calendar days prior to 
the meeting, which is the subject of this notice. Written statements 
received after this date may not be provided to or considered by the 
Advisory Council on Dependents' Education until its next meeting.
    The DFO will review all timely submissions with the Advisory 
Council on Dependents' Education Chairpersons and ensure they are 
provided to all members of the Advisory Council on Dependents' 
Education before the meeting that is the subject of this notice.
    Oral Statements by the Public to the Membership: Pursuant to 41 CFR 
102-3.140(d), time will be allotted for public comments to the Advisory 
Council on Dependents' Education. Individual comments will be limited 
to a maximum of five minutes duration. The total time allotted for 
public comments will not exceed thirty minutes.

    Dated: August 28, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-21534 Filed 8-30-12; 8:45 am]
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