[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43184-43185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17402]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Meeting of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air 
Force

AGENCY: Director of Administration and Management, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the 
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, 
the Department of Defense (DoD) announces that the following Federal 
advisory committee meeting of the National Commission on the Structure 
of the Air Force (``the Commission'') will take place.

DATES: Date of Closed Meeting, including Hearing and Commission 
Discussion: Monday, July 22, 2013.

ADDRESSES: 2521 South Clark Street, Suite 525, Crystal City, VA 22202, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Marcia Moore, Designated Federal 
Officer, National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force, 1950 
Defense Pentagon Room 3A874, Washington, DC 20301-1950. Email: 
[email protected]. Desk (703) 545-9113. Facsimile (703) 692-5625.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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    Purpose of Meeting: The members of the Commission will hear 
testimony from individual witnesses and then will discuss the 
information presented at the hearings.

Agenda

    July 22, 2013--Closed Meeting, Including Hearing and Commission 
Discussion: DoD speakers will provide classified information on the 
roles, missions and capabilities of the various DoD components and how 
they contribute to the national defense strategy, the integration of 
force requirements, and DoD's strategies and capabilities to address 
conflicts and threats. Confirmed speakers include: Mr. David Ochmanek, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Development, Office of 
the Secretary of Defense; and Major General Timothy Ray, U.S. Air 
Force, Director, Operational Planning, Policy and Strategy, Deputy 
Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters, U.S. 
Air Force, Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, Director of Operations, Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, and Major General James McLaughlin, Commander, 24th Air Force 
and Commander, Air Forces Cyber, Joint Base San Antonio--Lackland, 
Texas. Specific agenda topics include:
    1. The translation of deploy-to-dwell rates into the percentage of 
the force, by component, when actually deployed.
    2. The differences among the components in their ability to plan 
and generate forces.
    3. The long term demand for rotational forces.
    4. Assessment of the non-warplan-driven requirement for the reserve 
forces.
    5. The Department's use of the Joint Operational Planning and 
Execution System and the current and future operations plans of the 
Combatant Commanders.
    6. As a follow up to the Commissioner's interest in how well the 
active, reserve, and Guard forces manage their joint capabilities in 
the use of and response to cyber warfare, General McLaughlin will brief 
the Commissioners on its mission.
    Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with section 10(d) of the 
FACA, 5 U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102-3.155, the DoD has determined that 
the meeting scheduled for July 22, 2013 will be closed to the public. 
Specifically, the Director of Administration and Management, with the 
coordination of the DoD FACA Attorney, has determined in writing that 
this portion of the meeting will be closed to the public because it 
will discuss classified information and matters covered by 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(1).
    Written Comments: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140 and 
section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, the public or interested organizations 
may submit written comments to the Commission in response to the stated 
agenda of the closed meeting or the Commission's mission. The 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) will review all submitted written 
statements. Written comments should be submitted to Mrs. Marcia Moore, 
DFO, via facsimile or electronic mail, the preferred modes of 
submission. Each page of the comment must include the author's name, 
title or affiliation, address, and daytime phone number. The DFO will 
ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for 
their consideration. All contact information may be found in FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Due to difficulties finalizing the meeting 
agenda and obtaining the required statutory determinations to approve 
closing the scheduled meeting of July 22, 2013, to the public for the 
National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force the requirements 
of 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) were not met. Accordingly, the Advisory 
Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, pursuant to 
41 CFR 102-3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day notification 
requirement.

Background

    The National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force was 
established by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (Pub. L. 112-239). The Department of Defense sponsor for the 
Commission is the Director of Administration and Management. The 
Commission is tasked to submit a report, containing a comprehensive 
study and recommendations, by February 1, 2014 to the President of the 
United States and the Congressional defense committees. The report will 
contain a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the 
Commission, together with its recommendations for such legislation and 
administrative actions it may consider appropriate in light of the 
results of the study. The comprehensive study of the structure of the 
U.S. Air Force will determine whether, and how, the structure should be 
modified to best fulfill current and anticipated mission requirements 
for the U.S. Air Force in a manner consistent with available resources.
    The evaluation factors under consideration by the Commission are 
for a U.S. Air Force structure that--(a) Meets current and anticipated 
requirements of the combatant commands; (b) achieves an appropriate 
balance between the regular and reserve components of the Air Force, 
taking advantage of the unique strengths and capabilities of each; (c) 
ensures that the regular and reserve components of the Air Force have 
the capacity needed to support current and anticipated homeland defense 
and disaster assistance missions in the United States; (d) provides for 
sufficient numbers of regular members of the Air Force to provide a 
base of trained personnel from which the personnel of the reserve 
components of the Air Force could be recruited; (e) maintains a 
peacetime rotation force to support operational tempo goals of 1:2 for 
regular members of the Air Forces and 1:5 for members of the reserve 
components of the Air Force; and (f) maximizes and appropriately 
balances affordability, efficiency, effectiveness, capability, and 
readiness.

    Dated: July 16, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-17402 Filed 7-18-13; 8:45 am]
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