[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51174-51175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20188]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB); Notice of Federal Advisory 
Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Defense, Reserve Forces Policy 
Board, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 
1972 (FACA) (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 announces the following Federal advisory 
committee meeting of the Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB) will take 
place.

DATES: Thursday, September 5, 2013, from 8:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The address is the Army Navy Country Club, 1700 Army Navy 
Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CAPT Steven Knight, Designated Federal 
Officer, (703) 681-0608 (Voice), (703) 681-0002 (Facsimile), Email--
[email protected]. Mailing address is Reserve Forces Policy 
Board, 5113 Leesburg Pike, Suite 601, Falls Church, VA 22041. Web site: 
http://ra.defense.gov/rfpb/. The most up-to-date changes to the meeting 
can be found on the RFPB Web site.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to obtain, 
review and evaluate information related to strategies, policies, and 
practices designed to improve and enhance the capabilities, efficiency, 
and effectiveness of the Reserve Components. Additionally, the Board 
will review its work from the past year and determine what matters to

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include in the annual report required by law to be transmitted to the 
President and the Congress by the Secretary of Defense.
    Agenda: The Reserve Forces Policy Board will hold a meeting from 
8:15 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The meeting will begin with opening remarks 
by MajGen Arnold L. Punaro, USMCR (Ret), Chairman, Reserve Forces 
Policy Board followed by remarks by a number of current and former 
officials of the Department of Defense. Invited speakers include the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller); the Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs); the Chairman of the 
National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force; the President of 
the RFPB Fellows Society; the President of the National Guard 
Association of the United States; the Executive Director of the Reserve 
Officers Association; and the former Director, Cost Assessment and 
Program Evaluation. The speakers have been asked to discuss their views 
regarding strategies, policies and practices affecting the reserve 
components. The RFPB subcommittees and task groups will discuss 
progress on current work to develop possible future recommendations to 
the Secretary of Defense and the status of Department review and 
implementations of the Board's recommendations made previously. Topics 
may include Reserve Survivor Benefits Plan Disparity Issue and Reserve 
Component Duty Status Reform. The Secretary of Defense Strategic 
Questions Task Group will update the Board on its task to gather 
information, conduct research, analyze relevant facts, and develop for 
Board consideration a report or reports of advice and recommendations 
for the Secretary of Defense regarding the best ways to use the Reserve 
Components in the future, the AC/RC Mix, the cost of a strong Reserve, 
and how to achieve savings. The Cyber Task Group presentation will 
discuss the Group's future work plan in gathering information, 
conducting research, analyzing relevant facts and to develop for Board 
consideration, a report or reports of advice and recommendations for 
the Secretary of Defense concerning current and future policies, 
practices and strategies of the Department related to the Cyber Domain. 
The Board may also deliberate on the findings of the subcommittee and 
task group presentations and approve recommendations to the Secretary 
of Defense.
    Meeting Accessibility: 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 meeting is open to the public. Seating is on a first-come 
basis. To request a seat at the meeting, interested persons must email 
or phone Captain Steven Knight, the Designated Federal Officer, not 
later than noon on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, as listed in FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140 
and section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, interested persons may submit written 
statements to the Reserve Forces Policy Board at any time. Written 
statements should be submitted to the Reserve Forces Policy Board's 
Designated Federal Officer at the address or facsimile number listed in 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If statements pertain to a specific 
topic being discussed at a planned meeting, then these statements must 
be submitted no later than five (5) business days prior to the meeting 
in question. Written statements received after this date may not be 
provided to or considered by the Reserve Forces Policy Board until its 
next meeting. The Designated Federal Officer will review all timely 
submitted written statements and provide copies to all the committee 
members before the meeting that is the subject of this notice. Please 
note that since the Board operates under the provisions of the FACA, 
all submitted comments and public presentations will be treated as 
public documents and will be made available for public inspection, 
including, but not limited to, being posted on the Board's Web site.

    Dated: August 14, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-20188 Filed 8-19-13; 8:45 am]
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