[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2427-2428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00497]


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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 Report Announcement Meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to 
announce the following Federal advisory committee meetings of the 
National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force (``the 
Commission''). These meetings are open to the public.

DATES: Open Report Announcement Meetings: Thursday, January 30, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The first Report Announcement Meeting will be held from 
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in room SR 236 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building, located at the intersection of Delaware and C Streets. 
Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m.
    The second Report Announcement Meeting will be held from 1:30 p.m. 
to 3:00 p.m. in room 2212 of the Rayburn House Office Building at the 
intersection of Independence Avenue and South Capitol Street. 
Registration will begin at 1:00 p.m.
    Please visit the Commission's Web site to receive up-to-date 
information about this meeting, including room assignments or delays 
due to inclement weather: http://afcommission.whs.mil/.

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.
    Media and other persons interested in photographing or taping 
either of the Report Announcement Meetings are asked to first contact 
Barry Willey at 703-545-9113.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held 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.
    Purpose of Meeting: The National Commission on the Structure of the 
Air Force will release its report to the President of the United States 
and Congress on January 30, 2014. Two one-hour announcement meetings 
are being held to distribute the report and offer a brief question and 
answer period to the report recipients and/or their staffs.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 
41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and the availability of space, the 
meeting is open to the public. The Russell and Rayburn Buildings are 
fully handicap

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accessible and require security screening. Wheelchair access is 
available from the Delaware Street entrance of the Russell Building and 
the South Capitol SE. Street entrance of the Rayburn Building. Public 
parking and subway access are available from Washington Union Station. 
Visitors are encouraged to visit the Capitol Hill Area Web site at: 
http://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-hill.
    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 open 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. All contact information 
may be found in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Registration: Individuals who wish to attend the one or both of the 
Report Announcement Meetings on January 30, 2014 are strongly 
encouraged to register by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 with 
the Designated Federal Officer, using the electronic mail and facsimile 
contact information found in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section. The communication should include the registrant's full name, 
title, affiliation or employer, email address, and daytime phone 
number. If applicable, include written comments.

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, Office of 
the Secretary of Defense. The Commission is tasked to conduct a 
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 and 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.

    Dated: January 9, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-00497 Filed 1-13-14; 8:45 am]
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