[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15321-15322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06018]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Threat Reduction Advisory Committee; Notice of Federal Advisory 
Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, 
Technology and Logistics), Department of Defense.

ACTION: Federal Advisory Committee meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to 
announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Threat 
Reduction Advisory Committee (TRAC). This meeting will be closed to the 
public.

DATES: Wednesday, April 2, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 
Thursday, April 3, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Pentagon Conference Center, Arlington, Virginia on April 
2 and CENTRA Technology Inc., Ballston, Virginia on April 3.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William Hostyn, DoD, Defense 
Threat Reduction Agency/J2/5/8R-AC, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MS 6201, 
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201. Email: [email protected]. Phone: 
(703) 767-4453. Fax: (703) 767-4206.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to difficulties finalizing the meeting 
agenda for the scheduled meeting of April 2-3, 2014, of the Threat 
Reduction Advisory Committee the requirements of 41 CFR Sec.  102-
3.150(a) were not met. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee Management 
Officer for the Department of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR Sec.  102-
3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day notification requirement.
    Purpose of Meeting: This meeting is being held 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 Committee will 
obtain, review and evaluate classified information related to the 
Committee's mission to advise on technology security, Combating Weapons 
of Mass Destruction (C-WMD), counter terrorism and counter 
proliferation.
    Agenda: On Wednesday, April 2, the TRAC will hold a joint session 
with the Department of State's International Security Advisory Board 
(ISAB) during which time the two committees will share information 
about their efforts in areas of shared responsibility. Acting Deputy 
Secretary of Defense Christine

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Fox, Honorable Rose Gottemoeller, and Honorable Frank Kendall will 
provide opening remarks to the committee members. Following the opening 
remarks, the members will receive two classified briefings on the 
ISAB's work with U.S.-Russia relations and International Cyber 
Stability. The CIA and DIA will provide a classified briefing on U.S.-
Russia relations during the lunch session. At the afternoon session, 
the members will receive two classified briefings on the TRAC's work 
with Nuclear Strategic Stability and the Future of the Cooperative 
Threat Reduction Program. The meeting will wrap up with a final 
discussion on the briefings of the day. The Committees will not 
deliberate nor develop advice and recommendations for either the 
Department of State or the Department of Defense. The TRAC members only 
will continue to meet on April 3, 2014. The TRAC will hold classified 
discussions to deliberate on their review of DoD's Global Combating WMD 
Awareness System (GCAS) program. The GCAS program is structured to 
support DoD in its roles to identify, reduce, and mitigate the threat 
of WMD development, proliferation, and use worldwide. The Committee 
will provide an assessment on the program's ability to meet that goal. 
This will be followed by classified deliberations on the future of the 
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (CTR). The Committee was asked to 
provide recommendations for the Office of the Under Secretary of 
Defense (Policy) regarding the development of a strategy for 
articulating the DoD CTR story, how best to coordinate with Combatant 
Commands on the use of the CTR program, and a strategy to advocate for 
the program with key stakeholders. The session will conclude with a 
classified discussion on the way ahead.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102-
3.155, the Department of Defense has determined that the meeting of the 
TRAC on April 2-3, 2014, shall be closed to the public. The Department 
of State will make its own closed meeting determination for the ISAB. 
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and 
Logistics, in consultation with the DoD FACA Attorney, has determined 
in writing that the public interest requires all sessions of this 
meeting be closed to the public because the discussions and sharing of 
information will be concerned with classified information and matters 
covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). Such classified matters are 
inextricably intertwined with the unclassified material and cannot 
reasonably be segregated into separate discussions without disclosing 
secret material.
    Committee's Designated Federal Officer or Point of Contact: Mr. 
William Hostyn, DoD, Defense Threat Reduction Agency/J2/5/8R-AC, 8725 
John J. Kingman Road, MS 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201. Email: 
[email protected]. Phone: (703) 767-4453. Fax: (703) 767-4206.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, 
and section 10(a)(3) of FACA, the public or interested organizations 
may submit written statements to the membership of the Committee at any 
time or in response to the stated agenda of a planned meeting. Written 
statements should be submitted to the Committee's Designated Federal 
Officer. The Designated Federal Officer's contact information is listed 
in the section immediately above or it can be obtained from the General 
Services Administration's FACA Database: http://www.facadatabase.gov/committee/committee.aspx?cid=1663&aid=41. Written statements that do 
not pertain to a scheduled meeting of the Committee may be submitted at 
any time. However, if individual comments pertain to a specific topic 
being discussed at a planned meeting, then these statements must be 
submitted no later than five business days prior to the meeting in 
question. The Designated Federal Officer will review all submitted 
written statements and provide copies to all committee members.

    Dated: March 14, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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