[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20866-20867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08330]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery Meeting Notice

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of open committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to 
announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the 
Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery (ACANC). The meeting 
is open to the public. For more information about the Committee, please 
visit http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/AboutUs/FocusAreas.aspx.

DATES: The Committee will meet from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 
7, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Women in Military Service for America Memorial, Conference 
Room, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 22211.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Renea C. Yates; Designated Federal 
Officer for the Committee, in writing at Arlington National Cemetery, 
Arlington VA 22211, or by email at [email protected], or by 
phone at 703-614-1248.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., 
Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 
(U.S.C.

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552b, as amended) and 41 Code of the Federal Regulations (CFR 102-
3.150).
    Purpose of the Meeting: The Advisory Committee on Arlington 
National Cemetery is an independent Federal advisory committee 
chartered to provide the Secretary of the Army independent advice and 
recommendations on Arlington National Cemetery, including, but not 
limited to, cemetery administration, the erection of memorials at the 
cemetery, and master planning for the cemetery. The Secretary of the 
Army may act on the Committee's advice and recommendations.
    Proposed Agenda: The Committee will receive updates on the ANC 
Master Plan, major construction and expansion projects, and the plan 
for ANC 150th commemoration events. It will also review the current 
burial eligibility and military honors wait times, and the impact of 
such wait times; memorial monument requests; and possible technology 
uses to enhance families' abilities to perpetually commemorate their 
loved ones.
    Public's 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 on a first-come basis. 
The Women in Military Service for America is readily accessible to and 
usable by persons with disabilities. For additional information about 
public access procedures, contact Ms. Renea Yates, the Committee's 
Designated Federal Officer, at the email address or telephone number 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Written Comments and Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) 
and 102-3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, the public or interested organizations may submit written comments 
or statements to the Committee, in response to the stated agenda of the 
open meeting or in regard to the Committee's mission in general. 
Written comments or statements should be submitted to Ms. Renea Yates, 
the Committee's Designated Federal Officer, via electronic mail, the 
preferred mode of submission, at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section. Each page of the comment or statement must 
include the author's name, title or affiliation, address, and daytime 
phone number. Written comments or statements being submitted in 
response to the agenda set forth in this notice must be received by the 
Designated Federal Officer at least seven business days prior to the 
meeting to be considered by the Committee. The Designated Federal 
Officer will review all timely submitted written comments or statements 
with the Committee Chairperson, and ensure the comments are provided to 
all members of the Committee before the meeting. Written comments or 
statements received after this date may not be provided to the 
Committee until its next meeting. Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140(d), the 
Committee is not obligated to allow a member of the public to speak or 
otherwise address the Committee during the meeting. Members of the 
public will be permitted to make verbal comments during the Committee 
meeting only at the time and in the manner described below. If a member 
of the public is interested in making a verbal comment at the open 
meeting, that individual must submit a request, with a brief statement 
of the subject matter to be addressed by the comment, at least three 
(3) days in advance to the Committee's Designated Federal Official, via 
electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at the addresses 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The Designated 
Federal Official will log each request, in the order received, and in 
consultation with the Committee Chair determine whether the subject 
matter of each comment is relevant to the Committee's mission and/or 
the topics to be addressed in this public meeting. A 15-minute period 
near the end of meeting will be available for verbal public comments. 
Members of the public who have requested to make a verbal comment and 
whose comments have been deemed relevant under the process described 
above, will be allotted no more than three (3) minutes during this 
period, and will be invited to speak in the order in which their 
requests were received by the Designated Federal Official.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-08330 Filed 4-11-14; 8:45 am]
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