[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49067-49068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19608]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Reserve Forces Policy Board; 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: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to 
announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the 
Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB) will take place.

DATES: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 from 8:25 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Mr. Alex Sabol, Designated Federal 
Officer, (703) 681-0577 (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://rfpb.defense.gov/. The most up-to-date changes to the 
meeting can be found on the RFPB's Web site.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting notice is being published 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.
    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 
include in the annual report required by law to be transmitted to the 
President and the Congress by the Secretary of Defense.
    Agenda: The RFPB will hold a meeting from 8:25 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. 
The meeting will be open to the public and will consist of remarks to 
the RFPB from invited speakers that include the RFPB Fellows Society to 
discuss their views regarding strategies, policies and practices 
affecting the Reserve Components; Commander, U.S. Cyber Command to 
discuss the increased emphasis placed on cyber security and logical 
mission fit for Reserve Component members; and the Chief, National 
Guard Bureau to discuss the National Guard's challenges and 
opportunities with future military strategy, resources and structure of 
America's Armed Forces. There will also be two panels: A ``Reserve 
Component Chief's'' Panel with participants that include the Chief, 
Navy Reserve; Chief, Army Reserve; Commander, Marine Forces Reserve; 
Acting Director, Army National Guard; Chief, Air Force Reserve; 
Director, Air National Guard; and Acting Director, Coast Guard Reserve 
to discuss top challenges and opportunities for each of the Reserve 
Components and the implications of diminishing resources future 
strategies for Reserve Component use and the future Reserve Component 
budgets: And a ``Think Tank'' Panel with participants from the Center 
for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, the American Enterprise 
Institute Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies, and the Center for 
a New American Security to exchange views on rising defense costs; 
diminishing resources; and the implications for Active-Reserve 
Component force structure, readiness, and relations. Additionally, the 
three RFPB subcommittee chairs will provide updates on the work of 
their respective subcommittee. The Enhancing DoD's Role in the Homeland 
Subcommittee plans to update on subcommittee issues concerning Defense 
Support of Civil Authorities and FEMA requirements and discuss Homeland 
issues under consideration for further research and analysis as 
possible RFPB matters of interest. The Supporting & Sustaining Reserve 
Component Personnel Subcommittee plans to provide an overview of 
available programs that provide confidential assistance and support to 
Service members and their families to manage stress, and build 
resilience. The subcommittee will also update the progress on the 
Survivor Benefits Program and Duty Status recommendations to the 
Secretary of

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Defense. The Ensuring a Ready, Capable, Available and Sustainable 
Operational Reserve Subcommittee plans to provide updates on previous 
discussion on the examination of Reserve Components ancillary training 
issues, medical readiness, and enlisted and junior officer perspectives 
as revealed by Defense Manpower Data Center's Status of Forces Survey 
of the Reserve Components data.
    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 from 8:25 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. 
Seating is based on a first-come, first-served basis. All members of 
the public who wish to attend the public meeting must contact Mr. Alex 
Sabol, the Designated Federal Officer, not later than 12 p.m. on 
Thursday, September 4, 2014, as listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140 and section 
10(a)(3) of the FACA, interested persons may submit written statements 
to the RFPB at any time about its approved agenda or at any time on the 
Board's mission. Written statements should be submitted to the RFPB's 
Designated Federal Officer at the address or facsimile number listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. If statements pertain to a 
specific topic being discussed at the 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 RFPB 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 RFPB 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 RFPB's Web site.

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