[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 58 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15996-15997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06885]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel 
(Judicial Proceedings Panel); Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to 
announce the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the 
Judicial Proceedings since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel (``the 
Judicial Proceedings Panel'' or ``the Panel''). The meeting is open to 
the public.

DATES: A meeting of the Judicial Proceedings Panel will be held on 
Friday, April 10, 2015. The Public Session will begin at 8:30 a.m. and 
end at 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 333 
Constitution Avenue NW., Courtroom #20, 6th floor, Washington, DC 
20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Julie Carson, Judicial Proceedings 
Panel, One Liberty Center, 875 N. Randolph Street, Suite 150, 
Arlington, VA 22203. Email: [email protected]. Phone: (703) 693-3849. Web site: http://jpp.whs.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This public meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 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 the Meeting: In Section 576(a)(2) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239), as 
amended, Congress tasked the Judicial Proceedings Panel to conduct an 
independent review and assessment of judicial proceedings conducted 
under the Uniform Code of Military Justice involving adult sexual 
assault and related offenses since the amendments

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made to the Uniform Code of Military Justice by section 541 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub. L. 112--
81; 125 Stat. 1404), for the purpose of developing recommendations for 
improvements to such proceedings. At this meeting, the Panel will 
consider the issues of social and professional retaliation against 
individuals who report incidents of sexual assault within the military, 
and develop recommendations for improving the military's prevention and 
response to retaliation. The Panel is interested in written and oral 
comments from the public, including non-governmental organizations, 
relevant to these issues or any of the Panel's tasks.

Agenda

 8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Administrative Session (41 CFR 102-3.160, 
not subject to notice and open meeting requirements)
 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Deliberations on Victim Compensation/
Restitution (public meeting begins)
 9:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. DoD SAPRO Review of Findings and 
Initiatives Regarding Retaliation
    --Speakers: Department of Defense SAPRO and DEOMI representatives
 10:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Break
 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Workplace Retaliation Studies & Human 
Relations Dynamics
    --Speakers: Experts in organizational psychology and clinical 
forensic psychologists
 12:00 p.m.-12:45 p.m. Lunch
 12:45 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Workplace Retaliation Studies & Human 
Relations Dynamics (Continued)
    --Speakers: Experts in organizational psychology and clinical 
forensic psychologists (continued)
 1:45 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Break
 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Policies, Practices and Prevention of 
Retaliation within the Military Services
    --Speakers: Service SHARP/SAPR Directors
 3:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m. DoD IG and BCMR Responses to Reports of 
Professional Retaliation and Requests for Relief
    --Speakers: DoD IG and Service BCMR Representatives
 4:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Public Comment
    Availability of Materials for the Meeting: A copy of the April 10, 
2015, meeting agenda or any updates to the agenda, to include 
individual speakers not identified at the time of this notice, as well 
as other materials presented related to the meeting, may be obtained at 
the meeting or from the Panel's Web site at http://jpp.whs.mil.
    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 limited and is on a 
first-come basis.
    Accommodations: Individuals with disabilities requiring 
accommodations to access the public meeting should contact Ms. Julie 
Carson at [email protected] at least five (5) 
business days prior to the meeting so that reasonable accomodations can 
be made consistent with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
    Procedures for Providing Public Comments: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-
3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 
1972, the public or interested organizations may submit written 
comments to the Panel about its mission and topics pertaining to this 
public session. Written comments must be received by Ms. Julie Carson 
at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting date so that they 
may be made available to the Judicial Proceedings Panel for their 
consideration prior to the meeting. Written comments should be 
submitted via email to Ms. Carson at [email protected] in the following formats: Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft 
Word. Please note that since the Judicial Proceedings Panel operates 
under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 
all written comments will be treated as public documents and will be 
made available for public inspection. If members of the public are 
interested in making an oral statement, a written statement must be 
submitted along with a request to provide an oral statement. Oral 
presentations to the Panel by members of the public will be permitted 
between 4:45 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on April 10, 2015. The number of oral 
presentations to be made will depend on the number of requests received 
from members of the public on a first-come basis. After reviewing the 
requests for oral presentation, the Chairperson and the Designated 
Federal Officer will, if they determine the statement to be relevant to 
the Panel's mission, allot five minutes to persons desiring to make an 
oral presentation.
    Committee's Designated Federal Officer: The Panel's Designated 
Federal Officer is Ms. Maria Fried, Judicial Proceedings Panel, 1600 
Defense Pentagon, Room 3B747, Washington, DC 20301-1600.

    Dated: March 20, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-06885 Filed 3-25-15; 8:45 am]
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