[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29664-29665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12478]


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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: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 from 9:05 a.m. to 4:05 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The address is the Pentagon, Room 3E863, Arlington, VA.

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,

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Falls Church, VA 22041. Web site: http://rfpb.defense.gov/. The most 
up-to-date changes to the meeting agenda 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.
    Agenda: The RFPB will hold a meeting from 9:05 a.m. to 4:05 p.m. 
The meeting will be closed to the public and will consist of remarks to 
the RFPB from invited speakers that include Secretary of Defense; 
Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel & Readiness); The Reserve 
Chiefs: Chief, National Guard Bureau; Chief, Navy Reserve; Commander, 
Marine Forces Reserve; Coast Guard, Director, Reserve and Military 
Personnel; Director, Air National Guard; Chief, Air Force Reserve; 
Director, Army National Guard; and Chief, Army Reserve; and RFPB 
member, MajGen Burke W. Whitman, USMCR. The Secretary of Defense will 
address future strategies for use of the Reserve Components, 
highlighting his thoughts on issues impacting reserve organizations, 
the right balance of Active and Reserve Component forces, and the cost 
to maintain a strong Reserve Component. The Acting Under Secretary of 
Defense (Personnel & Readiness) will present his thoughts and 
recommendations on Reserve Component cost, force mix, and future 
strategies for Reserve Component use given the national security 
challenges in a constrained fiscal environment. The Reserve Chiefs: 
Chief, National Guard Bureau; Chief, Navy Reserve; Commander, Marine 
Forces Reserve; Coast Guard, Director, Reserve and Military Personnel; 
Director, Air National Guard; Chief, Air Force Reserve; Director, Army 
National Guard; and Chief, Army Reserve will discuss their views on the 
continued relevance and use of the ``Operational Reserve'' concept in 
the current and future resource environment. As a part of the 
discussion, they will comment on anticipated resourcing positions and 
implications on future force structure/end strength; use of mob-to-
dwell ratios to size and shape the force; current and anticipated 
readiness states and areas of greatest concern; and planned (FY15/16) 
use of forces/personnel in contingency and other operations. MajGen, 
Burke W. Whitman, USMCR will brief his observations on his recent 
deployment to Afghanistan.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 
41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, the closed meeting is from 9:05 
a.m. to 4:05 p.m. and will not be accessible to the public. In 
accordance with section 10(d) of the FACA, 5 U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 
102-3.155, the Department of Defense has determined that this meeting 
scheduled to occur from 9:05 a.m. to 4:05 p.m. will be closed to the 
public. Specifically, the Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 
and Readiness), in coordination with the DoD FACA Attorney, has 
determined in writing that this meeting, in its entirety, will be 
closed to the public because it is likely to disclose classified 
matters covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1).
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140 
and section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, interested persons may submit written 
statements to the RFPB about its approved agenda or at any time on the 
RFPB'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: May 19, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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