[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32544-32545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14070]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Policy).

ACTION: Federal advisory committee meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to 
announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the 
Defense Policy Board (DPB). This meeting will be closed to the public.

DATES: Quarterly Meeting: Tuesday June 30, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. and Wednesday, July 1, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The Pentagon, 2000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ann Hansen, 2000 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-2000. Phone: (703) 571-9232.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) (``the Sunshine Act''), and the 
Federal Advisory Committee Management Act; Final Rule 41 CFR parts 101-
6 and 102-3 (``the FACA Final Rule'').

Purpose of Meeting

    To obtain, review and evaluate classified information related to 
the DPB's mission to advise on: (a) Issues central to strategic DoD 
planning; (b) policy implications of U.S. force structure and force 
modernization and on DoD's ability to execute U.S. defense strategy; 
(c) U.S. regional defense policies; and (d) other research and analysis 
of topics raised by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary or 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

Meeting Agenda

    Beginning at 8:30 a.m. on June 30 through the end of the meeting on 
July 1, the DPB will have secret through top secret (SCI) level 
discussions on national security issues regarding Russia regional 
implications.

Meeting Accessibility

    Pursuant to the Sunshine Act and the FACA Final Rule, the 
Department of Defense has determined that this meeting shall be closed 
to the public. The Under Secretary of Defense (Policy), in consultation 
with the Department of Defense FACA Attorney, has determined in writing 
that this meeting be closed to the public because the discussions fall 
under the purview of Section 552b(c)(1) of the Sunshine Act and are so 
inextricably intertwined with unclassified material that they cannot 
reasonably be segregated into separate discussions without disclosing 
secret or higher classified material.

Committee's Designated Federal Officer or Point of Contact

    Ann Hansen, [email protected].

Written Statements

    Pursuant to 41 CFR Sec.  Sec.  102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140(c) and 
section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, the public or interested organizations 
may submit written statements to the membership of the DPB at any time 
regarding its mission or in response to the stated agenda of a planned 
meeting. Written statements should be submitted to the DPB's Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO); the DFO's contact information is listed in this 
notice or it can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--http://www.facadatabase.gov/.
    Written statements that do not pertain to a scheduled meeting of 
the DPB 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 DFO will review all submitted 
written statements and provide copies to all committee members.


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    Dated: June 4, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-14070 Filed 6-8-15; 8:45 am]
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