[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58714-58715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24781]


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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.

DATES: The Committee will meet from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Thursday, 
October 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Arlington National Cemetery Welcome Center, Conference Room, 
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 22211.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Renea 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 1-877-907-8585.

ADDRESSES: For more information about the Committee, please visit 
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/About/Advisory-Committee-on-Arlington-National-Cemetery/Charter.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to circumstances beyond the control of 
the Designated Federal Officer and the Department of Defense, the 
Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery was unable to provide 
public notification of its meeting of October 15, 2015, as required by 
41 CFR 102-3.150(a). Accordingly, the Advisory Committee Management 
Officer for the Department of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), 
waives the 15-calendar day notification requirement.
    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. 552b, as amended) and 41 
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 review current major 
construction and expansion project status, Arlington National Cemetery 
private marker and commemorative monument requests, and receive a 
briefing on the various differences between the National Cemeteries 
Administration's burial eligibility and eligibly for burial at 
Arlington National Cemetery.
    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 Arlington National Cemetery conference room 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 Designated Federal Officer and 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 102-3.140d, 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

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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. 2015-24781 Filed 9-29-15; 8:45 am]
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