[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8697-8698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03576]


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

DATES: The Committee will meet from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 
March 15, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Arlington National Cemetery Welcome Center, 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

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[email protected], or by phone at 1-877-907-8585.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Sec.  552b, as amended) and 41 Code of the Federal Regulations 
(CFR Sec.  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 commemorative monument 
requests, receive a briefing on the history of burial eligibility at 
Arlington National Cemetery and review ongoing construction projects.
    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 Sec.  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 Sec.  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 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. 2016-03576 Filed 2-19-16; 8:45 am]
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