[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 99 (Monday, May 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32303-32304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12050]


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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, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to 
announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the 
Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB) will take place.

DATES: Wednesday, June 8, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 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, 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 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
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portion of the meeting from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. will be closed to 
the public and will consist of remarks to the RFPB from following 
invited speakers: The Under Secretary of the Navy will discuss the key 
challenges and priorities for the Navy in this period of fiscal 
uncertainty and an increasingly challenging security environment. The 
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff will address key 
national security challenges facing our Nation and priorities for 
adapting the force. The Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
& Readiness (USD P&R), being newly assigned, will discuss his provided 
guidance for OUSD P&R to include the progress on the OUSD P&R 
reorganization, its effects on the oversight of Reserve Component 
policies and programs, his views on key Reserve Component challenges, 
and will conclude with a discussion on the overall DoD force readiness. 
The Secretary of the U.S. Army, being newly assigned, will discuss his 
provided guidance to the Army posture, his views on the Report of the 
National Commission on the Future of the Army, and his plans to adapt 
the Total Army to meet future challenges. The portion of the meeting 
from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. will be open to the public and will 
consist of the following briefings: The Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, being newly assigned, will discuss 
his guidance on his Office of Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and their 
oversight of Reserve Component policies and programs and his views on 
key Reserve Component challenges facing DoD. IDA will brief the updates 
on findings of their ongoing study on the Reserve Components' 
effectiveness during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Chair of the 
Supporting & Sustaining Reserve Component Personnel Subcommittee will 
discuss the Department's and Service's personnel system reforms being 
considered under the Force of the Future initiatives to include the 
integrated personnel and pay systems for each service, the Blended 
Retirement recommendation, the Dual Status Reform, and Post-9/11 GI 
Bill eligibility for title 32 Full Time National Guard Duty, the 20% 
Military Technician reduction, and the effects of these reforms on the 
Reserve Components. The Chair of the Ensuring a Ready, Capable, 
Available and Sustainable Operational Reserve Subcommittee will update 
the status onto the RFPB's recommendation to SecDef on the Operational 
Reserve definition, and will also have a discussion with the Principal 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs about Reserve 
medical readiness issues to include how the Department views medical 
readiness, current systems used to track readiness, as well as 
initiatives within the Department to improve readiness within the 
Reserve Components. The Chair of the Enhancing DoD's Role in the 
Homeland Subcommittee will provide updates on the DoD's support of 
civil authorities and FEMA requirements, and will have a discussion 
with the Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Homeland Defense and Global on the DoD's policy guidance for Cyber 
support and services involving the National Guard and State Cyber 
activities, and the integration of the Reserve Component in DoD's Cyber 
Mission Force. The RFPB meeting will conclude with a discussion from 
the Chairman on the status of the RFPB Issues New Administration 
Transition Book that will be provided for the Department's briefings 
for the New Administration.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to section 10(a)(1) of the FACA and 
41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the availability of 
space, the meeting is open to the public from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. All members of the 
public who wish to attend the public meeting must contact Mr. Alex 
Sabol, the Designated Federal Officer, not later than 12:00 p.m. on 
Tuesday, June 7, 2016, as listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section to make arrangements for a Pentagon escort, if necessary. 
Public attendees requiring escort should arrive at the Pentagon Metro 
Entrance with sufficient time to complete security screening no later 
than 12:15 p.m. on June 8. To complete the security screening, please 
be prepared to present two forms of identification. One must be a 
picture identification card. In accordance with section 10(d) of the 
FACA, 5 U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102-3.155, the DoD has determined that 
the portion of this meeting scheduled to occur from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 
p.m. will be closed to the public. Specifically, the Acting Under 
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), in coordination with 
the Department of Defense FACA Attorney, has determined in writing that 
this portion of the meeting 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, email, 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 RFPB 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 18, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-12050 Filed 5-20-16; 8:45 am]
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