[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 72 (Monday, April 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18120-18121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07626]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Threat Reduction Advisory Committee; Notice of Closed Federal 
Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Federal Advisory Committee Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense announces the following closed 
Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Threat Reduction Advisory 
Committee (TRAC).

DATES: Thursday, May 4, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday, 
May 5, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 3074 Centreville Road, 
Herndon, VA 20171 on May 4, 2017 and the morning of May 5, 2017, and 
the Pentagon, Washington, DC on the afternoon of May 5, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William Hostyn, DoD, Defense 
Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) J2/5, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MS 
6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201. Email: 
[email protected]. Phone: (703) 767-4453. Fax: (703) 767-
4206.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of Meeting: This meeting is being held 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. The TRAC will obtain, 
review, and evaluate classified information related to the TRAC's 
mission to provide advice on technology security, countering weapons of 
mass destruction (CWMD), counterterrorism, and counter-proliferation.
    Agenda: All discussions for the two-day meeting will be classified 
at the SECRET level or higher. On May 4, 2017, Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer Stephen Polchek will make his remarks, and then the 
TRAC Chair, Ambassador Ronald Lehman, will open the meeting with 
comments that outline the topics to be covered in the two-day meeting. 
Following the opening remarks, there will be a classified intelligence 
briefing covering CWMD issues related to North Korea, Russia and 
emerging chemical threats from state and non-state actors. The TRAC 
will receive a classified briefing from United States Special 
Operations Command on reachback and CWMD capabilities. The TRAC will 
hold a working lunch to hear from the Acting Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological (NCB) Defense Programs, 
Dr. Arthur Hopkins on updates from the NCB Program and the implications 
for DoD's CWMD mission. The TRAC will hold classified discussions 
regarding feedback received on the Russia study from senior DoD 
leadership. The TRAC will hear from Honorable Benkert and Dr. Choi on 
the status of the China study. Next, the TRAC will discuss new studies 
proposed by the TRAC's sponsor, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) including the Unified 
Command Plan CWMD mission change.
    The TRAC will continue the meeting on May 5, 2017. The group will 
first review observations and discuss next steps for the TRAC in 
calendar years 2017-2018 based on the sponsor's guidance and direction. 
The TRAC will then receive a classified brief from COL McAlpine, Office 
of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters, on 
the nuclear posture review and the implications for the TRAC's work on 
Russia, China and North Korea. The TRAC will hear from Dr. Hassell, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological 
Defense Program, on the chemical and biological program. The TRAC will 
then hear from USSOCOM on the implementation of the CWMD mission. This 
discussion will continue through lunch. The TRAC members will then 
transition to the Pentagon where they will provide Mr. MacStravic, 
Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of Defense, AT&L with a brief 
on the North Korea, and China studies from the previous day's meeting. 
At the conclusion of the discussion, the Chair will adjourn the 40th 
Plenary.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to section 10(d) of the FACA, 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c), and 41 CFR 102-3.155, the DoD has determined that the 
meeting shall be closed to the public. The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in consultation with the 
DoD FACA Attorney, has determined in writing that all sessions of this 
meeting are required to be closed to the public because the discussions 
will contain classified information and matters covered by 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(1). Such classified matters are inextricably intertwined with 
the unclassified material and cannot reasonably be segregated into 
separate discussions without disclosing secret-level or higher 
material.
    Advisory Committee's Designated Federal Officer or Point of 
Contact: Mr.

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William Hostyn, DoD, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, J2/5, 8725 John 
J. Kingman Road, MS 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201. Email: 
[email protected]. Phone: (703) 767-4453. Fax: (703) 767-
4206.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to section 10(a)(3) of FACA and 41 CFR 
102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or interested organizations may 
submit written statements to the membership of the TRAC at any time or 
in response to the stated agenda of a planned meeting. Written 
statements should be submitted to the TRAC's Designated Federal 
Officer. The Designated Federal Officer's contact information is listed 
in this notice, or it can be obtained from the General Services 
Administration's FACA Database: http://www.facadatabase.gov/committee/committee.aspx?cid=1663&aid=41. Written statements that do not pertain 
to a scheduled meeting of the TRAC 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 
Designated Federal Officer will review all submitted written statements 
and provide copies to all TRAC members.

    Dated: April 11, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2017-07626 Filed 4-14-17; 8:45 am]
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