[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 86 (Friday, May 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21201-21202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09071]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel; 
Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: General Counsel of the Department of Defense, 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 
Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel will take 
place.

DATES: Open to the public, Friday, May 19, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston, 4610 N. Fairfax Drive, 
Arlington, Virginia 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Fried, 703-571-2664 (Voice), 
703-693-3903 (Facsimile), [email protected] 
(Email). Mailing address is One Liberty Center, 875 N. Randolph Street, 
Suite 150, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Web site: http://jpp.whs.mil/. 
The most up-to-date changes to the meeting agenda can be found on the 
Web site.

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), and 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150. 
Materials provided to Panel members for use at the public meeting, may 
be obtained at the meeting or from the Panel's Web site.
    Purpose of the Meeting: In section 576(a)(2) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239), as 
amended, Congress tasked the Judicial Proceedings Panel to conduct an 
independent review and assessment of judicial proceedings conducted 
under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) involving adult 
sexual assault and related offenses since the amendments made to the 
UCMJ by section 541 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub. L. 112-81; 125 Stat. 1404), for the purpose of 
developing recommendations for improvements to such proceedings. At 
this meeting, the Panel will receive a presentation from the JPP 
Subcommittee on the Subcommittee's Report on Barriers to the Fair 
Administration of Military Justice in Sexual Assault Cases. The Panel 
will deliberate on the JPP sexual assault adjudication data for fiscal 
year 2015. The Panel will also deliberate on the JPP Report on Military 
Sexual Assault Investigations and the JPP Report on Victims' Appellate 
Rights.
    Agenda: 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Administrative Work (41 CFR 102-3.160, 
not subject to notice & open meeting requirements); 9:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m. 
Welcome and Introduction; 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Presentation by the JPP 
Subcommittee of its Report on Barriers to the Fair Administration of 
Military Justice in Sexual Assault Cases; 12:15 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch; 
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Panel Deliberations on JPP Sexual Assault 
Adjudication Data for Fiscal Year 2015; 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Panel 
Deliberations on the JPP Report on Military Sexual Assault 
Investigations; 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Panel Deliberations on the JPP 
Report on Victims' Appellate Rights; 4:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Public 
Comment; 4:15 p.m. Meeting Adjourned.
    Meeting Accessibility: 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 limited and is on a first-come basis. In 
the event the Office of Personnel Management closes the government due 
to inclement weather or for any other reason, please consult the Web 
site for any changes to the public meeting date or time. Individuals 
requiring special accommodations to access the public meeting should 
contact the Judicial Proceedings Panel at [email protected] at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting so 
that appropriate arrangements can be made.

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    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140 and section 
10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written comments to the Panel about 
its mission and topics pertaining to this public session. Written 
comments must be received by the JPP at least five (5) business days 
prior to the meeting date so that they may be made available to the 
Judicial Proceedings Panel for their consideration prior to the 
meeting. Written comments should be submitted via email to the Judicial 
Proceedings Panel at [email protected] in the 
following formats: Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word. Please note that 
since the Judicial Proceedings Panel operates under the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, all written comments 
will be treated as public documents and will be made available for 
public inspection. If members of the public are interested in making an 
oral statement pertaining to the agenda for the public meeting, a 
written statement must be submitted as above along with a request to 
provide an oral statement. After reviewing the written comments and the 
oral statement, the Chair and the Designated Federal Official will 
determine who will be permitted to make an oral presentation of their 
issue during the public comment portion of this meeting. This 
determination is at the sole discretion of the Chair and Designated 
Federal Official, will depend on the time available and relevance to 
the Panel's activities for that meeting, and will be on a first-come 
basis. When approved in advance, oral presentations by members of the 
public will be permitted from 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. on May 19, 2017, 
in front of the Panel members.

    Dated: May 1, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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