[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23552-23553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10538]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Reserve Forces Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY:  Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 
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:  The RFPB will hold a meeting on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, from 
9:10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The portion of the meeting from 9:10 a.m. to 
1:30 p.m. will be closed to the public. The portion of the meeting from 
1:35 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. will be open to the public.

ADDRESSES:  The RFPB meeting address is the Pentagon, Room 3E863, 
Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Sabol, (703) 681-0577 
(Voice), 703-681-0002 (Facsimile), [email protected] 
(Email). 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 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.
    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 9:10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
The portion of the meeting from 9:10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. will be closed 
to the public and will consist of remarks to the RFPB from following 
invited speakers: The Chief, National Guard Bureau will discuss the 
guidance and readiness goals for the National Guard and the future role 
of the Army and Air Guard as part of the Total Force; the Assistant 
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force will 
discuss the readiness priorities of the Air Force, the Air Force 
Reserve Commission initiatives, and the Air Force challenges to balance 
force structure, readiness and modernization while supporting 
operations across the globe in a fiscally constrained environment and 
its effects on the Reserve Components; the Deputy Chief of Naval 
Operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy will discuss the key 
readiness priorities for the Navy and the ``Operational Reserve'' 
challenges in this period of fiscal uncertainty and increasingly 
challenging security environment; the Deputy Commandant Plans, 
Policies, and Operations, Headquarters Marine Corps will discuss the 
readiness challenges for the Marine Corps and the future role of the 
Reserve Components as part of the Total Force in this period of fiscal 
uncertainty and increasingly challenging security environment; and the 
Deputy Director

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Operations, Readiness, and Mobilization, Headquarters, Department of 
the Army will discuss the Army readiness posture, the Report of the 
National Commission on the Future of the Army initiatives, and plans to 
adapt the Total Army to meet future challenges in this period of fiscal 
uncertainty and increasingly challenging security environment. The 
portion of the meeting from 1:35 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. will be open to the 
public and will consist of the following briefings: The Deputy Director 
of the Air National Guard will discuss the Air Guard goals, readiness 
objectives, and challenges for the ``Operational Reserve'' as part of 
the Total Force; the Chair of the Subcommittee on Supporting and 
Sustaining Reserve Component Personnel will discuss the subcommittee's 
review of the Department of Defense's Duty Status reform proposals, the 
Joint Professional Military Education II Qualifications program issues, 
and the Reserve Joint Travel Regulation issues, as well as the proposed 
recommendation reports to the Secretary of Defense; the Chair of the 
Subcommittee on Ensuring a Ready, Capable, Available, and Sustainable 
Operational Reserve will discuss the subcommittee's proposed RFPB 
recommendation report to the Secretary of Defense from the review of 
the 10 U.S.C. 12304b Mobilization Authority disparity issues with 
Reservist's benefits and entitlements for involuntary recalls.
    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 1:35 p.m. to 4:00 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 6, 2017, 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 1:00 p.m. on June 7. 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(c), and 41 CFR 102-3.155, the DoD has determined that the 
portion of this meeting scheduled to occur from 9:10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 
will be closed to the public. Specifically, the 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 section 10(a)(3) of the FACA and 41 
CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, 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, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2017-10538 Filed 5-22-17; 8:45 am]
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