[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39414-39415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17482]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Army Education Advisory Committee 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 Army 
Education Advisory Committee. This meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The Army Education Advisory Committee will meet from 9:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. on September 20 & 21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Army Education Advisory Committee, 950 Jefferson Avenue, 
Building 950, U.S. Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Headquarters, 
Conference Room 3075, Ft. Eustis, VA 23604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wayne Joyner, the Designated 
Federal Officer for the committee, in writing at ATTN: ATTG-ZC, TRADOC, 
950 Jefferson Ave, Fort Eustis, VA 23604, by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at (757) 501-5810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee meeting is being held under 
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 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 102-3.150.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to collect 
and analyze data dealing with the execution of Basic Combat Training 
(BCT) and evaluate the effectiveness of current training strategies and 
manpower models to determine potential resource changes or updates, and 
finalize provisional subcommittee findings and recommendations.
    Agenda: September 20-21: The committee is chartered to provide 
independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Army on 
the educational, doctrinal, and research policies and activities of 
U.S. Army educational programs. The committee will review and evaluate 
information related to BCT Workload, and discuss and deliberate 
provisional findings and recommendations submitted by its 
subcommittees.
    Public Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as 
amended, and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the 
availability of space, this meeting is open to the public. Seating is 
on a first to arrive basis. Attendees are requested to submit their 
name, affiliation, and daytime phone number seven business days prior 
to the meeting to Mr. Joyner, via electronic mail, the preferred mode 
of submission, at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section.
    Because the meeting of the committee will be held in a Federal 
Government facility on a military base, security screening is required. 
A photo ID is required to enter base. Please note that security and 
gate guards have the right to inspect vehicles and persons seeking to 
enter and exit the installation. TRADOC Headquarters is fully handicap 
accessible. Wheelchair access is available in front at the main 
entrance of the building. For additional information about public 
access procedures, contact Mr. Joyner, the committee's Designated 
Federal Officer, at the email address or telephone number listed in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Written Comments or Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 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 Mr. Joyner, the 
committee Designated Federal Officer, via electronic mail, the

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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. The Designated Federal Official will review all submitted 
written comments or statements and provide them to members of the 
committee for their consideration. Written comments or statements being 
submitted in response to the agenda set forth in this notice must be 
received by the Designated Federal Official at least seven business 
days prior to the meeting to be considered by the committee. Written 
comments or statements received after this date may not be provided to 
the committee until its next meeting.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 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 seven business days in 
advance to the committee's Designated Federal Official, via electronic 
mail, the preferred mode of submission, at the address 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 the 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 minutes during the 
period, and will be invited to speak in the order in which their 
requests were received by Designated Federal Official.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-17482 Filed 8-17-17; 8:45 am]
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