[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45582-45583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20882]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation Prosecution and 
Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces; 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 
Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation Prosecution and Defense of 
Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces will take place.

DATES: Day 1--Open to the public, Thursday, October 19, 2017 from 1:15 
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Day 2--Open to the public, Friday, October 20, 2017 
from 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: One Liberty Center, 875 N. Randolph Street, Suite 1432, 
Arlington, Virginia 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dwight Sullivan, 703-695-1055 (Voice), 
703-693-3903 (Facsimile), [email protected] (Email). 
Mailing address is DACIPAD, One Liberty Center, 875 N. Randolph Street, 
Suite 150, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Web site: http://dacipad.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.
    Purpose of the Meeting: In section 546 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub. L. 113-291), as modified 
by section 537 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92), Congress tasked the DAC-IPAD to advise the 
Secretary of Defense on the investigation, prosecution, and defense of 
allegations of rape, forcible sodomy, sexual assault, and other sexual 
misconduct involving members of the Armed Forces. This will be the 
fourth public meeting held by the DAC-IPAD. On the first day of the 
meeting, the Committee will hear testimony from a former senior airman 
who is a sexual assault survivor. The Committee will then receive a 
briefing on the Department of Defense and Military Services' sexual 
assault-related expedited transfer policies. For the last session of 
the day, the Committee will hear from senior military special victims' 
counsel and victims' legal counsel about their experiences assisting 
clients with expedited transfers and their perspectives on the victims' 
counsel program. On the second day of the meeting, the Committee will 
hear from a panel of company, squadron, or Service equivalent 
commanders and their senior enlisted advisors about the sexual assault 
military justice and response training they received and their 
experience dealing with sexual assault allegations. Next, the Committee 
will hear from a panel of special court-martial convening authorities 
regarding the sexual assault military justice and response training 
they received and their experience dealing with sexual assault 
allegations and making initial case disposition decisions. For the last 
session, the DAC-IPAD Case Review Working Group will update the 
Committee on the working group members' review of sample sexual assault 
cases. Agenda: Thursday, October 19, 2017: 1:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Public 
Meeting Begins--Welcome and Introduction; 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. 
Perspective of a Sexual Assault Survivor; 2:30 p.m.-3:20 p.m. Briefing 
on the Department of Defense (DoD) and Military Services' Expedited 
Transfer Policies; 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Break; 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. 
Service Special Victims' Counsel/Victims' Legal Counsel (SVC/VLC) 
Perspectives on the Expedited Transfer Policy and SVC/VLC Program; 5:00 
p.m. Public Meeting Adjourned.
    Friday, October 20, 2017: 8:45 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Public Meeting 
Begins--Welcome and Introduction: 9:00 a.m.--11:30 a.m. Company, 
Squadron, or

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Service Equivalent Commander and Senior Enlisted Advisor Perspectives 
on Sexual Assault Military Justice Training and Sexual Assault Response 
Training; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m.-2:20 p.m. Special 
Court Martial Convening Authority Perspectives on Sexual Assault 
Military Justice Training and Sexual Assault Response Training; 2:30 
p.m.-3:00 p.m. Committee Update from DAC-IPAD Case Review Working 
Group; 3:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Public Comment; 3:15 p.m. Public 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. 
Visitors are required to sign in at the One Liberty Center security 
desk and must leave government-issued photo identification on file and 
wear a visitor badge while in the building. Department of Defense 
Common Access Card (CAC) holders who do not have authorized access to 
One Liberty Center must provide an alternate form of government-issued 
photo identification to leave on file with security while in the 
building. All visitors must pass through a metal detection security 
screening. Individuals requiring special accommodations to access the 
public meeting should contact the DAC-IPAD at 
[email protected] at least five (5) business days 
prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. 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.
    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 Committee 
about its mission and topics pertaining to this public session. Written 
comments must be received by the DAC-IPAD at least five (5) business 
days prior to the meeting date so that they may be made available to 
the Committee members for their consideration prior to the meeting. 
Written comments should be submitted via email to the DAC-IPAD at 
[email protected] in the following formats: Adobe 
Acrobat or Microsoft Word. Please note that since the DAC-IPAD 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. Oral statements from the public 
will be permitted, though the number and length of such oral statements 
may be limited based on the time available and the number of such 
requests. Oral presentations by members of the public will be permitted 
from 3:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. on October 20, 2017, in front of the 
Committee members.

    Dated: September 25, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2017-20882 Filed 9-28-17; 8:45 am]
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