[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55829-55830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25431]


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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, December 13, 2017 
from 8:10 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. The portion of the meeting from 8:10 a.m. 
to 12:05 p.m. will be closed to the public. The portion of the meeting 
from 1:00 p.m. to 3:50 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 8:10 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. 
The portion of the meeting from 8:10 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. will be closed 
to the public and will consist of remarks to the RFPB from following 
invited speakers: The Deputy Secretary of Defense will address key 
national military strategy challenges facing our Nation and priorities 
for adapting the force and the use of the Reserve Components to 
accomplish these challenges. The Commander, U.S. Northern Command will 
discuss the readiness, availability, and use of the National Guard and 
Reserve within the Northern Command with their increased emphasis on 
the homeland security missions for the Reserve Component members. The 
Acting Secretary of the U.S. Army will discuss the Army's posture, 
status on the Report of the National Commission on the Future of the 
Army recommendations, and plans to adapt the Total Army to meet future 
challenges. The Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA) will brief the 
findings of the current IDA study on the Reserve Components performance 
during Operation Enduring Freedom. Major General Sheila Zuehlke, USAFR 
(Retired), Subcommittee on Enhancing DoD's Role in the Homeland Board 
Member and RADML David Dermanelian, USCG, J7, Director, Exercises and 
Training, USCYBERCOM will discuss the USCYBERCOM's Service's cyber 
training and certification program, and the use of the National Guard 
and Reserve to meet the cyber threats. The portion of the meeting from 
1:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. will be open to the public and will consist of 
briefings from the following: The Chief of the Air Force Reserve will 
discuss the Air Force Reserve goals, readiness objectives, and 
challenges for the ``Operational Reserve'' as part of the Total Force. 
The Adjutant General of Texas National Guard and the Director of the 
Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters of Texas National Guard will 
discuss the recent Texas domestic operations involving the Texas 
National Guard during Hurricane Harvey. The National Chair, Employer 
Support of the Guard and Reserve will discuss the Employer Support of 
the Guard and Reserve's mission of facilitating and promoting a 
cooperative culture of employer support for National Guard and Reserve. 
The Chair of the RFPB's Subcommittee on Supporting & Sustaining Reserve 
Component Personnel will present to the RFPB the subcommittee's 
proposed recommendations to the Secretary of Defense concerning the 
OUSD P&R Duty Status Reform proposal and the co-sponsored National 
Guard Bureau's and OASD Manpower & Reserve Affairs Reserve 
Integration's study on the Reserve Component Travel Pay.
    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 1:00 p.m. to 3:50 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, no later than 12:00 p.m. on 
Tuesday, December 12, 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 at 12:30 p.m. to provide sufficient time to 
complete security screening to attend the beginning of the Open Meeting 
at 1:00 p.m. on December 13. 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 8:10 a.m. to 
12:05 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,

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including, but not limited to, being posted on the RFPB's Web site.

    Dated: November 20, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2017-25431 Filed 11-22-17; 8:45 am]
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