[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 244 (Thursday, December 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60590-60591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27489]


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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 (DAC-IPAD) will take place.

DATES: Open to the public, Friday, January 19, 2018, from 8:45 a.m. to 
5:00 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), 
[email protected] (Email). Mailing address is DAC-IPAD, 
One Liberty Center, 875 N Randolph Street, Suite 150, Arlington, 
Virginia 22203. Website: http://dacipad.whs.mil/. The most up-to-date 
changes to the meeting agenda can be found on the website.

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 directed 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 fifth public meeting held by the DAC-IPAD. The Committee will hear 
testimony from the Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Defense 
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) regarding data 
requested by the DAC-IPAD on expedited transfer requests made by 
victims of sexual assault in fiscal year 2016. The Committee will 
receive a presentation from the DAC-IPAD Policy Working Group on its 
findings and proposed recommendations related to the expedited transfer 
policy and commander legal and sexual assault response training, 
followed by Committee deliberations on these topics. Next, the 
Committee will receive a presentation from the DAC-IPAD Data Working 
Group regarding sexual assault case adjudication data for fiscal years 
2012-15 followed by Committee deliberations. For the last session, the 
Committee will receive a presentation from the DAC-IPAD Case Review 
Working Group followed by Committee deliberations.
    Agenda: 8:45 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Public Meeting Begins--Welcome and 
Introduction; 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Department of Defense, Data Brief on 
Expedited Transfers; 10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Break; 10:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 
Policy Working Group Presentation and Committee Deliberations on 
Expedited Transfers and Command Training; 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch; 
1:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Data Working Group Presentation and Committee 
Deliberations on FY 2012-15 Sexual Assault Case Adjudication Data; 2:45 
p.m.-4:45 p.m. Case Review Working Group Presentation and Committee 
Deliberations; 4:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Public Comment; 5:00 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 
website 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

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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 4:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on January 19, 2018, in front of 
the Committee members.

    Dated: December 18, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2017-27489 Filed 12-20-17; 8:45 am]
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