[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 244 (Thursday, December 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 60591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27537]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy), Department 
of Defense.

ACTION: Federal Advisory Committee meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to 
announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the 
Defense Policy Board (DPB). This meeting will be closed to the public.

DATES: Quarterly Meeting: Thursday, January 18, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. and on January 19, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The Pentagon, 2000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ann Hansen, 2000 Defense Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301-2000. Phone: (703) 571-9232.

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) (``the Sunshine Act''), and the 
Federal Advisory Committee Management Act; Final Rule 41 CFR parts 101-
6 and 102-3 (``the FACA Final Rule'').
    Purpose of Meeting: To obtain, review and evaluate classified 
information related to the DPB's mission to advise on: (a) Issues 
central to strategic DoD planning; (b) policy implications of U.S. 
force structure and force modernization and on DoD's ability to execute 
U.S. defense strategy; (c) U.S. regional defense policies; and (d) 
other research and analysis of topics raised by the Secretary of 
Defense, the Deputy Secretary or the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy.
    Meeting Agenda: Beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 18, the DPB will 
have secret through top secret (SCI) level discussions on national 
security issues regarding the National Security Strategy, National 
Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review, Ballistic Missile Defense 
Review, and Acquisition, Technology and Logistics future.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to the Sunshine Act, the FACA and 
the FACA Final Rule, the DoD has determined that this meeting shall be 
closed to the public. The Under Secretary of Defense (Policy), in 
consultation with the DoD FACA Attorney, has determined in writing that 
this meeting be closed to the public because the discussions fall under 
the purview of Section 552b(c)(1) of the Sunshine Act and are so 
inextricably intertwined with unclassified material that they cannot 
reasonably be segregated into separate discussions without disclosing 
secret or higher classified material.
    Committee's Designated Federal Officer or Point of Contact: Ann 
Hansen, [email protected].
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-
3.140(c) and section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, the public or interested 
organizations may submit written statements to the membership of the 
DPB at any time regarding its mission or in response to the stated 
agenda of a planned meeting. Written statements should be submitted to 
the DPB's Designated Federal Officer (DFO); the DFO's contact 
information is listed in this notice or it can be obtained from the 
GSA's FACA Database--http://www.facadatabase.gov/.
    Written statements that do not pertain to a scheduled meeting of 
the DPB may be submitted at any time. However, if individual comments 
pertain to a specific topic being discussed at a planned meeting, then 
these statements must be submitted no later than five business days 
prior to the meeting in question. The DFO will review all submitted 
written statements and provide copies to all committee members.

    Dated: December 18, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2017-27537 Filed 12-20-17; 8:45 am]
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