[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 16841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07965]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DoD-2018-OS-0019]


Joint Rules of Appellate Procedure for Courts of Criminal 
Appeals; Proposed Changes

AGENCY: Joint Rules of Appellate Procedure for Courts of Criminal 
Appeals (JRAP) Committee, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes to the Joint Rules 
of Appellate Procedure for Courts of Criminal Appeals.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces proposed changes to the Joint Rules of 
Appellate Procedure for Courts of Criminal Appeals (JRAP), which 
prescribe uniform procedures for the service Courts of Criminal 
Appeals. Although these rules of practice and procedure fall within the 
Administrative Procedure Act's exemptions for notice and comment, the 
Department, as a matter of policy, has decided to make these changes 
available for public review and comment before they are implemented. 
The proposed changes implement the Military Justice Act of 2016 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 and the 2018 Amendments to 
the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States. The approval authorities 
for these changes are the Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy, 
Air Force, and Coast Guard.

DATES: Comments on the proposed changes must be received no later than 
May 17, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this Federal Register document. The general 
policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is 
to make these submissions available for public viewing on the internet 
at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, 
including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander Rachel Trest, 
JAGC, USN, United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, 
(202) 685-4621, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As the proposed revisions to the JRAP are 
substantial, the full text of the proposed new JRAP is available 
electronically at www.regulations.gov, searchable by Docket ID: DoD-
2018-OS-0019. The current text of the JRAP is available for comparison 
electronically at www.regulations.gov, searchable by Docket ID: DoD-
2018-OS-0019.
    The JRAP Committee invites members of the public to comment on the 
proposed new rules; such comments should address specific recommended 
changes and provide supporting rationale.
    This notice is intended only to improve the internal management of 
the Federal Government. It is not intended to create any right or 
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by any party 
against the United States, its agencies, its officers, or any person.

    Dated: April 10, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-07965 Filed 4-16-18; 8:45 am]
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