[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23261-23262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10588]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Science Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 
Defense Science Board, 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 Science Board will take place.

DATES: Day 1--Closed to the public Wednesday, May 16, 2018 from 8:00 
a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Day 2--Closed to the public Thursday, May 17, 2018 
from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The address of the closed meeting is the Nunn-Lugar 
Conference Room, 3E863 at the Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Defense Science Board Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO) Mr. Edward C. Gliot, (703) 571-0079 (Voice), 
(703) 697-1860 (Facsimile), [email protected] (Email). 
Mailing address is Defense Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, Room 
3B888A, Washington, DC 20301-3140. Website: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/
. The most up-to-date changes to the meeting agenda can be found on the 
website.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: : Due to circumstances beyond the control of 
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Department of Defense (DoD) and the Designated Federal Officer, the 
Defense Science Board was unable to provide public notification 
required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning the meeting on May 16 thru 
May 17, 2018, of the Defense Science Board. Accordingly, the Advisory 
Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, pursuant to 
41 CFR 102-3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day notification 
requirement. 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 mission of the DSB is to provide 
independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to the DoD's 
scientific and technical enterprise. The objective of the meeting is to 
obtain, review, and evaluate classified information related to the 
DSB's mission. DSB membership will meet with DoD Leadership to discuss 
current and future national security challenges within the DoD. This 
meeting will focus on matters related to Homeland Defense, Survivable 
Logistics, DoD Modernization Strategy, and DoD Technology Strategy.
    Agenda: The DSB Spring Quarterly meeting will begin on May 16, 2018 
at 8:00 a.m. with opening remarks by Edward Gliot, Designated Federal 
Officer, and DSB Chairman, Dr. Craig Fields. The first presentation 
will be from the DSB sponsor, Dr. Michael Griffin, Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering who will provide a classified 
briefing on the views and priorities of the current administration on 
DoD Research and Engineering goals and strategy. Following Dr. Griffin, 
Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition 
will provide a classified briefing on Air Force Modernization. 
Following Dr. Roper's presentation, Mr. James Geurts, Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition will 
provide a classified briefing on Navy Modernization. Following lunch, 
Honorable Dr. Bruce D. Jette, Assistant Secretary of the Army 
(Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) will provide a classified 
briefing on Army Modernization. The next briefing will be a 
presentation of findings, deliberations, and vote on the work of the 
Homeland Defense Task Force by Dr. Mim John and Dr. Judith Miller. The 
next briefing will be a presentation of findings, deliberations, and 
vote on the work of the Survivable Logistics Task Force by Gen Paul 
Kern, Ret. and Gen Duncan McNabb, Ret. The final presentations of the 
day will be the first two technology area working groups working on a 
high priority task from the USD(R&E). The Cybersecurity Group 
discussion will be led by Mr. Jim Gosler and the Command, Control & 
Communications Group discussion will be led by Mr. Al Grasso. The 
meeting on May 16, 2018 will adjourn at 5:15 p.m. On the second day of 
the meeting, May 17, 2018 the day will begin with a presentation and 
discussion from the Hypersonics Group led by Mr. Mark Russell and the 
Directed Energy Group led by Dr. Paul Kaminski. Following lunch, the 
following groups will engage in presentations and discussion: Space 
Offense & Defense Group led by Mr. Lou Von Thaer, Artificial 
Intelligence/Machine Learning Group led by Dr. Ruth David, Missile 
Defense Group led by Mr. Bob Stein, Quantum Science & Computing led by 
Dr. John Manferdelli, Microelectronics Group led by Dr. Victoria 
Coleman, Nuclear Modernization Group led by Dr. Mim John. The meeting 
on May 17, 2018 will adjourn at 4:45 p.m.
    Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with section 10(d) of the FACA 
and 41 CFR 102-3.155, the DoD has determined that the DSB meeting will 
be closed to the public. Specifically, the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Research and Engineering), in consultation with the DoD Office of 
General Counsel, has determined in writing that the meeting will be 
closed to the public because it will consider matters covered by 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). The determination is based on the consideration that 
it is expected that discussions throughout will involve classified 
matters of national security concern. Such classified material is so 
intertwined with the unclassified material that it cannot reasonably be 
segregated into separate discussions without defeating the 
effectiveness and meaning of the overall meetings. To permit the 
meeting to be open to the public would preclude discussion of such 
matters and would greatly diminish the ultimate utility of the DSB's 
findings and recommendations to the Secretary of Defense and to the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering).
    Written Statements: In accordance with section 10(a)(3) of the FACA 
and 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, interested persons may submit a 
written statement for consideration by the DSB at any time regarding 
its mission or in response to the stated agenda of a planned meeting. 
Individuals submitting a written statement must submit their statement 
to the Defense Science Board DFO provided above at any point; however, 
if a written statement is not received at least three calendar days 
prior to the meeting, which is the subject of this notice, then it may 
not be provided to or considered by the DSB until a later date.

    Dated: May 14, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-10588 Filed 5-17-18; 8:45 am]
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