[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30922-30923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14194]


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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 (DSB) will take place.

DATES:  June 27, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.-June 28, 2018 from 
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES:  The Executive Conference Center, 4075 Wilson Boulevard, 3rd 
Floor, Arlington, VA 22203.

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:  This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., 
Appendix), the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), 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 technical enterprise. The objective of the 
meeting is to obtain, review, and evaluate classified information 
related to the DSB's mission. The meeting will focus on DoD dependence 
on the U.S. electric power grid, homeland air defense, maritime 
situational awareness, threats and promise of biotechnology, countering 
autonomous systems, technical approaches to counter-intelligence, 
resilient positioning, navigation and timing, various undersea issues, 
gray zone conflict, resilience of the defense industrial base, and 
logistics.
    Agenda: The 2018 Summer Study meeting will begin on Wednesday, June 
27, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. with opening remarks from Mr. Edward Gliot, DSB 
Executive Director, Dr. Craig Fields, DSB Chairman and Dr. Eric Evans, 
Vice Chairman. Following opening remarks, Defense Science Board members 
will hold classified small group discussions covering DoD dependence on 
the U.S. electric power grid, homeland air defense, maritime 
situational awareness, threats and promise of biotechnology, countering 
autonomous systems, technical approaches to counter-intelligence, 
resilient positioning, navigation and timing, various undersea issues, 
gray zone conflict, resilience of the defense industrial base, and 
logistics. After break, DSB members will hold a plenary session of 
classified discussion covering DoD dependence on the U.S. electric 
power grid, homeland air defense, maritime situational awareness, 
threats and promise of biotechnology, countering autonomous systems, 
technical approaches to counter-intelligence, resilient positioning, 
navigation and timing, various undersea issues, gray zone conflict, 
resilience of the defense

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industrial base, and logistic. The meeting will adjourn at 5:00 p.m. On 
the second day of the meeting, Thursday, June 28, 2018, the day will 
begin at 8:00 a.m. with a classified plenary session covering DoD 
dependence on the U.S. electric power grid, homeland air defense, 
maritime situational awareness, threats and promise of biotechnology, 
countering autonomous systems, technical approaches to counter-
intelligence, resilient positioning, navigation and timing, various 
undersea issues, gray zone conflict, resilience of the defense 
industrial base, and logistic. After break, the classified plenary 
discussion will continue. The meeting will adjourn at 3:00 p.m.
    Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with section 10(d) of the FACA 
and title 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 for 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 title 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 for Research and 
Engineering.
    Written Statements: In accordance with section 10(a)(3) of the FACA 
and title 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 DSB 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: June 27, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-14194 Filed 6-29-18; 8:45 am]
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