[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 31125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14257]



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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 will take place.

DATES: Open to the public, Friday, July 20, 2018 from 9:00 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 DACIPAD, 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 tasked 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 
eighth public meeting held by the DAC-IPAD. The purpose of the meeting 
is to gather information for the Committee to make an assessment and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Defense regarding the military 
justice data collection standards and criteria required by Article 
140a, UCMJ. The Committee will receive testimony from each of the 
Military Services regarding their perspectives on best practices for 
implementing Article 140a, followed by Committee deliberations on its 
findings and recommendations with respect to Article 140a 
implementation. The Committee will also receive status update briefings 
from the DAC-IPAD Director, Data Working Group, and Case Review Working 
Group.
    Agenda: 9:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m. Public Meeting Begins--Welcome and 
Introduction; 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Military Services' Perspectives on 
Best Practices for Implementing Article 140a, UCMJ, Case management; 
data collection and accessibility; 10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Break; 10:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m. Presentation by DAC-IPAD Policy Working Group Members 
and Deliberations on Best Practices for Implementing Article 140a, 
UCMJ, Case management; data collection and accessibility; 12:30 p.m.-
1:30 p.m. Lunch; 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Deliberations on Best Practices 
for Implementing Article 140a, UCMJ, Case management; data collection 
and accessibility; 4:00 p.m.-4:40 p.m. Updates from the Staff Director, 
Data Working Group and the Case Review Working Group; 4:40 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 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 4:40 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on July 20, 2018, in front of the Committee 
members.

    Dated: June 27, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-14257 Filed 7-2-18; 8:45 am]
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