[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56311-56312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24634]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health
Sciences; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,
Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the
following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Board of Regents
(``the Board''), Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
(USU) will take place.
DATES: Tuesday, November 6, 2018, open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to
approximately 11:15 a.m. Closed session will occur from approximately
11:20 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301
Jones Bridge Road, Everett Alvarez Jr. Board of Regents Room (D3001),
Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Barricklow, 301-295-9805
(Voice), 301-295-1960 (Facsimile), [email protected] (Email).
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Mailing address is 4301 Jones Bridge Road, A1020, Bethesda, Maryland
20814. Website: https://www.usuhs.edu/vpe/bor.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to circumstances beyond the control of
the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Designated Federal Officer, the
Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
was unable to provide public notification required by 41 CFR 102-
3.150(a) concerning the meeting on November 6, 2018 of the Board of
Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
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) (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 purpose of the meeting is to provide
advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Defense, through the
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, on academic and
administrative matters critical to the full accreditation and
successful operation of USU. These actions are necessary for USU to
pursue its mission, which is to educate, train and comprehensively
prepare uniformed services health professionals, officers, scientists
and leaders to support the Military and Public Health Systems, the
National Security and National Defense Strategies of the United States,
and the readiness of our Uniformed Services.
Agenda: The actions scheduled to occur include recommendations
regarding the awarding of associate, baccalaureate and graduate
degrees; recommendations regarding the approval of faculty appointments
and promotions; and recommendations regarding award nominations. The
USU President will provide a report on recent actions affecting
academic and operational aspects of USU. Member reports will include an
Academics Summary consisting of reports from the Armed Forces
Radiobiology Research Institute; the Registrar; the Assistant Vice
President for Accreditation and Organizational Assessment; and the
Faculty Senate. Member Reports will also include a Finance and
Administration Summary consisting of reports from the Senior Vice
President, Southern Region; the Senior Vice President, Western Region;
the Vice President for Finance and Administration; and the Henry M.
Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine. There will
be reports from each of the deans from the F. Edward Hebert School of
Medicine, the Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing, the
Postgraduate Dental College, and the College of Allied Health Sciences.
A closed session will be held, immediately following the open session,
to discuss active investigations and personnel actions.
Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to Federal statutes and regulations
(5 U.S.C., Appendix, 5 U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-
3.165) and the availability of space, the meeting is open to the public
from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 11:15 a.m. Seating is on a first-come
basis. Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting should
contact Joshua Barricklow at the address and phone number noted in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(2, 5-7), the DoD has determined that the portion of the meeting
from 11:20 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. shall be closed to the public. The Under
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), in consultation with
the Department of Defense Office of General Counsel, has determined in
writing that this portion of the Board's meeting will be closed as the
discussion will disclose sensitive personnel information, will include
matters that relate solely to the internal personnel rules and
practices of the agency, will involve allegations of a person having
committed a crime or censuring an individual, and may disclose
investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes.
Written Statements: Pursuant to section 10(a)(3) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act and 41 CFR 102-3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written comments to the Board about its
approved agenda pertaining to this meeting or at any time regarding the
Board's mission. Individuals submitting a written statement must submit
their statement to the Designated Federal Officer at the address listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Written statements that
do not pertain to a scheduled meeting of the Board may be submitted at
any time. However, if individual comments pertain to a specific topic
being discussed at the planned meeting, then these statements must be
received prior to the meeting, otherwise, the comments may not be
provided to or considered by the Board until a later date. The
Designated Federal Officer will compile all timely submissions with the
Board's Chair and ensure such submissions are provided to Board Members
before the meeting.
Dated: November 6, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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