[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 236 (Monday, December 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63486-63487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26632]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Reserve Forces Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Reserve 
Forces Policy 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 
Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB) will take place.

DATES: The RFPB will hold a meeting on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 
from 8:55 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. The portion of the meeting from 8:55 a.m. 
to 1:20 p.m. will be closed to the public. The portion of the meeting 
from 1:35 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. will be open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The RFPB meeting address is the Pentagon, Room 3E863, 
Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Sabol, (703) 681-0577 
(Voice), 703-681-0002 (Facsimile), [email protected] 
(Email). Mailing address is Reserve Forces Policy Board, 5113 Leesburg 
Pike, Suite 601, Falls Church, VA 22041. Website: http://rfpb.defense.gov/. The most up-to-date changes to the meeting agenda 
can be found on the website.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to difficulties beyond the control of 
the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Designated Federal Officer, the 
Reserve Forces Policy Board was unable to provide public notification 
required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning the meeting on December 12, 
2018, of the Reserve Forces Policy Board. Accordingly, the Advisory 
Committee Management Officer for the DoD, 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 obtain, 
review, and evaluate information related to strategies, policies, and 
practices designed to improve and enhance the capabilities, efficiency, 
and effectiveness of the Reserve Components.
    Agenda: The RFPB will hold a meeting from 8:55 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. 
The portion of the meeting from 8:55 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. will be closed 
to the public and will consist of remarks to the RFPB from the 
following invited speakers: The Commander, U.S. Cyber Command will 
discuss the Cyber Command's Cyber Strategy which implements the 
National Defense Strategy priorities in and through cyberspace with the 
goal of protecting the Nation's critical infrastructure and defending 
the Department of Defense network infrastructure while integrating the 
Reserve Components as a Total Force; the Secretary of Defense will 
address key National Military Strategy challenges facing our Nation, 
priorities for adapting the force, and the use of the Reserve 
Components to overcome these challenges; The Adjutant General, 
California will discuss the recent California National Guard's Homeland 
Security and National Security Strategy operations issues with cyber 
security, immigration operations and the current California National 
Guard Ukrainian mission; and the Deputy Director for Global Integration 
and Current Operations, Integrated Operations Division, Joint Staff 
will discuss how the concept of Dynamic Force Employment from National 
Defense Strategy requires the Reserve Components to be ready to deploy 
without major buildup of forces and additional training time. The 
portion of the meeting from 1:35 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. will be open to the 
public and will consist of briefings from the following: Col Forrest 
Marion, USAFR (Ret) and Col John Hoffman, USMCR (Ret) will brief their 
published book: ``Forging a Total Force--Evolution of the Guard and 
Reserve'' in which they analyzed how the Nation's military drawdowns 
have historically caused the Nation to depend on its Guard and Reserve, 
detailing the issues policymakers are facing as they forge ahead with 
citizen-soldiers serving as an operational force; the Deputy Director, 
Materiel (Resource Evaluation) will discuss how the current fielding of 
equipment to the Reserve Components creates interoperability issues and 
requires Reserve Components to operate new equipment for the first time 
while deploying in theatre of operations; and the Chairman of the RFPB 
will discuss recommended priorities for the RFPB as they pertain to the 
Secretary of Defense's National Military Strategy and the anticipated 
implications these priorities may have on Active/Reserve Component 
force structure, readiness, and utilization.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to section 10(a)(1) of the FACA and 
41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the availability of 
space, the meeting is open to the public from 1:35 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. 
Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. All members of the 
public who wish to attend the public meeting must contact Mr. Alex 
Sabol, the Designated Federal Officer, not later than 12:00 p.m. on 
Tuesday, December 11, 2018, as listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section to make arrangements for a Pentagon escort, if 
necessary. Public attendees requiring escort should arrive at the 
Pentagon Metro Entrance at 12:45 p.m. to provide sufficient time to 
complete security screening to attend the beginning of the Open Meeting 
at 1:35 p.m. on December 12th. To complete the security screening, 
please be prepared to present two forms of identification. One must be 
a picture identification card. In accordance with section 10(d) of the 
FACA, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), and 41 CFR 102-3.155, the DoD has determined 
that the portion of this meeting scheduled to occur from 8:45 a.m. to 
1:20 p.m. will be closed to the public. Specifically, the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), in coordination with 
the Department of Defense FACA Attorney, has determined in writing that 
this portion of the meeting will be closed to the public because it is 
likely to disclose classified matters covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1).
    Written Statements: Pursuant to section 10(a)(3) of the FACA and 41 
CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, interested persons may submit written 
statements to the RFPB about its approved agenda or at any time on the 
RFPB's mission. Written statements should be submitted to the RFPB's 
Designated Federal Officer at the address, email, or facsimile number 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. If statements 
pertain to a specific topic being discussed at the planned meeting, 
then these statements must be submitted no later than five (5) business 
days prior to the meeting in question. Written statements received 
after this date may not be provided to or considered by the RFPB until 
its next meeting. The Designated Federal Officer will review all timely 
submitted written statements and provide copies to all the RFPB members 
before the meeting that is the subject of this notice. Please note that 
since the RFPB operates under the provisions of the FACA, all submitted 
comments and public presentations will be treated as public documents 
and will be made available for public inspection,

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including, but not limited to, being posted on the RFPB's website.

    Dated: December 4, 2018.
Morgan E. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-26632 Filed 12-7-18; 8:45 am]
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