[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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