[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 5062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02808]


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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: Day 1--Closed to the public Wednesday March 20, 2019 from 8:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Day 2--Closed to the public Thursday March 21, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. 
to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The address of the closed meeting is the Executive 
Conference Center, 4075 Wilson Blvd., Floor 3, Arlington, VA 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lt. Col. Milo W. Hyde, III, U.S. Air 
Force, (703) 571-0081 (Voice), (703) 697-1860 (Facsimile), 
milo.w.hyde2.mil@mail.mil">milo.w.hyde2.mil@mail.mil (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) (Title 5 United 
States Code (U.S.C), Appendix), the Government in the Sunshine Act 
(Title 5 U.S.C., Section 552b), and Title 41 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR), Sections 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The mission of the DSB is to provide 
independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to the DoD's 
scientific and technical enterprise. The objective of the meeting is to 
obtain, review, and evaluate classified information related to the 
DSB's mission. DSB membership will meet to discuss the 2019 DSB Summer 
Study on the Future of U.S Military Superiority (``the DSB Summer 
Study'').
    Agenda: The DSB Summer Study meeting will begin on March 20, 2019 
at 8:00 a.m. with opening remarks by Lt. Col. Milo Hyde, the Designated 
Federal Officer, and Dr. Craig Fields, DSB Chairman. Next, the DSB 
members will meet in small groups to discuss classified ways in which 
the DoD can secure U.S. interests, manage escalation, and deter and 
counter adversary aggression, given a renewed great power competition. 
Finally, the members of the study will meet in a plenary session to 
discuss classified ways in which the DoD can secure U.S interests, 
manage escalation, and deter and counter adversary aggression, given a 
renewed great power competition. The meeting will adjourn at 5:00 p.m. 
On March 21, 2019, the members of the study will meet in small groups 
beginning at 8:00 a.m. to discuss classified ways in which the DoD can 
secure U.S. interests, manage escalation, and deter and counter 
adversary aggression, given a renewed great power competition. Next, 
the members of the study will meet in a plenary session to discuss 
classified ways in which the DoD can secure U.S. interests, manage 
escalation, and deter and counter adversary aggression, given a renewed 
great power competition. The meeting will adjourn at 3:00 p.m.
    Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with section 10(d) of the FACA 
and Title 41 CFR, Section 102-3.155, the DoD has determined that the 
DSB meeting will be closed to the public. Specifically, the Under 
Secretary of Defense (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., Section 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 (Research 
and Engineering).
    Written Statements: In accordance with section 10(a)(3)of the FACA 
and Title 41 CFR, Sections 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: February 14, 2019.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-02808 Filed 2-19-19; 8:45 am]
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