[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6139-6140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03287]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Defense 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 
Defense Policy Board (DPB) will take place.

DATES: 
Day 1--Closed to the public Wednesday, March 13, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m.
Day 2--Closed to the public Thursday, March 14, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The closed meeting will be held at The Pentagon, 2000 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Marcus Bonds, (703) 571-0854 (Voice), 
703-697-8606 (Facsimile), [email protected] (Email). Mailing 
address is 2000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., 
App.), the Government in the Sunshine Act (``the Sunshine Act'') (5 
U.S.C. 552b), and the General Services Administration's Federal 
Advisory Committee Management; Final Rule (``the FACA Final Rule''). 
(41 CFR 101-6 and 102-3).
    Purpose of the Meeting: To obtain, review, and evaluate classified 
information related to the DPB's mission to advise on (a) issues 
central to strategic DoD planning; (b) policy implications of U.S. 
force structure and force modernization and on DoD's ability to execute 
U.S. defense strategy; (c) U.S. regional defense policies; and (d) 
other research and analysis of topics raised by the Secretary of 
Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Policy.
    Agenda: On March 13th and 14th, the DPB will have Secret level or 
higher discussions on national security issues regarding 5G Technology. 
On March 13th, Topics and speakers include (1) 5G Telecommunications 
from a National Security Perspective, Kristen Baldwin (Department of 
Defense) and Jeffrey Baum (Department of Defense); (2) Intelligence 
Community Threat, Raymond Gabany (National Security Agency); (3) 
Spectrum, Standards, Supply Chain, and Technology Leadership, Honorable 
Dana Deasy (Department of Defense) and Earl Comstock (Department of 
Commerce); (4) Warfighter Perspectives, General Paul Nakasone 
(Department of Defense) and Lt General Bradford Shwedo (Department of 
Defense) (5); 5G Industry Panel, Nate Tibbets (Qualcomm), Andre Fuetsch 
(AT&T) and Chandra McMahon (Verizon); Government to Industry 
Partnering, Mr. David Redl (Department of Commerce) and Ajit Pai 
(Federal Communications Commission). On March 14th the DPB will 
deliberate and report out to the John Rood, Under Secretary of Defense 
for Policy.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to the Sunshine Act, the FACA, and 
the FACA Final Rule (41 CFR 101-6), the DoD has determined that this 
meeting shall be closed to the public. The Under Secretary of Defense 
(Policy), in consultation with the DoD FACA Attorney, has determined in 
writing that this meeting be closed to the public because the 
discussions fall under the purview of Section 552b(c)(1) of the 
Sunshine Act and are so inextricably intertwined with unclassified 
material that they cannot reasonably be segregated into separate 
discussions without disclosing secret or higher classified material.
    Committee's Designated Federal Officer or Point of Contact: Marcus

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Bonds, [email protected].
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-
3.140(c) and section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, the public or interested 
organizations may submit written statements to the membership of the 
DPB at any time regarding its mission or in response to the stated 
agenda of a planned meeting. Written statements should be submitted to 
the DPB's Designated Federal Officer (DFO), which is listed in this 
notice or can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--http://www.facadatabase.gov/. Written statements that do not pertain to a 
scheduled meeting of the DPB may be submitted at any time. However, if 
individual comments pertain to a specific topic being discussed at a 
planned meeting, then these statements must be submitted no later than 
five business days prior to the meeting in question. The DFO will 
review all submitted written statements and provide copies to all 
members.

    Dated: February 21, 2019.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-03287 Filed 2-25-19; 8:45 am]
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