[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16248-16249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07754]


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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, 
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, June 12, 2019 from 8:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Day 2--Closed to the public Thursday, June 13, 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:  Mr. Kevin Doxey, (703) 571-0081 
(Voice), (703) 697-1860 (Facsimile), [email protected] 
(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 June 12, 2019 at 
8:00 a.m. with opening remarks by Kevin Doxey, the Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), 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 June 13, 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

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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 41 CFR 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 5 
U.S.C. 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 41 CFR 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 in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
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: April 12, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-07754 Filed 4-17-19; 8:45 am]
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