[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22119-22120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10152]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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, 
Department of Defense.

ACTION:  Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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, June 5, 2019 from 
8:55 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. The portion of the meeting from 8:55 a.m. to 
2:00 p.m. will be closed to the public. The portion of the meeting from 
2:15 p.m. to 3:35 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:  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 3:35 p.m. 
The portion of the meeting from 8:55 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. will be closed 
to the public and will consist of remarks to the RFPB from the 
following invited speakers: The Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command 
will discuss the Northern Command's posture with the use of the 
National Guard and Reserve to achieve its national military strategy 
and homeland security requirements; the Principal Deputy Director, 
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation will discuss the Department's analysis on how effectively 
the Services are programming the requirements of their Reserve 
Components to achieve the objectives of National Military Strategy; the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer, 
Performing the Duties of Deputy Secretary of Defense will discuss the 
Active and Reserve Components' readiness initiatives, their equipment 
parity and transparency reporting, and the Department's approach to 
budgeting Reserve equipment in the Defense Budget; the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Performing the 
Duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
will provide an update of his goals on Reserve Component personnel 
system reforms under consideration and review of the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense Reserve Affairs reorganization issues; and the 
Institute for Defense Analyses Corporation will brief the findings of 
its study on the Reserve Components' training and readiness distractors 
during Operation Enduring Freedom. The portion of the meeting from 2:15 
p.m. to 3:35 p.m. will be open to the public and will consist of 
briefings from the following: The Subcommittee on Enhancing DoD's Role 
in the Homeland will provide a brief on the Reserve Components' Cyber 
training qualification requirements and review them for a proposed RFPB 
recommendation to the Secretary of Defense; the Subcommittee on 
Supporting and Sustaining Reserve Component Personnel will discuss the 
subcommittee's review of the MILTECH retention issues and the 
Department of Health Affairs reform proposals impacting the Reserve 
Components for proposed recommendation to the Secretary of Defense; and 
the Subcommittee on Ensuring a Ready, Capable, Available, and 
Sustainable Operational Reserve will provide a review of the Reserve 
Components' equipment management process, their medical force structure 
issues, and their cost analysis findings for proposed RFPB 
recommendation to the Secretary of Defense.
    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 2:15 p.m. to 3:35 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, June 4, 2019, 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 1:45 p.m. to provide sufficient time to complete security 
screening to attend the beginning of the open meeting at 2:15 p.m. on 
June 5. 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 8:55 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. will be closed 
to the public. Specifically, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Performing the Duties of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for 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 in accordance with 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,

[[Page 22120]]

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

    Dated: May 13, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-10152 Filed 5-15-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 5001-06-P