[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]
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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,
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, 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,
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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]
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