[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22117-22118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10161]


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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:  Closed to the public Thursday, May 16, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 
3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The address of the closed meeting is the Nunn-Lugar 
Conference Room, 3E863 at the Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301.

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: Due to circumstances beyond the control of 
the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Designated Federal Officer, the 
Defense Science Board was unable to provide public notification 
required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning the meeting on May 16, 2019 
of the Defense Science Board. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 
102-3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day notification requirement.
    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

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Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), and Title 41 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) 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 with DoD Leadership to discuss 
classified current and future national security challenges within the 
DoD.
    Agenda: The DSB Spring Quarterly Meeting will begin on May 16, 2019 
at 8:00 a.m. with opening remarks by Mr. Kevin Doxey, the Designated 
Federal Officer, and Dr. Craig Fields, DSB Chairman. The first 
presentation will be from Dr. John Manferdelli and Dr. Robert Wisnieff, 
Co-Chairs of the DSB Task Force on Applications of Quantum Technologies 
(Quantum Task Force), who will provide a classified brief on the 
Quantum Task Force's findings and recommendations and engage in 
discussion with the DSB. The DSB will then vote on the Quantum Task 
Force's findings and recommendations. Next, General John M. Murray, 
Commander of Army Futures Command, will provide a classified brief on 
his view of current and future defense challenges. Next, Ms. Amy 
McAuliffe, Chair of the National Intelligence Council, will provide a 
classified brief on her view of current and future defense challenges. 
Following lunch, Honorable Robert F. Behler, Director, Operational Test 
and Evaluation, will provide a classified brief on his view of current 
and future defense challenges. Next Dr. Lisa Porter, Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, will provide a 
classified brief on her view of the defense challenges and issues the 
DoD faces. The meeting will adjourn at 3:30 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: May 13, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-10161 Filed 5-15-19; 8:45 am]
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