[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43112-43113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17928]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Threat Reduction Advisory Committee; Notice of Federal Advisory 
Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions and Sustainment, 
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 
Threat Reduction Advisory Committee (TRAC) will take place.

DATES: Monday, August 26, 2019, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Pentagon, Room 3A912A, Washington, DC 20301-1400.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Polchek, (571) 616-6520 
(Voice), 703-767-4206 (Facsimile), [email protected] 
(Email). Mailing address is Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) 
VDir-PP-STO, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MS 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 
22060-6201. Website: http://www.dtra.mil/Home/TRAC.aspx. 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 
Threat Reduction Advisory Committee was unable to provide public 
notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning the August 26, 
2019 meeting of the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee. 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) (5 U.S.C., 
App.), 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 TRAC will conduct SECRET and higher-
level discussions and deliberations on the continued viability of the 
Chemical Weapons Convention and Biological Weapons Convention, in as 
far as current international agreements on chemical and biological 
weapons and the implementation and enforcement of those treaties. Also 
the consideration of analytic and data-driven frameworks for the 
evaluation of the current strategic nuclear environment and the 
assessment of emergent challenges to the U.S. ability to deter threats 
from peer and near-peer competitors; and providing independent, 
executive-level advice and recommendations in support of Special 
Operations Command (SOCOM) efforts as the DoD coordinating authority 
for countering weapons of mass destruction.

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    Agenda: Threat Reduction Advisory Committee Plenary Location: 
Pentagon, Room 3A912A--All discussions will be conducted at or above 
the Secret classification level.--August 26, 2019, Designated Federal 
Officer Remarks from Mr. Polchek followed by opening remarks from the 
Chair, Ambassador Lehman on how he expects the deliberations and 
recommendation process to occur. The TRAC will then hold classified 
discussions and final deliberations on all Subcommittee work. After a 
short lunch break, the TRAC will resume discussion and final 
deliberations on all Subcommittee recommendations. The TRAC chair and 
subcommittee leads will then brief their classified recommendations to 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD (A&S)) 
Ms. Ellen M. Lord. After providing their recommendations, Ms. Lord will 
provide instructions for future studies. After USD Lord departs, the 
TRAC will begin classified discussion of Ms. Lord's instructions and 
comments. Following the discussions, AMB Lehman will provide a summary 
of the day, and adjourn the meeting.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to section 10(d) of the FACA, 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c), and 41 CFR 102-3.155, the DoD has determined that the 
meeting shall be closed to the public. The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the DoD FACA 
Attorney, has determined in writing that all sessions of this meeting 
are required to be closed to the public because the discussions will 
contain classified information and matters covered by 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(1). Such classified matters are inextricably intertwined with 
the unclassified material and cannot reasonably be segregated into 
separate discussions without disclosing secret-level or higher 
material.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to section 10(a)(3) of FACA and 41 CFR 
102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or interested organizations may 
submit written statements to the membership of the TRAC at any time or 
in response to the stated agenda of a planned meeting. Written 
statements should be submitted to the TRAC's Designated Federal 
Officer. The Designated Federal Officer's contact information is listed 
in this notice, or it can be obtained from the General Services 
Administration's FACA Database: http://www.facadatabase.gov/committee/committee.aspx?cid=1663&aid=41. Written statements that do not pertain 
to a scheduled meeting of the TRAC 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 
Designated Federal Officer will review all submitted written statements 
and provide copies to all TRAC members.

    Dated: August 15, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-17928 Filed 8-19-19; 8:45 am]
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