[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45742-45743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18800]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and 
Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces; Notice of Federal 
Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: General Counsel of the Department of Defense, 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 Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense 
of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces (DAC-IPAD) will take place.

DATES: Open to the public Thursday, September 12, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. 
to 2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The address of the public meeting is One Liberty Center, 875 
N Randolph Street, Suite 150, Arlington, VA 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dwight Sullivan, 703-695-1055 (Voice), 
[email protected] (Email). Mailing address is DAC-IPAD, 
One Liberty Center, 875 N Randolph Street, Suite 150, Arlington, 
Virginia 22203. Website: http://dacipad.whs.mil/. 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 DoD and the Designated Federal Officer, the Defense Advisory 
Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault 
in the Armed Forces was unable to provide public notification required 
by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning the meeting on September 12, 2019 of 
the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and 
Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces. Accordingly, the 
Advisory Committee Management Officer for the DoD, 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) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 
Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 
41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
    Purpose of the Meeting: In section 546 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub. L. 113-291), as modified 
by section 537 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92), Congress tasked the DACI-PAD to advise the 
Secretary of Defense on the investigation, prosecution, and defense of 
allegations of rape, forcible sodomy, sexual assault, and other sexual 
misconduct involving members of the Armed Forces. This will be the 
fourteenth public meeting held by the DAC-IPAD. For this meeting the 
Committee will meet by teleconference to conduct final deliberations on 
and vote on whether to approve a letter from the Committee Chair to the 
Secretary of Defense containing DAC-IPAD's analysis of and 
recommendations regarding the Department of Defense's 2019 sexual 
assault-related collateral misconduct report and future report 
requirements. The Committee will also conduct deliberations and vote on 
whether to approve the DAC-IPAD's 2019 report regarding sexual assault 
court-martial case adjudication trends and analysis.
    Agenda: 11:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m. Committee Deliberations on the DAC-
IPAD Analysis of and Recommendations Regarding the Department of 
Defense's 2019 Sexual Assault-Related Collateral Misconduct Report and 
Future Report Requirements; 12:40 p.m.-2:10 p.m. Committee 
Deliberations on the Draft DAC-IPAD 2019 Report on Sexual Assault 
Court-Martial Case Adjudication Trends and Analysis; 2:10 p.m.--2:25 
p.m. Public Comment; 2:25 p.m. Public Meeting Adjourned.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102-
3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the availability of space, this 
meeting is open to the public. Members of the public may listen to the 
teleconference via speakerphone in the DAC-IPAD office conference room. 
Seating is limited and is on a first-come basis. Visitors are required 
to sign in at the One Liberty Center security desk and must leave 
government-issued photo identification on file and wear a visitor badge 
while in the building. Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC) 
holders who do not have authorized access to One Liberty Center must 
provide an alternate form of government-issued photo identification to 
leave on file with security while in the building. All visitors must 
pass through a metal detection security screening. Individuals 
requiring special accommodations to access the public meeting should 
contact the DAC-IPAD at [email protected] at least 
five (5) business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made. In the event the Office of Personnel 
Management closes the government due to inclement

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weather or for any other reason, please consult the website for any 
changes to the public meeting date or time.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140 and section 
10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written comments to the Committee 
about its mission and topics pertaining to this public session. Written 
comments must be received by the DAC-IPAD at least five (5) business 
days prior to the meeting date so that they may be made available to 
the Committee members for their consideration prior to the meeting. 
Written comments should be submitted via email to the DAC-IPAD at 
[email protected] in the following formats: Adobe 
Acrobat or Microsoft Word. Please note that since the DAC-IPAD operates 
under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 
all written comments will be treated as public documents and will be 
made available for public inspection. Oral statements from the public 
will be permitted, though the number and length of such oral statements 
may be limited based on the time available and the number of such 
requests. Oral presentations by members of the public will be permitted 
from 2:10 p.m. to 2:25 p.m. on September 12, 2019, in front of the 
Committee members.

    Dated: August 27, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-18800 Filed 8-29-19; 8:45 am]
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