[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58378-58379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23780]


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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 Wednesday, November 6, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. 
to 3:45 p.m. and Thursday, November 7, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 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 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 November 6, 
2019 and November 7, 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 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 Fall Quarterly Meeting will begin on November 6, 
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 Mr. James Carlini and Mr. Mark Maybury, 
Co-Chairs of the DSB Task Force on Counter Autonomy, who will provide a 
classified brief on the Task Force on Counter Autonomy's findings and 
recommendations and engage in classified discussion with the DSB. The 
DSB will vote on the Task Force's findings and recommendations. Next, 
Dr. Michael Griffin and Dr. Lisa Porter will provide a classified brief 
on their view of the defense challenges and issues the DoD faces. 
Following break, Dr. Ruth David and Mr. Bill LaPlante, Co-Chairs of the 
DSB Task Force on Gaming, Exercising, Modeling, and Simulation (GEMS) 
will brief the DSB on the Task Force on GEMS's findings and 
recommendations and engage in classified discussion with the DSB. The 
DSB will vote on the Task Force's findings and recommendations. Next, 
General John Raymond, Commander of Air Force Space Command, will 
provide a classified brief on his view of the defense challenges and 
issues Air Force Space Command faces. Following break, Mr. Alan 
Shaffer, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, will provide a classified brief on his view of the defense 
challenges and issues the DoD faces. The meeting will adjourn at 3:45 
p.m.
    On November 7, 2019, the meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. with Mr. 
David Van Buren, Co-Chair of the DSB Task Force on Multi-Domain 
Effects, who will provide a classified briefing on the Task Force on 
Multi-Domain Effects' findings and recommendations and engage in 
classified discussion with the DSB. The DSB will vote on the Task 
Force's findings and recommendations. Next, Mr. Bob Nesbit and Dr. 
William Schneider, Co-Chairs of the DSB Task Force on Strengthening 
Counter Intelligence Capabilities Against the ``Insider Threat,'' will 
provide a classified briefing on the Task Force on Strengthening 
Counter Intelligence Capabilities Against the ``Insider Threat'' 
findings and recommendations and engage in classified discussion with 
the DSB. The DSB will vote on the Task Force's findings and 
recommendations. Following break, Dr. Christopher Scolese, Director of 
the National Reconnaissance Office, will provide a classified brief on 
view of the defense challenges and issues the NRO faces. The meeting 
will adjourn at 4:00 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

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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: October 28, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-23780 Filed 10-30-19; 8:45 am]
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