[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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