[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59618-59619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24074]


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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 Friday, November 15, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 
3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Doubletree by Hilton Crystal City, 300 Army Navy Drive, 
Arlington, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dwight Sullivan, 703-695-1055 (Voice), 
[email protected] (Email). Mailing address is DACIPAD, 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 Department of Defense (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 
November 15, 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 
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) 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 DAC-IPAD 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 
fifteenth public meeting held by the DAC-IPAD. The meeting will begin 
with Mr. Don Christensen, President of Protect Our Defenders, who will 
provide the advocacy organization's perspective on military sexual 
assault prosecutions, discovery, and sentencing. The Committee will 
conduct final deliberations and vote whether to approve the DAC-IPAD's 
Sexual Assault Case Adjudication Report for Fiscal Years 2015 through 
2018. The Committee will receive a presentation by its Case Review 
Working Group on the working group's observations, findings, and 
assessments after having reviewed over 2,000 sexual assault 
investigative case files closed in fiscal year 2017 followed by 
Committee deliberations on the topics discussed. The DAC-IPAD's 
Referral Working Group will provide a status update and the Committee 
will conduct final deliberations on the Military Services' written 
responses to questions and testimony received at its August 23, 2019 
public meeting related to sexual assault conviction and acquittal 
rates, victim participation in the military justice process and the 
referral process for sexual assault cases. The DAC-IPAD Director and 
staff will provide updates to the Committee on the Department of 
Defense's recent sexual assault-related collateral misconduct report 
and the input provided by the Committee; the military installation site 
visit plan for DAC-IPAD members in 2020; and sexual assault court-
martial observations and attendance by members of the Committee.
    Agenda: 9:00 a.m.-9:05 a.m. Public Meeting Begins--Welcome and 
Introduction; 9:05 a.m.-9:35 a.m.

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Protect Our Defenders' Perspective on Military Sexual Assault 
Prosecutions and Sentencing; 9:35 a.m.-9:45 a.m. Committee Final 
Deliberations and Vote on the DAC-IPAD's Sexual Assault Case 
Adjudication Report for Fiscal Years 2015-2018; 9:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. 
Case Review Working Group Presentation and Deliberations; 11:45 a.m.-
12:45 p.m. Lunch; 12:45 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Referral Working Group Update; 
1:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Committee Deliberations Regarding the Services' 
Responses to DAC-IPAD Request for Information (RFI) Set 11 and 
Testimony from the August 23, 2019, DAC-IPAD Public Meeting; 2:45 p.m.-
2:55 p.m. Break; 2:55 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Collateral Misconduct Report 
Status Update; 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. 2020 Military Installation Site 
Visit Update; 3:10 p.m.-3:20 p.m. Court-Martial Observations Update; 
3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Public Comment and Meeting Wrap-Up; 3:30 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 the availability of space, this meeting is 
open to the public. Seating is limited and is on a first-come basis. 
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 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 3:20 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on November 15, 2019, in front of the 
Committee members.

    Dated: October 30, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-24074 Filed 11-4-19; 8:45 am]
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