[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5403-5404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01753]


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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 (DoD).

ACTION:  Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY:  The 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 Tuesday, February 11, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, February 12, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m.

ADDRESSES:  The address of the closed meeting is the Executive 
Conference Center at 4075 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203.

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 February 11 
thru 12, 2020 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) (5 U.S.C., Appendix), 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 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 members will meet to discuss classified future dimensions 
of conflict that might be exploited by our near-peer competitors and 
adversaries in response to the DSB's 2020 Summer Study on New 
Dimensions of Conflict tasking.

Agenda

    The DSB meeting will begin on February 11, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. with 
opening remarks by Mr. Kevin Doxey, the Designated Federal Officer 
(DFO), and Dr. Craig Fields, DSB Chairman. The members of the study 
will meet to discuss classified future dimensions of conflict that 
might be exploited by our near-peer competitors and adversaries. 
Following break, the members will resume their meeting. The meeting 
will adjourn at 5:00 p.m. On February 12, 2020, the meeting will begin 
at 8:00 a.m. with a discussion of classified future dimensions of 
conflict that might be exploited by our near-peer competitors and 
adversaries. Following break, the members will resume their meeting. 
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 
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 
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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: January 27, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-01753 Filed 1-29-20; 8:45 am]
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