[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8578-8579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02969]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Reserve Forces Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 
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 Reserve Forces 
Policy Board (RFPB) will take place.

DATES:  The RFPB will hold a meeting on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 from 
7:40 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The portion of the meeting from 7:40 a.m. to 
1:00 p.m. will be closed to the public. The portion of the meeting from 
1:10 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. will be open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The RFPB meeting address is the Pentagon, Room 3E863, 
Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Sabol, (703) 681-0577 
(Voice), 703-681-0002 (Facsimile), [email protected] 
(Email). Mailing address is Reserve Forces Policy Board, 5113 Leesburg 
Pike, Suite 601, Falls Church, VA 22041. Website: http://rfpb.defense.gov/. The most up-to-date changes to the meeting agenda 
can be found on the website and the Federal Register.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 purpose of the meeting is to obtain, 
review, and evaluate information related to strategies, policies, and 
practices designed to improve and enhance the

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capabilities, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Reserve Components.
    Agenda: The RFPB will hold a meeting from 7:40 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
The portion of the meeting from 7:40 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. will be closed 
to the public and will consist of remarks to the RFPB from the 
following invited speakers: The Commander, United States Army Forces 
Command will discuss the Army's challenges facing our Nation and 
priorities for adapting the Army's force structure to include the Army 
Reserve Component's mission requirements; the Commander, United States 
Army North will discuss the readiness and use of the Army National 
Guard and Reserve within the Army North Command with increased emphasis 
on the homeland security missions for the Reserve Component; the 
Official Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness will discuss the goals of the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; the Deputy 
Director, Army National Guard will discuss the National Guard's 
requirements to operate with the Border Patrol and the effects that the 
border security mission has on their military readiness; goals and 
updates on Reserve Components' personnel system reforms under 
consideration; the Commander, Air Mobility Command and the Commander, 
Air Combat Command will discuss the Air Mobility Command/Air Combat 
Command's goals, readiness objectives, and challenges for the 
``Operational Reserve'' as part of the Total Force with the Active and 
Reserve Component mission effectiveness.
    The portion of the meeting from 1:10 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. will be open 
to the public and will consist of briefings from the following: The 
Subcommittee on Enhancing DoD's Role in The Homeland will discuss the 
establishment of the Space Force Department with the DoD's legislative 
requirements, and the integration of Reserve Components into the Space 
Force; the Subcommittee on Supporting and Sustaining Reserve Component 
Personnel will present to the RFPB the subcommittee's review and make 
suggestions for future proposed recommendations to the Secretary of 
Defense concerning the Joint Credit proposal and the Services' MILTECH 
policy proposal; and the Subcommittee on Ensuring a Ready, Capable, 
Available, and Sustainable Operational Reserve will provide the 
subcommittee's review of and make suggestions for the Department's New 
Administration Transition Book for a future proposed RFPB 
recommendation to the Secretary of Defense.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to section 10(a)(1) of the FACA and 
41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the availability of 
space, the meeting is open to the public from 1:10 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. All members of the 
public who wish to attend the public meeting must contact Mr. Alex 
Sabol, the Designated Federal Officer, not later than 12:00 p.m. on 
Tuesday, March 3, 2020, as listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section to make arrangements for a Pentagon escort, if 
necessary. Public attendees requiring escort should arrive at the 
Pentagon Metro Entrance at 12:30 p.m. to provide sufficient time to 
complete security screening to attend the beginning of the Open Meeting 
at 1:10 p.m. on March 4. To complete the security screening, please be 
prepared to present two forms of identification. One must be a picture 
identification card. In accordance with section 10(d) of the FACA, 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c), and 41 CFR 102-3.155, the DoD has determined that the 
portion of this meeting scheduled to occur from 7:40 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 
will be closed to the public. Specifically, the Performing the Duties 
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in 
coordination with the Department of Defense FACA Attorney, has 
determined in writing that this portion of the meeting will be closed 
to the public because it is likely to disclose classified matters 
covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1).
    Written Statements: Pursuant to section 10(a)(3) of the FACA and 41 
CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, interested persons may submit written 
statements to the RFPB about its approved agenda or at any time on the 
RFPB's mission. Written statements should be submitted to the RFPB's 
Designated Federal Officer at the address, email, or facsimile number 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. If statements 
pertain to a specific topic being discussed at the planned meeting, 
then these statements must be submitted no later than five (5) business 
days prior to the meeting in question. Written statements received 
after this date may not be provided to or considered by the RFPB until 
its next meeting. The Designated Federal Officer will review all timely 
submitted written statements and provide copies to all the RFPB members 
before the meeting that is the subject of this notice. Please note that 
since the RFPB operates in accordance with the provisions of the FACA, 
all submitted comments and public presentations will be treated as 
public documents and will be made available for public inspection, 
including, but not limited to, being posted on the RFPB's website.

    Dated: February 10, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-02969 Filed 2-13-20; 8:45 am]
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