[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 45 (Friday, March 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13150-13151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04646]


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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, March 17, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m.; and Wednesday, March 18, 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: https://dsb.cto.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 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 March 17 
through 18, 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 March 17, 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 March 18, 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 
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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 above 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: March 3, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-04646 Filed 3-5-20; 8:45 am]
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