[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22412-22413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08551]


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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 (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 Advisory 
Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault 
in the Armed Forces will take place.

DATES:  Open to the public, Friday, May 15, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 
3:00 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES:  This public meeting will be held via teleconference. To 
access the teleconference dial: 410-874-6300, Conference Pin: 
450506218.

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:  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

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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 seventeenth public meeting held by the DAC-IPAD. At this 
meeting the Committee will deliberate and vote on the draft DAC-IPAD 
Report on the Feasibility and Advisability of Establishing a Process 
Under Which a Guardian Ad Litem May Be Appointed to Represent the 
Interest of a Victim of an Alleged Sex-Related Offense Who Has Not 
Attained the Age of 18 Years. Next, the Committee will deliberate and 
vote on the DAC-IPAD response to the Department of Defense Report on 
Preservation of Restricted Report Option for Adult Sexual Assault 
Victims. Finally, the Committee will receive updates from the DAC-IPAD 
Case Review, Policy and Data Working Groups.
    Agenda: 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. Public Meeting Begins--Welcome and 
Introduction; 11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. DAC-IPAD Staff Presentation to 
Committee, Committee Deliberations, and Committee Vote on the draft 
DAC-IPAD Report on the Feasibility and Advisability of Establishing a 
Process Under Which a Guardian Ad Litem may be Appointed to Represent 
the Interest of a Victim of an Alleged Sex-Related Offense Who Has Not 
attained the Age of 18 Years; 12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch Break; 1:00 
p.m.-2:00 p.m. Committee Deliberation and Vote on the DAC-IPAD Response 
to the Department of Defense Report on Preservation of Restricted 
Report Option for Adult Sexual Assault Victims; 2:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m. 
Case Review Working Group Update; 2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Policy Working 
Group Update; 2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Data Working Group Update; 2:45 p.m.-
3:00 p.m. Meeting Wrap-Up and Public Comment; 3:00 p.m. Public Meeting 
Adjourn.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102-
3.140 through 102-3.165, this meeting is open to the public. This 
public meeting will be held via teleconference. To access the 
teleconference dial: 410-874-6300, Conference Pin: 450506218. 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 2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on May 15, 2020.

    Dated: April 17, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-08551 Filed 4-21-20; 8:45 am]
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