[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 96 (Monday, May 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29688-29689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10628]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health 
Sciences; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
(USD(P&R)), 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 Board of Regents, 
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (Board, USU) will 
take place.

DATES: Friday, May 15, 2020 open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 10:25 
a.m. The closed session will follow from approximately 10:30 a.m. to 
10:50 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Both the open and closed portions of the meeting will be 
held online. If you are interested in observing the open portion of the 
Board meeting online, please contact [email protected] for 
connectivity information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Sarah Marshall, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), at (301) 295-3955 or [email protected]. 
Mailing address is 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814. Website: 
https://www.usuhs.edu/vpe/bor.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to circumstances beyond the control of 
the DoD and the DFO, the Board, USU was unable to provide public 
notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning its meeting on 
May 15, 2020. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee Management Officer 
for the DoD, 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 purpose of the meeting is to provide 
advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Defense, through the 
USD(P&R), on academic and administrative matters critical to the full 
accreditation and successful operation of USU. These actions are 
necessary for USU to pursue its mission, which is to educate, train and 
comprehensively prepare uniformed services health professionals, 
officers, scientists, and leaders to support the Military and Public 
Health Systems, the National Security and National Defense Strategies 
of the United States, and the readiness of our Uniformed Services.
    Agenda: The actions scheduled to occur include the review of any 
administrative matters of general consent (e.g., degree conferrals, 
faculty appointments and promotions, award recommendations, etc.) that 
may have been electronically voted on since the previous Board meeting 
on February 5, 2020; Board actions, to include recommendations for 
degree conferrals, faculty appointments and promotions, and faculty/
student awards presented by the deans of USU's schools and colleges; a 
report by the USU President; a report by the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs; reports from the H[eacute]bert 
School of Medicine, the Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing, 
the Postgraduate Dental College, and the College of Allied Health 
Sciences; a report from the Office of Accreditation and Organizational 
Assessment; a report from the Office of Finance and Administration; and 
a report from the Brigade Commander. A closed session will be held 
following the open session to discuss active investigations and 
personnel actions.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to Federal statutes and regulations 
(5 U.S.C. Appendix, 5 U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-
3.165), the meeting will be held online and is open to the public from 
8:00 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. Members of the public wishing to observe the 
meeting should contact External Affairs via email at 
[email protected] no later than 2 business days prior to 
the meeting. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2, 5-7), the DoD has 
determined that the portion of the meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 10:50 
a.m. shall be closed to the public. The USD(P&R), in consultation with 
the DoD Office of General Counsel, has determined in writing that this 
portion of the Board's meeting will be closed as the discussion will 
disclose sensitive personnel information, will include matters that 
relate solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of the 
agency, will involve allegations of a person having committed a crime 
or censuring an individual, and may disclose investigatory records 
compiled for law enforcement purposes.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to section 10(a)(3) of the FACA and 41 
CFR 102-3.140, the public or interested organizations may submit 
written comments to the Board about its approved agenda pertaining to 
this meeting or at any time regarding the Board's mission. Individuals 
submitting a written statement must submit their statement to the USU 
External Affairs email address at [email protected]. 
Written statements that do not pertain to a scheduled meeting of the 
Board may be submitted at any time. If individual comments pertain to a 
specific topic being discussed at the planned meeting, then these 
statements must be received at least 5 calendar days prior to the 
meeting. Otherwise,

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the comments may not be provided to or considered by the Board until a 
later date. The DFO will compile all timely submissions with the 
Board's Chair and ensure such submissions are provided to Board Members 
before the meeting.

    Dated: May 13, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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