[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 159 (Monday, August 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50014-50015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17888]


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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 (RFPB) will take place.

DATES: The RFPB will hold an open meeting to the public on Wednesday, 
September 9, 2020 from 8:55 a.m. to 12:55 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The RFPB meeting will be online using Microsoft Teams CVR 
and Teleconference line. To participate in

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the meeting, see the Meeting Accessibility section for instructions.

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) 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: The purpose of the meeting is to obtain, 
review, and evaluate information related to strategies, policies, and 
practices designed to improve and enhance the capabilities, efficiency, 
and effectiveness of the Reserve Components (RC).
    Agenda: The RFPB will hold an open online meeting to the public on 
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 from 8:55 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. The meeting 
will consist of remarks to the RFPB from the following invited 
speakers: The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
will discuss the Total Force mix in a time of flat budgets, the Total 
Force integration policy, and current issues with the Services' 
recruiting; the National, and Public Service National Commission on 
Military, National, and Public Service will discuss the findings of 
facts and recommendations presented in the commission's final report to 
the President; the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force will discuss RC 
access and equipment interoperability demands to fulfill the National 
Defense Strategy, challenges in accounting for fully burdened Active 
and Reserve manpower costs in force structure decisions, and ensuring 
the Space Force's ability to expand in wartime with a RC structure; the 
Director of the Army National Guard will provide an update on the Army 
National Guard's readiness and vision for the future; the Commanding 
General, District of Columbia National Guard will discuss the DC 
National Guard's role in supporting Civil Authorities within the 
District; the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and 
Reserve Affairs will discuss the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization 
Act legislations; and the Chief of National Guard Bureau will discuss 
the state of the National Guard and recent National Guard missions.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended and 41 
CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the availability of 
space, the meeting is open online to the public from 8:55 a.m. to 12:55 
p.m. Persons desiring to participate in the meeting online or by phone 
are required to submit their name, organization, email and telephone 
contact information to COL Robert D'Alto at robert.r.dalto.mil@mail.mil">robert.r.dalto.mil@mail.mil 
not later than Friday, September 4, 2020. Specific instructions, both 
for online or teleconference participation in the meeting, will be 
provided by reply email. The meeting agenda will be available prior to 
the meeting on the Board's website at: http://rfpb.defense.gov/.
    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 (DFO) 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 DFO 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: August 11, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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