[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 173 (Friday, September 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55265-55266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19534]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Meeting of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of Partially Closed Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the 
following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the U.S. Naval Academy 
Board of Visitors, hereafter ``Board,'' will take place.

DATES: Open to the public, September 14, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
Closed to the public, September 14, 2020, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This a virtual meeting that will be broadcasted live from 
the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Escort is not 
required.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Major Raphael Thalakottur, USMC, 
Executive Secretary to the Board of Visitors, Office of the 
Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 21402-5000, 410-293-
1503, [email protected], or visit https://www.usna.edu/PAO/Superintendent/bov.php.

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), the General Services Administration's 
(GSA) Federal Advisory Committee Management Final Rule (41 CFR part 
102-3).
    Purpose of Meeting: The U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors will 
meet to make such inquiry, as the Board deems necessary, into the state 
of morale and discipline, the curriculum, instruction, physical 
equipment, fiscal affairs, and academic methods of the Naval Academy.

Agenda

    Proposed meeting agenda for September 14, 2020.
0930-1000 Assemble/Members log on (Broadcasted to Public)
1000 Call to Order (Broadcasted to Public)
1000-1155 Business Session (Broadcasted to Public)
1155-1200 Break (Broadcasted to Public)
1200-1300 Executive Session (Closed to Public)
    Current details on the board of visitors may be found at https://www.usna.edu/PAO/Superintendent/bov.php.
    The executive session of the meeting from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. 
on September 14, 2020, will consist of discussions of new and pending 
administrative or minor disciplinary infractions and non-judicial 
punishments involving midshipmen attending the Naval Academy to include 
but not limited to, individual honor or conduct violations within the 
Brigade, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy. For this reason, the executive session of 
this meeting will be closed to the public, as the discussion of such 
information cannot be adequately segregated from other topics, which 
precludes opening the executive session of this meeting to the public. 
Accordingly, the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the 
Department of the Navy General Counsel, has determined in writing that 
the meeting shall be partially closed to the public because the 
discussions during the executive session from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. will be 
concerned with matters protected under sections 552b(c)(5), (6), and 
(7) of title 5, United States Code.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to FACA and 41 CFR 102-3.140, this 
meeting is virtually open to the public. This meeting will be 
broadcasted live from the United States Naval Academy to include audio 
and video. The broadcast will be close captioned for the duration of 
the public portion of the meeting. The link to view the meeting will be 
posted at https://www.usna.edu/PAO/Superintendent/bov.php forty-eight 
hours prior to the meeting. Due to expected health directives in light 
of COVID-19, the public cannot be accommodated to attend the meeting in 
person.
    Written Statements: Per Section 10(a)(3) of the FACA and 41 CFR 
102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, interested persons may submit a written 
statement for consideration at any time, but should be received by the 
Designated Federal Officer at least 10 business days prior to the 
meeting date so that the comments may be made available to the Board 
for their consideration prior to the meeting. Written statements should 
be submitted via mail to 121 Blake Rd., Annapolis MD 21402. Please note 
that since the Board operates under the provisions of the FACA, as 
amended, 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 board 
website. Due to circumstances beyond the control of the DoD and the 
Designated Federal Officer, the Board of Visitors, United States Naval 
Academy was unable to provide public notification required by 41 CFR 
102-3.150(a) concerning its meeting of September 14, 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.


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    Dated: August 31, 2020.
D.J. Antenucci,
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-19534 Filed 9-3-20; 8:45 am]
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