[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65033-65034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22609]


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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, October 23, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. 
to 1:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES:  This public meeting will be held via teleconference. To 
access the teleconference dial: 410-874-6300, conference PIN: 328-916-
161.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Dwight Sullivan, 703-695-1055 
(Voice), [email protected] (Email). Mailing address is 
DAC-IPAD, 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.
    Due to circumstances beyond the control of the Department of 
Defense and the Designated Federal Officer for the Defense Advisory 
Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault 
in the Armed Forces, the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, 
Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces was 
unable to provide public notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) 
concerning its October 23, 2020 meeting. 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.
    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 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 
nineteenth public meeting held by the DAC-IPAD. At this meeting the 
DAC-IPAD staff will provide the Committee with a briefing of the 
Committee's review and assessment of racial and ethnic disparities in 
the investigation, prosecution, and conviction of Service members for 
sexual offenses involving adult victims within the military justice 
system as required by section 540I of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. The Committee will deliberate 
on the methodology, data results, and report content.
    Agenda: 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. Public Meeting Begins--Welcome and 
Introduction; 11:10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. DAC-IPAD Staff Presentation on 
Background of Race and Ethnicity Report Tasking and Methodology; 11:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m. DAC-IPAD Staff Presentation on Data Results for Race 
and Ethnicity Report; 12:30 p.m.-12:45 p.m. DAC-IPAD Staff Presentation 
on Contents of Draft Report; 12:45 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Meeting Wrap-Up and 
Public Comment; 1:00 p.m. Public Meeting Adjourns.
    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: 328-916-161.
    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

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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 12:45 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. 
EST on October 23, 2020.

    Dated: October 7, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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