[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 212 (Monday, November 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69322-69323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24192]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Business Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting AGENCY: Chief Management Officer, 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 Business 
Board will take place. DATES: Open to the public Tuesday, November 10, 
2020 from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Due to the current guidance on combating the Coronavirus, 
the meeting will be conducted virtually or by teleconference only. To 
participate in the meeting, see the Meeting Accessibility section for 
instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Hill, 703-614-1834 (Voice), 
(Facsimile), [email protected] (Email). Mailing address is 
Defense Business Board, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Room 5B1088A, 
Washington, DC 20301-1155. Website: http://dbb.defense.gov/. The most 
up-to-date changes to the meeting agenda can be found on the website.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to circumstances beyond the control of 
the Department of Defense and the Designated Federal Officer for the 
Defense Business Board, the Defense Business Board was unable to 
provide public notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning 
its November 10, 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.
    This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory

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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 mission of the Board is to examine and 
advise the Secretary of Defense on overall DoD management and 
governance. The Board provides independent advice reflecting an outside 
private sector perspective on proven and effective best business 
practices that can be applied to DoD.
    Agenda: The Board will receive presentations for deliberation, 
comment, and vote on two task group studies: ``Audit/Performance Data 
Usage in Private Industry,'' chaired by Dr. Christopher Gopal, and 
``Defense Logistics Agency/Defense Information Systems Agency Charter 
Review,'' chaired by VADM David Venlet, USN (Ret). The final agenda 
will be available prior to the meeting on the Board's website at: 
https://dbb.defense.gov/Meetings/Meeting-November-2020/.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to Federal Advisory Committee Act 
and 41 CFR 102-3.140, this meeting is open to the public. Persons 
desiring to participate in the meeting are required to register. 
Attendance will be by virtual or teleconference only. To attend the 
meeting submit your name, affiliation/organization, telephone number, 
and email contact information to the Board at 
[email protected]. Requests to 
attend the meeting must be received not later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time, on Friday, October 30, 2020. Upon receipt of this 
information, a link will be sent to the email address provided which 
will allow virtual/teleconference attendance to the event. (The DBB 
will be unable to provide technical assistance to any user experiencing 
technical difficulties during the meeting.)
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140 
and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the public 
or interested organizations may submit written comments or statements 
to the Board in response to the stated agenda of the open meeting or in 
regard to the Board's mission in general. Written comments or 
statements should be submitted to Ms. Jennifer Hill, the Designated 
Federal Officer, via electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, 
at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 
Each page of the comment or statement must include the author's name, 
title or affiliation, address, and daytime phone number. Written 
comments or statements being submitted in response to the agenda set 
forth in this notice must be received by the Designated Federal Officer 
at least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting to be considered 
by the Board. The Designated Federal Officer will review all timely 
submitted written comments or statements with the Board Chair, and 
ensure the comments are provided to all members of the Board before the 
meeting. Written comments or statements received after this date may 
not be provided to the Board until its next meeting. Pursuant to 41 CFR 
102-3.140d, the Board is not obligated to allow any member of the 
public to speak or otherwise address the Board during the meeting. 
Members of the public will be permitted to make verbal comments during 
the meeting only at the time and in the manner described below. If a 
member of the public is interested in making a verbal comment at the 
open meeting, that individual must submit a request, with a brief 
statement of the subject matter to be addressed by the comment, at 
least three (3) business days in advance to the Designated Federal 
Officer, via electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at the 
addresses listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The 
Designated Federal Officer will log each request, in the order 
received, and in consultation with the Board Chair determine whether 
the subject matter of each comment is relevant to the Board's mission 
and/or the topics to be addressed in the public meeting. Members of the 
public who have requested to make a comment and whose comments have 
been deemed relevant under the process described above will be invited 
to speak in the order in which the Designated Federal Officer received 
their requests. The Board Chair may allot a specific amount of time for 
comments. Please note that all submitted comments and statements will 
be treated as public documents and will be made available for public 
inspection, including, but not limited to, being posted on the Board's 
website.

    Dated: October 27, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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