[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 182 (Thursday, September 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52892-52893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20579]


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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 (DoN), 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 27, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 
Closed to the public, September 27, 2021, from 11 a.m. to noon (12 
p.m.).

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the United States Naval Academy 
in Annapolis, MD. Pending prevailing healthy directives, the meeting 
will be handicap accessible. Escort is 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

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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). Due to circumstances beyond the control of the Department of 
Defense and the Designated Federal Officer for the United States Naval 
Academy Board of Visitors, the United States Naval Academy was unable 
to provide public notification require by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) 
concerning its September 27,2021 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 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 27, 2021.

0830-0900 Members Assemble
0900 Call to Order (Open to Public)
0900-1055 Business Session (Open to Public)
1055-1100 Break (Open to Public)
1100-1200 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 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
on September 27, 2021, 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 11 a.m. to noon (12 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 open to the public. Any public attendance at the meeting 
will be governed by prevailing health directives at the United States 
Naval Academy. Please contact the Executive Secretary five days prior 
the meeting to coordinate access to the meeting.
    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 5 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. In the event that prevailing medical directives require a 
virtual meeting, the meeting will be virtually broadcasted live from 
the United States Naval Academy. 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. A virtual event will 
preclude accommodation of the public to attend the meeting in person.

    Dated: 20 September, 2021.
J.M. Pike,
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-20579 Filed 9-22-21; 8:45 am]
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