[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48165-48166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16876]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Business Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary 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 Business 
Board (``the Board'') will take place.

DATES: Open to the public Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from 2:10 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m. Closed to the public Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from 9:45 a.m. 
to 11:00 a.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Closed to the public 
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from 9:05 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. and from 1:00 
p.m. to 3:10 p.m. All Eastern time.

ADDRESSES: The open and closed portions of the meeting will be in Rooms 
4D880 and 1E840 in the Pentagon, Washington DC. Due to the current 
guidance on combating the Coronavirus, the public portions of the 
meeting will be conducted by teleconference only. To participate in the 
open portion of the meeting, see the Meeting Accessibility section for 
instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jennifer Hill, Designated Federal 
Officer of the Board in writing at Defense Business Board, 1155 Defense 
Pentagon, Room 5B1088A, Washington, DC 20301-1155; or by email at 
[email protected]; or by phone at 571-342-0070.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C.), the 
Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), 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 Board, 
the DoD was unable to provide public notification required by 41 CFR 
102-3.150(a) concerning its August 9-10, 2022 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: The mission of the Board is to examine and 
advise the Secretary of Defense on overall DoD management and 
governance. The Board provides independent, strategic-level, private 
sector and academic advice and counsel on enterprise-wide business 
management approaches and best practices for business operations and 
achieving National Defense goals.
    Agenda: The Board meeting will begin in closed session on August 9, 
2022 from 9:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Eastern time with opening remarks by 
Ms. Jennifer Hill, the Designated Federal Officer and Chair's opening 
remarks by Hon. Debbie James. Next, will be a classified overview of 
the National Defense Strategy by Hon. Colin Kahl, Under Secretary of 
Defense for Policy. The Designated Federal Officer will then adjourn 
the closed session. The Board will reconvene in an open session from 
2:10 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Designated Federal Officer will open the 
public session. The Board will then receive an update on the Mentor 
Prot[eacute]g[eacute] Program and DBB recommendations by Mr. Farooq 
Mitha, Director of the Department of Defense Office of Small Business 
Programs. Hon. William LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment will follow with an update on DoD Supply 
Chain and Acquisition: Issues and Initiatives. After Hon. LaPlante's 
discussion, the Designated Federal Officer will adjourn the open 
session. The Board will conduct a closed session from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 
p.m. Eastern time. The Designated Federal Officer will open the closed 
session followed by the Chair's welcome. The Board will then receive a 
classified briefing on Air Force acquisition issues and initiatives 
with respect to the supply chain and beyond from Hon. Frank Kendall, 
Secretary of the Air Force. At the conclusion of Hon. Kendall's 
briefing, the Designated Federal Officer will adjourn the closed 
session. The Board will reconvene in closed session on August 10, 2022 
at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time with opening remarks by Ms. Jennifer Hill, 
the Designated Federal Officer. The Board will then receive classified 
remarks on current events in Ukraine and discuss cultivating innovation 
with Hon. Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Secretary of Defense, with a potential 
visit by Secretary Lloyd Austin. Next, will be a classified briefing 
from Ms. Margie Palmieri, Deputy Chief Digital and Artificial 
Intelligence Officer on strategy and initiatives for this recently 
created office, along with follow up to the Board's Executive Analytics 
Study. The Board will then receive a classified briefing from Adm. 
Christopher W. Grady (USN), Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
on what the Department has learned from Ukraine to inform future 
missions, followed by an update by Gen. John W. ``Jay'' Raymond, Chief 
of Space Operations, Space Force, on what Space Force is doing to spur 
innovation and develop risk tolerance. The Designated Federal Officer 
will then adjourn the closed session. The latest version of the agenda 
will be available on the Board's website at: https://dbb.defense.gov/Meetings/Meeting-August10-2022/.
    Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with Section 10(d) of the FACA 
and 41 CFR 102-3.155, it is hereby determined that portions of the 
August 9-10, 2022 meeting of the Board will include classified 
information and other matters covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and that, 
accordingly, the meeting will be closed to the public on August 9, 2022 
from 9:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and on 
August 10, 2022 from 9:05 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 3:10 
p.m. This determination is based on the consideration that it is 
expected that discussions throughout these periods will involve 
classified matters of national security. Such classified material is so 
intertwined with the unclassified material that it cannot reasonably be 
segregated into separate discussions without defeating the 
effectiveness and meaning of these portions of the meeting. To permit 
these portions of the meeting to be open to the public would preclude 
discussion of such matters and would greatly diminish the ultimate 
utility of the Board's findings and recommendations to the Secretary of 
Defense and to the Deputy Secretary of Defense. Pursuant to section 
10(a)(1) of the FACA and 41 CFR 102-3.140, the portion of the meeting 
on August 9, 2022 from 2:10 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. is open to the public. 
Persons desiring to attend the public session are required to register. 
To attend the public session submit your name, affiliation/
organization, telephone number, and email contact information to the 
Board at [email protected]. 
Requests to attend the public session must be received no later than 
12:00 p.m. on Monday, August 8, 2022. Upon receipt of this information, 
the Board will provide further instructions for telephonically 
attending the meeting.
    Written Comments and Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) 
and 102-3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written comments or statements to 
the Board in response to the stated agenda of the meeting or in regard 
to the Board's

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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. The Designated Federal Officer must 
receive written comments or statements being submitted in response to 
the agenda set forth in this notice by Monday, August 8, 2022 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 scheduled meeting. 
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: August 2, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-16876 Filed 8-5-22; 8:45 am]
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