[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48473-48474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17014]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Science Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY:  Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 
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 Science 
Board (DSB) will take place.

DATES: Closed to the public Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from 8:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. Closed to the public Thursday, August 11, 2022 from 8:00 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The address of the closed meeting is the Executive 
Conference Center, 4075 Wilson Blvd., Floor 3, Arlington, VA 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kevin Doxey, (703) 571-0081 
(Voice), (703) 697-1860 (Facsimile), [email protected] 
(Email). Mailing address is Defense Science Board, 3140 Defense 
Pentagon, Room 3B888A, Washington, DC 20301-3140. Website: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/. 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) (Title 5 United 
States Code (U.S.C), appendix), the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 
U.S.C. 552b), and Title 41 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Sections 
102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
    Due to circumstances beyond the control of the Designated Federal 
Officer, the Defense Science Board was unable to provide public 
notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning its August 10 
through 11 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 DSB is to provide 
independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to the DoD's 
scientific and technical enterprise. The objective of the meeting is to 
obtain, review, and evaluate classified information related to the 
DSB's mission. DSB membership will meet to discuss the 2022 DSB Summer 
Study on Technology Superiority (``the Summer Study'').
    Agenda: The DSB meeting on the Summer Study will begin on August 
10, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. with administrative opening remarks from Mr. 
Kevin Doxey, the Executive Director and Designated Federal Officer, and 
a classified overview of the objectives of the Summer Study from Dr. 
Eric Evans, the DSB Chair. Next, the DSB members will meet in a plenary 
session to discuss classified concepts, capabilities, and strategies 
that may enhance the military technological advantage of the United 
States. Following break, the DSB members will continue to meet to 
discuss classified concepts, capabilities, and strategies that may 
enhance the military technological advantage of the United States. The 
meeting will adjourn at 5:00 p.m. On August 11, 2022, beginning at 8:00 
a.m., the DSB members will again meet to discuss classified concepts, 
capabilities, and strategies that may enhance the military 
technological advantage of the United States. Following break, the DSB 
members will meet in a plenary session to discuss classified concepts, 
capabilities, and strategies that may enhance the military 
technological advantage of the United States. The meeting will adjourn 
at 4:00 p.m.
    Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with Section 10(d) of the FACA 
and 41 CFR 102-3.155, the DoD has determined that the DSB meeting will 
be closed to the public. Specifically, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering, in consultation with the DoD Office of 
the General Counsel, has

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determined in writing that the meeting will be closed to the public 
because it will consider matters covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). The 
determination is based on the consideration that it is expected that 
discussions throughout will involve classified matters of national 
security concern. 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 
the overall meetings. To permit the meeting to be open to the public 
would preclude discussion of such matters and would greatly diminish 
the ultimate utility of the DSB's findings and recommendations to the 
Secretary of Defense and to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering.
    Written Statements: In accordance with 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 by the DSB at any time regarding 
its mission or in response to the stated agenda of a planned meeting. 
Individuals submitting a written statement must submit their statement 
to the DSB DFO provided in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
at any point; however, if a written statement is not received at least 
three calendar days prior to the meeting, which is the subject of this 
notice, then it may not be provided to or considered by the DSB until a 
later date.

    Dated: August 3, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-17014 Filed 8-8-22; 8:45 am]
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