[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 165 (Friday, August 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52544-52545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18471]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Policy Board: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce the following 
Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Policy Board (DPB) 
will take place.

DATES: 
    Closed to the public; Tuesday, September 6, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. to 
6 p.m.
    Closed to the public; Wednesday, September 7, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The closed meetings will be held at The Pentagon, 2000 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stacee Bako, (703) 571-9234 
(Voice), 703-697-8606 (Facsimile), osd.pentagon.rsrcmgmt.list.ousd-policy-defense-board-mbx@mail.mil (Email). Mailing address is 2000 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., 
app.), the Government in the Sunshine Act (``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 (DFO), the DPB was unable to provide public notification 
required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning its September 6-7 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: To obtain, review, and evaluate classified 
information related to the DPB's mission to advise on (a) issues 
central to strategic DoD planning; (b) policy implications of U.S. 
force structure and modernization on DoD's ability to execute U.S. 
defense strategy; (c) U.S. regional defense policies; and (d) other 
defense policy topics of special interest to the DoD, as determined by 
the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy.
    Agenda: On September 6, 2022, and September 7, 2022, the DPB will 
receive classified briefings and hold classified discussions on how 
China and Russia's potential development of fractional orbital 
bombardment systems and space-to-ground weapons could impact U.S. 
deterrence and strategic stability, as well as to consider U.S. 
response options to the potential development of such capabilities by 
any adversary, and participate in a classified Pacific-theater tabletop 
exercise. The DPB will be addressed by the Secretary of Defense, and/or 
the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Undersecretary of Defense for 
Policy. The DPB will receive classified briefings on (1) Chinese and 
Russian Space policy doctrine and capabilities from the Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency; (2) 
receive a briefing on the space strategic review from the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Dr. John F. Plumb; (3) U.S. 
space and missile defense capabilities brief from U.S. Space Command 
and the Missile Defense Agency; (4) receive a State Department briefing 
on perspectives of strategic stability and arms control from the Office 
of the Assistant Secretary of State, Arms Control, Verification, and 
Compliance and (5) hold discussions on the briefings in a classified 
session with the Secretary, and/or the Deputy Secretary, and the Under 
Secretary of Defense. Additionally, the DPB will provide advice and 
recommendations on a classified Pacific-theater based tabletop 
exercise.
    Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with section 10(d) of the FACA 
and 41 CFR 102-3.155, the DoD has determined that this meeting shall be 
closed to the public. The Under Secretary of Defense (Policy), in 
consultation with the DoD FACA Attorney, has determined in writing that 
this meeting be closed to the public because the discussions fall under 
the purview of section 552b(c)(1) of the Sunshine Act and are so 
inextricably intertwined with unclassified material that they cannot 
reasonably be segregated into separate discussions without disclosing 
classified material.
    Written Statements: In accordance with section 10(a)(3) of the FACA 
and 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140(c), the public or interested 
organizations may submit written statements to the

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membership of the DPB at any time regarding its mission or in response 
to the stated agenda of a planned meeting. Written statements should be 
submitted to the DPB's DFO, which is listed in this notice or can be 
obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--http://www.facadatabase.gov/. 
Written statements that do not pertain to a scheduled meeting of the 
DPB may be submitted at any time. However, if individual comments 
pertain to a specific topic being discussed at a planned meeting, then 
these statements must be submitted no later than five business days 
prior to the meeting in question. The DFO will review all submitted 
written statements and provide copies to all members.

    Dated: August 23, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-18471 Filed 8-25-22; 8:45 am]
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