[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 178 (Thursday, September 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56637-56638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19909]


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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, September 14, 2022 from 8 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. Closed to the public Thursday, September 15, 2022 from 8 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. Closed to the public Friday, September 16, 2022 from 10 a.m. 
to 4:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES:  The address of the closed meeting is the Executive 
Conference Center, 4075 Wilson Blvd., Floor 3, Arlington, VA 22203 on 
September 14-15, 2022 and 3140 Defense Pentagon, Room 2A528 on 
September 16, 2022.

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 2A528, 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 
(title 5 U.S.C., section 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 September 
14-16, 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 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 September 
14, 2022 at 8 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 a 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. 
Following a break, the DSB members will continue their discussion in 
breakout groups. The meeting will adjourn at 5 p.m. On September 15, 
2022, beginning at 8 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 a 
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. Following a 
break, the DSB members will continue to meet in a plenary session to 
discuss classified concepts, capabilities, and strategies that may 
enhance the military technological advantage of the United States, will 
continue this discussion in breakout groups, and finally will meet in 
plenary to continue to discuss classified concepts, capabilities, and 
strategies that may enhance the military technological advantage of the 
United States. The meeting will adjourn at 4 p.m. On September 16, 
2022, beginning at 10 a.m., the DSB members will meet to discuss 
classified concepts, capabilities, and strategies that may enhance the 
military technological advantage of the United States. Following a 
break, the DSB members will meet with the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
the Honorable Kathleen Hicks, to conduct a tabletop exercise in which 
members deliberate on and respond to various simulated and interactive 
scenarios. DSB members will provide findings and recommendations 
related to options for strategic, operational, and budgetary decisions 
that can be made to protect and strengthen DoD interests. The meeting 
will adjourn at 4:15 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 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.


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    Dated: September 9, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-19909 Filed 9-14-22; 8:45 am]
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