[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62398-62399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22377]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Innovation Board, Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the 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 Innovation 
Board (DIB) will take place.

DATES: Closed to the public, Monday, October 17, 2022 from 12 p.m. to 
3:45 p.m. Open to the public virtually, Monday, October 17, 2022 from 4 
p.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The address of the meeting is Room 3E188 in the Pentagon, 
Washington, DC 20301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Colleen Laughlin, (703) 697-7020 
(voice), [email protected] or [email protected] 
(email). Mailing address is Defense Innovation Board, 4800 Mark Center 
Drive, Suite 16F09-02, Alexandria, VA 22350-3600. The most current 
meeting agenda can be found on the DIB website at: https://innovation.defense.gov.

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 Designated Federal 
Officer, the Defense Innovation Board was unable to provide public 
notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning its October 17, 
2022 meeting. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee Management Officer 
for the

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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 DIB is to provide the 
Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense independent 
advice and strategic insights on the emerging technologies landscape, 
adoption of commercial sector innovation best practices, and the impact 
of disruptive and emerging technologies and their relevance to DoD. The 
DIB focuses on (a) technology and capabilities, (b) practices and 
operations, (c) people and culture, and (d) other research and analysis 
of topics raised by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of 
Defense, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
towards achieving National Defense goals. The objective of the meeting 
is to obtain, review, and evaluate information related to the DIB's 
mission.
    Agenda: The DIB's meeting will begin in closed session on October 
17, 2022 at 12 p.m. eastern time with opening remarks by Ms. Colleen 
Laughlin, the Executive Director and Designated Federal Officer (DFO) 
and Mr. Michael Bloomberg, the DIB Chair. The DIB will participate in 
classified discussions on matters related to national defense. These 
discussions will focus on senior DoD leader's defense innovation 
priorities and challenges and the broader innovation and national 
security landscape. The DFO will then adjourn the closed board meeting 
at 3:45 p.m.
    The DFO will reconvene the DIB in an open meeting from 4 p.m. to 5 
p.m., with opening remarks by the DFO and the DIB Chair. The DIB will 
then do member introductions, followed by a discussion of DIB tasks and 
mandate. The DFO will review comments submitted by the public; those 
will be provided to the DIB Chair and Members in advance and will be 
posted to the DIB website as part of the public record. The meeting 
will conclude with closing remarks by the DIB Chair and adjournment of 
the open meeting by the Designated Federal Officer at 5 p.m. The latest 
version of the agenda will be available on the Board's website at: 
https://innovation.defense.gov.
    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 
October 17, 2022 meeting of the DIB 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 October 17, 2022 from 12 
p.m. to 3:45 p.m. This determination was made in writing by the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in consultation with 
the DoD Office of General Counsel, based on the consideration that it 
is expected that discussions throughout this period 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 DIB's findings and recommendations to the Secretary of 
Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering.
    Pursuant to section 10(a)(1) of the FACA and 41 CFR 102-3.140, the 
portion of the meeting on October 17, 2022 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. is 
open to the public virtually. Members of the public wishing to receive 
a link to the livestream webcast should register on the DIB website 
listed in this notice no later than October 14, 2022. Members of the 
media should RSVP to the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of 
Defense (Public Affairs), at [email protected]. 
Requests to attend the virtual public session must be received no later 
than 12 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2022.
    Special Accommodations: Individuals requiring special 
accommodations to access the public meeting should contact the DFO (see 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for contact information) no 
later than Friday, October 14, 2022 so that appropriate arrangements 
can be made.
    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 DIB in response to the stated agenda of the meeting or in regard to 
the DIB's mission in general. Written comments may be submitted to the 
DFO via electronic mail (the preferred mode of submission) to the 
address [email protected] in either Adobe Acrobat Portable 
Document Format (PDF) or Microsoft Word format. Each page of the 
comment or statement must include the author's name, title or 
affiliation, address, and daytime phone number. The DFO will compile 
all written submissions and provide them to DIB members for 
consideration. Written comments or statements received after 12 p.m. 
October 14, 2022 may not be provided to the DIB until its next 
scheduled meeting. Please note that because the DIB operates under the 
provisions of the FACA, 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 DIB's 
website.
    Oral Presentations: Individuals wishing to make an oral statement 
to the DIB at the virtual public meeting may be permitted to speak for 
up to two minutes. Anyone wishing to speak to the DIB should submit a 
request by email at [email protected] no later than October 14, 
2022 for planning purposes. Requests for making oral comments should 
include a copy or summary of planned remarks for archival purposes and 
must include the author's name, title or affiliation, address, and 
daytime phone number. Individuals may also be permitted to submit a 
comment request at the public meeting; however, depending on the number 
of individuals making prior requests to speak, the schedule may limit 
participation. Webcast attendees will be provided instructions with the 
livestream link if they wish to submit comments during the open 
meeting.

    Dated: October 11, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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