[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68472-68473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24864]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and 
Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces; Notice of Federal 
Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: General Counsel of the Department 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 Advisory 
Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault 
in the Armed Forces will take place.

DATES: Open to the public, December 6, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 
p.m. EST and December 7, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST.

ADDRESSES:  Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City, 1250 S Hayes Street, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Dwight Sullivan, 703-695-1055 
(Voice), 703-693-3903 (Facsimile), [email protected] 
(email). Mailing address is DACIPAD, One Liberty Center, 875 N Randolph 
Street, Suite 150, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Website: http://dacipad.whs.mil/. 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) of 1972 (5 
U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
    Purpose of the Meeting: In section 546 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub. L. 113-291), as modified 
by section 537 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92), Congress tasked the DAC-IPAD to advise the 
Secretary of Defense on the investigation, prosecution, and defense of 
allegations of rape, forcible sodomy, sexual assault, and other sexual 
misconduct involving members of the Armed Forces. This will be the 
twenty-fifth public meeting held by the DAC-IPAD. On Day 1, the DAC-
IPAD will receive an overview of the military justice pre-trial process 
from a panel of service representatives. Next, Survivors United 
representatives will provide their perspectives on victims' 
participation in the military justice process. Next, a panel of Special 
Victims' Counsel and Victims' Legal Counsel will discuss their role in 
representing victims of crimes in the military. After lunch, a panel of 
service representatives will brief the Committee on the implementation 
of the Office of Special Trial Counsel. To close the day, the Committee 
will discuss the DAC-IPAD and GAO Racial Disparity Reports, receive an 
update from the Case Review Subcommittee, receive public comment, and 
adjourn the meeting. On Day 2, the Committee will receive updates from 
the Special Projects Subcommittee and the Policy Subcommittee, discuss 
and deliberate on the DAC-IPAD annual report that is due March 30, 
2023, and adjourn the meeting.

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    Agenda: Day 1, December 6, 2022: 9:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m. Welcome and 
Introduction to Public Meeting; 9:15 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Uniform Code of 
Military Justice Pre-Trial Process Overview; 10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. 
Survivors United; 10:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Break; 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 
Special Victims' Counsel/Victims' Legal Counsel (SVC/VLC) Panel; 12:00 
p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch; 1:00-2:30 p.m. Offices of Special Trial Counsel 
Panel; 2:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m. DAC-IPAD and U.S. Government Accountability 
Office (GAO) Racial Disparity Reports Discussion; 3:15 p.m.-4:00 p.m. 
Case Review Subcommittee Update; 4:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Public Comment; 
4:15 p.m. Public Meeting Adjourned. Day 2, December 7, 2022: 8:30 a.m.-
9:15 a.m. Special Projects Subcommittee Update; 9:15 a.m.-10:00 a.m. 
Policy Subcommittee Update; 10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Break; 10:15 a.m.-
11:15 a.m. Deliberations; 11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Meeting Wrap-up; 
Preview Next Meeting; 11:30 a.m. Public Meeting Adjourned.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to section 10(a)(1) of the FACA and 
41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150, this meeting is open to the public. 
Seating is limited and is on a first-come basis. Please consult the 
website for any changes to the public meeting date or time.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140 and section 
10(a)(3) of the FACA, the public or interested organizations may submit 
written comments to the DAC-IPAD about its mission and topics 
pertaining to this public meeting. Written comments must be received by 
the DAC-IPAD at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting date 
so that they may be made available to the DAC-IPAD members for their 
consideration prior to the meeting. Written comments should be 
submitted viaemail to the DAC-IPAD at 
[email protected] in the following formats: Adobe 
Acrobat or Microsoft Word. Please note that since the DAC-IPAD operates 
under the provisions of the FACA, all written comments will be treated 
as public documents and will be made available for public inspection. 
Oral statements from the public will be permitted, though the number 
and length of such oral statements may be limited based on the time 
available and the number of such requests. Oral statement requests must 
be received by the DAC-IPAD at least five (5) business days prior to 
the meeting date by submitting them viaemail at 
[email protected]. Oral presentations by members of 
the public will be permitted from 4:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. EST on December 
6, 2022.

    Dated: November 9, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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