[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 76468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27148]



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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 that the 
following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Policy 
Board (DPB) will take place.

DATES: Closed to the public, Tuesday, December 13, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5:20 p.m. and Wednesday, December 14, 2022 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The closed meeting will be held in the Rodman Room, The 
Pentagon, 2000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  The Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 
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, the Defense Policy Board was unable to provide public 
notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning its December 
13-14, 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: 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 December 13, 2022 and December 14, 2022, the DPB will 
receive classified briefings and hold classified discussions on DoD's 
current role, processes, capabilities, and organizational constructs 
for planning and conducting information operations, military 
information support operations, and psychological operations in an era 
of expanding strategic competition including the application of 
emerging technology and the continuing evolution of social media 
platforms. The Secretary of Defense and the Undersecretary of Defense 
for Policy will address the DPB. The DPB will receive classified 
briefings on the following: (1) DoD Information Operations Doctrine and 
Posture from Christopher P. Maier, Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict; (2) intelligence 
briefings on the current information environment; and allies and 
partners and the information environment, both with a question and 
answer session; (3) the evolution of information operations and 
psychological operations from LTG Braga, Commander, U.S. Army Special 
Operations Command and BG Gil Ferguson, Deputy Commanding General for 
Operations; (4) Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve 
(CJTF-OIR) and Iraq's Counterterrorism Service from MG John Brennan, 
Director of Operations, J-3, United States Special Operations Command 
and former Commander CJTF-OIR (to be confirmed); (5) the United States 
Cyber Command approach to force development and information effects 
from Lt. Gen Timothy D. Haugh, Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command (to 
be confirmed); (6) information operations for perception management 
case studies led by RDML Ronald A. Foy, Deputy Director for Global 
Operations, Joint Staff; and (7) participate in an information 
operations scenario-based discussion led by the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Policy and RDML Ronald A. Foy. The DPB will also deliberate 
and discuss their findings and recommendations of the previous DPB 
meeting in September 2022 and then brief the Secretary of Defense on 
the DPB's findings and recommendations from that meeting.
    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 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 two business days prior to 
the meeting in question. The DFO will review all submitted written 
statements and provide copies to all members.

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