[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14152-14153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04611]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery Meeting Notice

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of open committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to 
announce the following virtual Federal advisory committee meeting of 
the Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery (ACANC), The 
Honor Subcommittee, and the Remember and Explore Subcommittee. These 
meetings are open to the public. For more information, please visit: 
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/About/Advisory-Committee-on-Arlington-National-Cemetery/ACANC-Meetings.

DATES: The Remember and Explore Subcommittee will meet virtually on 
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern 
Standard Time. The Honor Subcommittee will meet on Wednesday, 22 March, 
2023 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. The full ACANC will 
meet on Thursday, March 23, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Eastern 
Standard Time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Renea Yates; Designated Federal 
Official or Mr. Matthew Davis; Alternate Designated Federal Official 
(DFO) for the ACANC, in writing at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), 
Arlington VA 22211, or by email at [email protected], or by 
phone at 1-877-907-8585.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to circumstances beyond the control of 
the Designated Federal Officer, the Remember and Explore Subcommittee 
of the Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery was unable to 
provide public notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning 
its March 15, 2023 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.
    This meeting is being held under the provisions of chapter 10, 5 
U.S.C. (commonly known as the Federal Advisory Committee Act or FACA), 
the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (U.S.C. 552b) and 41 Code of 
the Federal Regulations (CFR 102-3.150).
    Purpose of the Meeting: The primary purpose of the Remember & 
Explore Subcommittee is to recommend methods to maintain the Tomb of 
the Unknown Soldier Monument, including the cracks in the large marble 
sarcophagus, the adjacent marble slabs, and the potential replacement 
marble stone for the sarcophagus already gifted to the Army; accomplish 
an independent assessment of requests to place commemorative monuments 
within ANC; and identify means to capture and convey ANC's history, and 
improve the quality of visitors' experiences now and for generations to 
come.
    The primary purpose of the Honor Subcommittee is to accomplish an 
independent assessment of methods to address the long-term future of 
the Army national cemeteries, including how best to extend the active 
burials and what ANC should focus on once all available space is used.
    The ACANC provides independent advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary of the Army on ANC, including, but not limited to, cemetery 
administration, the erection of memorials at the cemetery, and master 
planning for the cemetery. The Secretary of the Army may act on the 
ACANC's advice and recommendations.
    Agenda: The Remember and Explore Subcommittee will receive updates 
on the Chaplains Hill Monuments and the National Conference on Ministry 
in the Armed Forces (NCMAF) proposal; and receive an update on the Army 
actions to date regarding the Secretary of Defense's Implementation 
Guidance for the Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of 
Defense that Commemorate the Confederate States of America or Any 
Person Who Served Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America's 
recommendations regarding the Confederate Memorial.
    The Honor Subcommittee will receive an update on the status of the 
Final Eligibility Criteria Rule; and receive a briefing on the Memorial 
Avenue Area Development Plan.
    The ACANC will receive briefings from each subcommittee chair; 
receive an operational update from the National Cemeteries 
Administration; receive a briefing on the Exception to Policy Process 
for interment at ANC; and receive an information briefing from the 3rd 
Infantry Regiment and U.S. Army Band on support to ANC.
    Public's Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to FACA and 41 CFR 
102-3.140 through 102-3.165, this meeting is open to the public.
    Procedures for Attendance and Public Comment: Contact Mr. Matthew 
Davis at via electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at the 
addresses listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 
register to attend any of these virtual meetings. Public attendance 
will be via virtual attendance only. To attend any of these events, 
submit your full name, organization, email address, and phone number, 
and which meeting you would like to attend. Upon receipt of this 
information, a link will be sent to the email address provided which 
will allow virtual attendance to the event. Requests to attend the 
meetings must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, on 
Friday, 10 March 2023 (for the Remember and Explore Subcommittee 
Meeting); and Friday 17 March, 2023 (for the Honor Subcommittee Meeting 
or the Full ACANC meeting). (ANC will be unable to provide technical 
assistance to any user experiencing technical difficulties.)
    For additional information about public access procedures, contact 
Mr. Matthew Davis, the Alternate DFO, at the email address or telephone 
number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Written Comments and Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) 
and 102-3.140 and 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3), the public or interested 
organizations may submit written comments or statements to the 
Subcommittees and/or the ACANC in response to the stated agenda of the 
open meeting or in regard to the ACANC's Committee's mission in 
general. Written comments or statements should be submitted to Mr. 
Matthew Davis, the Alternate DFO, via electronic mail, the preferred 
mode of submission, at the address listed in the

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Each page of the comment or 
statement must include the author's name, title or affiliation, 
address, and daytime phone number. Written comments or statements being 
submitted in response to the agenda set forth in this notice must be 
received by the ACANC's DFO at least seven business days prior to the 
meeting to be considered by the ACANC. The ACANC's DFO will review all 
timely submitted written comments or statements with the ACANC's 
Chairperson, and ensure the comments are provided to all members of the 
ACANC before the meeting. Written comments or statements received after 
this date may not be provided to the ACANC until its next meeting. 
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140d, the ACANC is not obligated to allow any 
member of the public to speak or otherwise address the ACANC during the 
meeting. Members of the public may be permitted to make verbal comments 
during these meetings, and if allowed only at the time and in the 
manner described below. If a member of the public is interested in 
making a verbal comment at the open meeting, that individual must 
submit a request, with a brief statement of the subject matter to be 
addressed by the comment, at least three (3) business days in advance 
to the ACANC's Alternate DFO, via electronic mail, the preferred mode 
of submission, at the addresses listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section. The ACANC's DFO will log each request, in the order 
received, and in consultation with the appropriate Chair determine 
whether the subject matter of each comment is relevant to the missions 
and/or the topics to be addressed in these public meeting. Members of 
the public who have requested to make a comment and whose comments have 
been deemed relevant under the process described above, will be invited 
to speak in the order in which their requests were received by the 
ACANC's DFO. The appropriate Chair may allot a specific amount of time 
for comments.

James W. Satterwhite, Jr.,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-04611 Filed 3-6-23; 8:45 am]
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