[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27869-27870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09417]


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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, 
Defense Science Board, 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, May 3, 2023 from 8 a.m. to 4 
p.m.

ADDRESSES:  The address of the closed meeting is conference room 3A912A 
at the Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Mr. Kevin Doxey, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), (703) 571-0081 (Voice), (703) 697-1860 (Facsimile), 
[email protected] (Email). Mailing address is Defense Science 
Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B888A, 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 chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) 
(commonly known as the ``Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)''); 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c) (commonly known as the ``Government in the Sunshine 
Act''); and sections 102-3.140 and 102-3.150 of title 41, Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR).
    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 May 3, 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.
    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 with DoD Leadership to discuss 
classified current and future national security challenges and 
priorities within the DoD.
    Agenda: The meeting will begin on May 3, 2023 at 8 a.m. with 
opening remarks from Mr. Kevin Doxey, the Designated Federal Officer, 
and Dr. Eric Evans, DSB Chair. The first briefing will be from 
Brigadier General Jason T. Hinds, Director of Plans, Programs, and 
Analyses, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, who will provide 
classified remarks on current events in Europe. Following break, Vice 
Admiral Jon Hill, Director, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), will provide 
classified remarks on MDA's priorities. Following break, the Board will 
deliberate and vote on the DSB Quick Task Force on National Security 
Innovation Activities' findings and recommendations. Following break, 
the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy, will provide 
classified remarks on the Navy's technical challenges and priorities. 
Next, the Honorable Susanna V. Blume, Director, Cost Assessment and 
Program Evaluation (CAPE), will provide classified remarks on CAPE's 
challenges and priorities. Finally, Dr. Kathleen Hicks, accompanied by 
Dr. Craig Martell, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, 
and Ms. Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering, will provide classified remarks on the DoD's technical 
challenges and priorities. The meeting will adjourn at 4 p.m.
    Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) 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 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3) and 41 
CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, interested

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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 at the email address 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.

    Dated: April 28, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-09417 Filed 5-2-23; 8:45 am]
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