[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48211-48212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15778]


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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.

DATES: The Remember and Explore Subcommittee will meet on Friday, 
August 11, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time. 
The Honor Subcommittee will meet on Friday, August 11, 2023, from 11:00 
a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The full ACANC will meet on 
Friday, August 11, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight 
Time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information, please visit: 
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/About/Advisory-Committee-on-Arlington-National-Cemetery/ACANC-Meetings, 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

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22211, or by email at [email protected], or by phone at 1-
877-907-8585.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 an 
update to the requested changes to the Chaplain Memorials; and receive 
an update on Road Naming at Arlington National Cemetery.
    The Honor Subcommittee will receive an update on the status of the 
Caisson at Arlington National Cemetery; and receive a briefing on 
Public Engagement efforts at Arlington National Cemetery.
    The ACANC will receive briefings from each subcommittee chair; 
receive an operational update from the National Cemeteries 
Administration; receive an update on Education Modules at ANC; receive 
a briefing on the Master Area Plan for ANC; and receive an update on 
Southern Expansion efforts at 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 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 Daylight Time, on 
Friday, 4 August 2023. (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 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. 2023-15778 Filed 7-25-23; 8:45 am]
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