[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 49455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16120]


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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, 
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, August 16, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, August 17, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; 
and Friday, August 18, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES:  The address of the closed meeting is the Executive 
Conference Center, 4075 Wilson Blvd., Floor 3, Arlington, VA 22203.

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).
    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 to discuss the 2023 DSB Summer 
Study on Climate Change and Global Security (``the DSB Summer Study'').
    Agenda: The meeting will begin on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 
8:00 a.m. with administrative opening remarks from Mr. Kevin Doxey, DFO 
and Executive Director, and a classified overview of the Summer Study 
to date from Dr. Eric Evans, the DSB Chair. Next, the DSB members will 
meet in a plenary session to discuss classified strategies for 
anticipating the global stresses and possible conflict due to climate 
change. Following break, the DSB members will meet in a plenary session 
to discuss classified strategies for anticipating the global stresses 
and possible conflict due to climate change. Next, members will meet in 
a breakout session to discuss classified strategies for anticipating 
the global stresses and possible conflict due to climate change. The 
meeting will adjourn at 5:00 p.m. On Thursday, August 17, 2023, the DSB 
members will meet in a breakout session with subject matter experts 
from United States Africa Command to discuss classified strategies for 
anticipating the global stresses and possible conflict due to climate 
change. The members will then meet in a breakout session to discuss 
classified strategies for anticipating the global stresses and possible 
conflict due to climate change. Next, the DSB members will meet in a 
plenary session to discuss classified strategies for anticipating the 
global stresses and possible conflict due to climate change. The 
meeting will adjourn at 5:00 p.m. On Friday, August 18, 2023, the DSB 
members will meet in a breakout session to discuss classified 
strategies for anticipating the global stresses and possible conflict 
due to climate change. The meeting will adjourn at 12:00 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 meeting. 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 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: July 25, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-16120 Filed 7-28-23; 8:45 am]
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