[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10054-10055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02890]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting--Defense Advisory 
Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault 
in the Armed Forces

AGENCY: General Counsel of the Department of Defense, 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 Advisory 
Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault 
in the Armed Forces (DAC-IPAD) will take place.

DATES: Tuesday, March 12, 2024--Open to the public from 9:25 a.m. to 
4:45 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) and Wednesday, March 13, 2024--
Open to the public from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MST.

ADDRESSES: United States Air Force Academy, Blue & Silver Club, Falcon 
Stadium, 4900 Stadium Blvd., Air Force Academy, CO 80840. The meeting 
can be accessed virtually via the following dial-in number and links: 
Dial-in: (669) 254-5252/(646) 828-7666, Meeting ID: 161 7811 7058 
Passcode: DACIPAD. Link: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/16178117058?pwd=RTRLYi9NOEF2STZYeXd0TkJING00Zz09. Meeting ID: 161 7811 
7058 Passcode: DACIPAD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dwight Sullivan, 703-695-1055 (Voice), 
[email protected] (Email). Mailing address is DACIPAD, One 
Liberty Center, 875 N Randolph Street, Suite 150, Arlington, Virginia 
22203. Website: http://dacipad.whs.mil/. 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.) 
(formerly the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., 
App.)), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as 
amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.50.
    Purpose of the Meeting: In section 546 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015 (FY 2015) (Pub. L. 113-
291), as modified by section 537 of the NDAA FY 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92), 
Congress tasked the DAC-IPAD to advise the Secretary of Defense on the 
investigation, prosecution, and defense of allegations of rape, sexual 
assault, and other sexual misconduct involving members of the Armed 
Forces. This will be the thirty-fourth public meeting held by the DAC-
IPAD. On Day 1, the Committee will receive testimony from military 
justice practitioners local to installations near Colorado Springs, 
Colorado, on Military Rule of Evidence 513 litigation; Article 6b 
victims' rights litigation; judicial rulings on evidence in military 
sexual offense cases; and investigator access to digital evidence. On 
Day 2, the Committee will deliberate on the Day 1 panel sessions; will 
receive testimony from civilian practitioners on Service Member 
misconduct and comparative perspectives on evidentiary issues in 
civilian sexual assault trials; and will receive updates from the 
Policy Subcommittee, the Case Review Subcommittee, and the Special 
Projects Subcommittee. Prior to adjournment, the Committee will hear 
comments from the public.

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    Agenda: Day 1: 9:25 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction to 
Public Meeting; 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Special Victims' Counsel; 11:30 
a.m.-1:00 p.m. Working Lunch; 1:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Senior Defense 
Counsel; 2:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Break; 3:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Special Trial 
Counsel; 4:45 p.m. Public Meeting Day 1 Adjourned. Day 2: 9:15 a.m.-
9:20 a.m. Welcome and Overview of Day 2; 9:20 a.m.-10:00 a.m. DAC-IPAD 
Deliberations on Day 1 panel sessions; 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. El Paso 
County, Colorado, practitioners and victim's services; 11:00 a.m.-11:10 
a.m. Policy subcommittee Update; 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. Case Review 
Subcommittee Update; 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Special Projects 
Subcommittee Update; 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Public Comment; 12:00 p.m.-
12:30 p.m. Meeting Wrap-Up; 12:30 p.m. Public Meeting Day 2 Adjourned.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 5 U.S.C. 
1009(a)(1), the public or interested organizations may submit written 
comments to the DAC-IPAD about its mission and topics pertaining to 
this public meeting. Written comments must be received by the DAC-IPAD 
at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting date so that they 
may be made available to the DAC-IPAD members for their consideration 
prior to the meeting. Written comments should be submitted via email to 
the DAC-IPAD at [email protected] in the following 
formats: Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word. Please note that since the 
DAC-IPAD operates under the provisions of the FACA, all written 
comments will be treated as public documents and will be made available 
for public inspection.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140 and section 
10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written comments to the Committee 
about its mission and topics pertaining to this public session. Written 
comments must be received by the DAC-IPAD at least five (5) business 
days prior to the meeting date so that they may be made available to 
the Committee members for their consideration prior to the meeting. 
Written comments should be submitted via email to the DAC-IPAD at 
[email protected] in the following formats: Adobe 
Acrobat or Microsoft Word. Please note that since the DAC-IPAD operates 
under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 
all written comments will be treated as public documents and will be 
made available for public inspection. Oral statements from the public 
will be permitted, though the number and length of such oral statements 
may be limited based on the time available and the number of such 
requests. Oral presentations by members of the public will be permitted 
from 12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. MST on March 13, 2024.

    Dated: February 7, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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