[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14457-14458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04024]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Policy Board: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce the following 
Federal advisory committee meeting of the Defense Policy Board (DPB) 
will take place.

DATES: Closed to the public; Tuesday, March 5, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m.
    Closed to the public; Wednesday, March 6, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The closed meeting will be held in the Rodman Conference 
Room, 3D852, at The Pentagon, 2000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 
20301-2000.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lt Col Jesse Humpal (U.S. Air Force), 
(571) 256-8395 (Voice), jesse.r.humpal.mil@mail.mil">jesse.r.humpal.mil@mail.mil (Email). Mailing 
address is 2000 Defense Pentagon, Attn: 5E420, Washington, DC 20301-
2000. You may also reference https://policy.defense.gov/OUSDP-Offices/Defense-Policy-Board/.

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'' or ``FACA''), 
5 U.S.C. 552b (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 and the Department of Defense, the Defense Policy Board was 
unable to provide public notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) 
concerning its March 5-6, 2024 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: To obtain, review, and evaluate classified 
information related to the DPB's mission to advise on: (a) issues 
central to strategic DoD planning; (b) policy implications of U.S. 
force structure and modernization on DoD's ability to execute U.S. 
defense strategy; (c) U.S. regional defense policies; and (d) other 
defense policy topics of special interest to the DoD, as determined by 
the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy.
    Agenda: On March 5, 2024, and March 6, 2024, the DPB will received 
classified briefings to evaluate the potential impact of an attack by 
the People's Republic of China's (PRC) on U.S. Defense Critical 
Infrastructure (DCI). Lt Col Jesse Humpal, Designated Federal Officer 
and Dr. Janine Davidson, Chair of the Defense Policy Board will provide 
opening remarks; The Hon. Sasha Baker, Acting Under Secretary of 
Defense for Policy, and Ms. Madeline Mortelmans, Acting Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Strategy Plans and Capabilities, will welcome 
the DPB and provide a strategic overview; Thomas Sisk, Defense 
Intelligence Officer for China, will discuss the PRC threat to the 
Homeland and DCI; Teresa Whelan, Director Defense Intelligence 
Collections and Special Programs, and Ms. Lauren Murphy, Cost 
Assessment and Program Evaluation, will discuss the potential impact of 
PRC attacks on homeland DCI; and Ms. Rebecca Zimmerman, Performing the 
Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and 
Hemispheric Affairs, will discuss DoD plans and strategy for defending 
DCI. After lunch, Ms. Rebecca Zimmerman, Performing the Duties of 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric 
Affairs, Caitlin Durkovich, Special Assistant to the President and 
Deputy Homeland Security Advisor for Resilience and Response, National 
Security Council, and Iranga Kahangama, Assistant Secretary for Cyber, 
Infrastructure, Risk, and Resilience, Department of Homeland Security, 
will discuss interagency perspectives on the wartime PRC threat to DCI; 
General Gregory M. Guillot, Commander USNORTHCOM/NORAD, will discuss 
their perspective on how their combatant command is addressing the DCI 
issue; General Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, Commander USTRANSCOM, will 
discuss their perspective on how their combatant command is addressing 
the DCI issue; and Dr. Janine Davidson, the DPB Chair, will lead the 
DPB through discussions and deliberations on Defense Critical 
Infrastructure challenges. Day One will conclude. Day Two begins with 
Dr. Janine Davidson, the DPB Chair, leading the DPB through discussions 
and deliberations on Defense Critical Infrastructure challenges; and 
the DPB will then provide its advice and recommendations to the Hon. 
Lloyd James Austin III, Secretary of Defense. The meeting will then 
conclude.
    Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) and 41 
CFR 102-3.155, the DoD has determined that this meeting shall be closed 
to the public. The Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Policy), in 
consultation with the DoD FACA Attorney, has determined in writing that 
this meeting be closed to the public because the discussions fall under 
the purview of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and are so inextricably intertwined 
with unclassified material that they cannot reasonably be segregated 
into separate discussions without disclosing classified material.
    Written Statements: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3) and 41 
CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140(c), the public or interested 
organizations may submit written statements to the membership of the 
DPB at any time regarding its mission or in response to the stated 
agenda of a planned meeting. Written statements should be submitted to 
the DPB's DFO, which is listed in this notice or can be obtained from 
the GSA's FACA Database--http://www.facadatabase.gov/. Written 
statements that do not pertain to a scheduled meeting of the DPB may be 
submitted at any time. However, if individual comments pertain to a 
specific topic being discussed at a planned meeting, then these 
statements must be submitted no later than five business days prior to 
the meeting in question. The DFO will review all submitted written 
statements and provide copies to all members.

    Dated: February 22, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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