[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67622-67624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18757]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Reserve Forces Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD 
(P&R)), 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 Reserve Forces Policy Board 
(RFPB) will occur.

DATES: The RFPB will hold an open meeting to the public on Wednesday, 
September 11, 2024, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The in-person meeting will be held at the RFPB office 
located at 5109 Leesburg Pike, Suite 501, Falls Church, Virginia 22041. 
The meeting will also be held via videoconference. Participant access 
information will be provided after registering. Pre-meeting 
registration is required. See guidance in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, 
``Meeting Accessibility.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Flowers, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO) at [email protected] or 703-697-1795. The 
mailing address is

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Reserve Forces Policy Board, 5109 Leesburg Pike, Suite 501, Falls 
Church, Virginia 22041. The most up-to-date changes to the meeting 
agenda can be found on the website: https://rfpb.defense.gov/.

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''), 
title 5, U.S.C., section 552b (commonly known as the ''Government in 
the Sunshine Act''), and title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, section 
102-3.140 and section 102-3.155.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to obtain, 
review, and evaluate relevant information related to strategies, 
policies, and practices designed to improve and enhance the 
capabilities, efficiency, effectiveness, and accessibility of the 
Reserve Component (RC).
    Agenda: The RFPB will hold an open meeting to the public from 12:30 
p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. The RFPB will begin 
the meeting at 12:30 p.m. with opening and introductory remarks by Mr. 
Eric Flowers, the DFO, Major General Vanessa Dornhoefer, United States 
Air Force Reserve, the RFPB's Military Executive and the RFPB 
Chairperson, the Honorable Lisa Disbrow. After the introductory 
remarks, the RFPB will receive updates from its three subcommittees. 
Starting at 12:40 p.m. the Integration of Total Force Personnel Policy 
subcommittee will provide an update on its significant events since the 
last board meeting. Subcommittee member Sergeant Major (SGM) Stuart 
Coupe will provide the update. SGM Coupe's presentation will focus on 
the subcommittee's progress on assessing the viability of various 
workforce permeability options and an overview of the subcommittee's 
initial research findings concerning relevant implications of future 
strategic depth matters associated with the RC. At approximately 12:50 
p.m., the RCs' Role in Homeland Defense and Support to Civil 
Authorities subcommittee will provide a ten-minute update on its 
recently submitted Reserve Component Support for Homeland Defense 
Report. The Honorable Paul Stockton, subcommittee chair, will provide 
the update. He will highlight subcommittee recommendations on specific 
Homeland Defense (HD) policy initiatives, ways to supplement 
mobilization authorities and other measures to strengthen the DoD's 
ability to use the RC in achieving HD priorities in the 2022 National 
Defense Strategy (NDS). At approximately, 1:00 p.m., the Total Force 
Integration subcommittee will then provide an update on its research 
and analysis efforts on the Reserve Force of 2040 concept. Dr. Stacie 
Pettyjohn, the subcommittee chair, will provide the update. Dr. 
Pettyjohn will provide a status of the subcommittee's work on 
developing recommendations on operational and structural considerations 
for the RC in a future strategic environment. The recommendations will 
be based on NDS projections of RC mission sets and organizational 
structures between the present day and 2040. The update will be 
inclusive of the subcommittee's progress in seeking resources to fund a 
study that will shape those recommendations. After the subcommittees' 
updates, at approximately 1:10 p.m., the RFPB will receive a sixty-
minute, RC-oriented brief on the future of Army RC preparation and 
utilization opportunities in consideration of the Reserve Force of 2040 
concept. Dr. Jacob Barton, Deputy Director of Intelligence for US Army 
Futures Command, will make a presentation on US Army Futures Command 
priorities in relation to the projected operating environment of 2040. 
This projection is based on current trend analyses and open-source 
intelligence data used to inform Army-related aspects of the Reserve 
Force of 2040 concept. After the Army Futures Command presentation, 
participants will conduct a 15-minute break from 2:10 p.m. to 2:25 p.m. 
At approximately 2:25 p.m., the RFPB will receive a sixty-minute, RC-
oriented brief on the future of Navy RC preparation and utilization 
opportunities in consideration of the Reserve Force of 2040 concept. 
Mr. Alex Trempe, Deputy Director, from the Strategy and Concepts 
Division on the Chief of Naval Operations' staff will make a 
presentation on the US Navy's holistic outlook on the future status of 
US naval forces, inclusive of Naval Reserve Component assets and 
capabilities. After Mr. Trempe's presentation, participants will 
conduct a 15-minute break from 3:25 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. At approximately 
3:40 p.m., the RFPB will receive a sixty-minute, RC-oriented brief on 
the future of US Air Force RC preparation and utilization opportunities 
in consideration of the Reserve Force of 2040 concept. Mr. Brian 
Coppersmith, a Futures Officer from the Air Force Chief of Staff's 
Concepts and Futures Division will make a presentation on the US Air 
Force's holistic outlook on the future status of US air capabilities, 
inclusive of Air Force Reserve Component assets and force structure. At 
the conclusion of Mr. Coppersmith's presentation, at approximately 4:40 
p.m. the Honorable Disbrow will offer closing remarks and adjourn the 
meeting at approximately 4:45 p.m.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 1 and 41 CFR. 
102-3.140 through 102-3.150, and subject to the availability of space, 
this meeting is open to the public from 12:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on 
September 11, 2024. The meeting will be held in-person and via 
videoconference. The number of participants for the in-person session 
and videoconference is limited and is on a first-come basis. All 
members of the public who wish to attend the in-person session or 
participate in the videoconference must register by contacting the RFPB 
DFO, Eric Flowers, at [email protected] or, 
[email protected] or, (703) 697-1795 no later 
than Monday, September 9, 2024 (by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time).
    Individuals that may require physical meeting or electronic meeting 
accommodations should submit their request to the RFPB DFO, Eric 
Flowers, at [email protected] or, [email protected] or, (703) 697-1795. Once registered, the web 
address and audio number will be provided to those members of the 
public planning to participate in the videoconference. For those 
members of the public who successfully register for in-person 
attendance, the meeting will be held in the RFPB large conference room 
at the RFPB office. The RFPB office is located on the 5th floor, in 
suite 501 in the Skyline 6 office building located at 5109 Leesburg 
Pike, Falls Church, Virginia. Instructions for on-site parking will be 
provided after a member of the public successfully registers with the 
DFO to attend the in-person session.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and section 
10(a)(3) of the FACA, the public and interested parties may submit 
written statements to the RFPB at any time about its approved agenda or 
at any time on the RFPB's mission. Written statements should be 
submitted to the RFPB's DFO at the address or email listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION section. If statements pertain to a specific topic 
being discussed at the planned meeting, then these statements must be 
submitted no later than one (1) business day prior to the scheduled 
meeting date. Written statements received after this date may not be 
provided to or considered by the RFPB until its next scheduled meeting. 
The DFO will review all timely

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submitted written statements and provide copies to all the committee 
members before the meeting that is the subject of this notice. Please 
note that all submitted comments and public presentations will be 
treated as public documents and will be made available for public 
inspection, in accordance with the provisions outlined in the Freedom 
of Information Act, including, but not limited to, being posted on the 
RFPB's website.

    Dated: August 16, 2024.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-18757 Filed 8-20-24; 8:45 am]
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