[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18836-18837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07118]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Science, Technology and Innovation Board; Notice of Federal
Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
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ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Department of War (DoW) is publishing this notice to
announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the
Science, Technology, and Innovation Board (STIB) will take place.
DATES: Closed to the public Tuesday, July 14 through Thursday, July 16,
2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The address of the closed meeting is Strategic Analysis,
Inc., 4075 Wilson Boulevard, Ste. 300, Arlington, VA 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Elizabeth J. Kowalski, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO): (703) 571-0082 (Voice), [email protected] (Email). Mailing address is Science,
Technology, and Innovation Board, 4800 Mark Center Dr., Suite 15D08,
Alexandria, VA 22311. Website: https://stib.cto.mil/.
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 parts 102-3.140 and 102-3.150 of title 41 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR).
Purpose of the Meeting: The STIB's mission is to provide
independent advice and recommendations on matters supporting DoW's
scientific, technological, and innovative enterprises. The objective of
the meeting is to obtain, review, and evaluate classified information
related to the STIB's mission. The STIB will meet with DoW leadership
to discuss classified, current and future national security challenges
and priorities within DoW and deliberate and vote on findings and
recommendations.
Agenda: The meeting will begin on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 8:00
a.m. Ms. Elizabeth Kowalski, DFO and Dr. Mitch Nikolich, Chair of the
STIB, will provide opening remarks and a classified overview of the
objectives of the Fiscal Year (FY) 25 National Defense Authorization
Act (NDAA) section 245, Designation of Certain Facilities on Kwajalein
Atoll as a Major Range and Test Facility Base. Next, the STIB members
will meet to assess the feasibility and advisability of designating the
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile War Test Site and United States Army
Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as facilities and resources comprising the
Major Range and Test Facility Base, including with respect to the
availability and mission capability of such test site and garrison,
with working lunch and periodic breaks. The meeting will adjourn at
6:00 p.m. and will continue Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. The
STIB members will meet to assess the feasibility and advisability of
designating the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile War Test Site and
United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as facilities and resources
comprising the Major Range and Test Facility Base, including with
respect to the availability and mission capability of such test site
and garrison, with working lunch and periodic breaks. The meeting will
adjourn at 6:00 p.m. and will continue Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 8:00
a.m. The STIB members will meet to assess the feasibility and
advisability of designating the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile War
Test Site and United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as facilities
and resources comprising the Major Range and Test Facility Base,
including with respect to the availability and mission capability of
such test site and garrison, with working lunch and periodic breaks.
Lastly, the members will deliberate and vote on the finalized product
regarding the classified overview of the objectives of the FY 25 NDAA
section 245, Designation of Certain Facilities on Kwajalein Atoll as a
Major Range and Test Facility Base. The meeting will adjourn at 6:00
p.m.
Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) and 41
CFR 102-3.155, DoW has determined that these STIB meetings will be
closed to the public. Specifically, the Under Secretary of War for
Research and Engineering, in consultation with DoW Office of General
Counsel, has determined in writing that the meeting will be closed to
the public because discussions fall under the purview of 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(1). The determination is based on the consideration 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 meetings. 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 STIB's findings and recommendations to the
Secretary of War and to the Under Secretary of War for Research and
Engineering.
Written Statements: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 1009(a) (3) and 41
CFR 102-3.140(c) and 102-3.150(6) interested persons may submit a
written statement for consideration by the STIB at any time, subject to
such reasonable rules or regulations as the Administrator may
prescribe. Individuals submitting a written statement must submit their
statement to the STIB DFO at the email address provided in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. If a written statement for
consideration at a meeting 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 STIB until a later date.
Please note that all submitted comments and statements will be treated
as public documents and will be made available for public inspection.
Dated: April 9, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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