80 FR 38671 - Threat Reduction Advisory Committee; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 129 (July 7, 2015)

The Department of Defense announces the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 129 (Tuesday, July 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38671-38672]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16578]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Threat Reduction Advisory Committee; Notice of Federal Advisory 
Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics), Department of Defense.

ACTION: Federal Advisory Committee meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense announces the following Federal 
advisory committee meeting of the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee.

DATES: Wednesday, July 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, 
July 16, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: CENTRA Technology Inc., Arlington, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William Hostyn, DoD, Defense 
Threat Reduction Agency/J2/5/8R-AC, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MS 6201, 
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201. Email: [email protected]. 
Phone: (703) 767-4453. Fax: (703) 767-4206.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to difficulties beyond the control of 
the Designated Federal Officer, the Department of Defense was unable to 
finalize the meeting announcement for the scheduled meeting of the 
Threat Reduction Advisory Committee on July 15-16, 2015, to ensure 
compliance with 41 CFR 102-3.150(a). 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 Meeting: This meeting is being held under the provisions 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA) (5 U.S.C., 
Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 
U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150. The TRAC will obtain, 
review and evaluate classified information related to the Committee's 
mission to advise on technology security, Combating Weapons of Mass 
Destruction (C-WMD), counter terrorism and counter proliferation.
    Agenda: All discussions for the two-day meeting will be classified. 
On Wednesday, July 15, the Chair will open the meeting with remarks 
that outline the topics that will be covered in the two-day meeting. 
Following the opening remarks, the TRAC will receive a brief on the 
Office of Net Assessment and China. Following that brief, a 
representative from the Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee will 
brief the TRAC on Russian Weapons Technology. The TRAC will then 
receive an overview brief on the National Nuclear Security Agency. 
Following the briefing, the TRAC will receive an overview brief that 
focuses on Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology. The 
first day will conclude with a TRAC-only session to discuss the 
information presented and how it relates to previous and current TRAC 
studies. The TRAC will continue to meet on July 16, 2015. The Chair 
will open the day with brief comments that summarize the previous day 
and outline the current day. Following his comments, the Director of 
the Defense Threat Reduction Agency & U.S. Strategic Center for 
Combatting Weapons of Mass Destruction & Standing Joint Force 
Headquarters--Elimination, will provide an overview of the organization 
to the TRAC. Following that, the TRAC will discuss the findings and 
recommendations from the Nuclear Strategic Stability focused 
information gathering group. Following that, the TRAC will discuss two 
new taskings: one that will focus on emerging issues for the Defense 
Threat Reduction Agency & U.S. Strategic Center for Combatting Weapons 
of Mass Destruction & Standing Joint Force Headquarters--Elimination, 
and the other will focus on North Korea. Following that, the Chair will 
lead a discussion on a new tasking, which will focus entirely on Russia 
and China. The Chair will conclude the meeting by providing an outline 
for the way forward and expectations for the next plenary that will 
take place in the fall.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102-
3.155, the Department of Defense has determined that the meeting shall 
be closed to the public. The Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in consultation with the 
Department of Defense FACA Attorney, has determined in writing that the 
public interest requires all sessions of this meeting be closed to the 
public because the discussions will be concerned with classified 
information and matters covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). Such classified 
matters are inextricably intertwined with the unclassified material and 
cannot reasonably be segregated into separate discussions without 
disclosing secret material.
    Committee's Designated Federal Officer or Point of Contact: Mr. 
William Hostyn, DoD, Defense Threat Reduction Agency/J/2/5/8R-ACP, 8725 
John J. Kingman Road, MS 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201. Email: 
[email protected]. Phone: (703) 767-4453. Fax: (703) 767-4206.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to section 10(a)(3) of FACA and 41 CFR 
102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or interested organizations may 
submit written statements to the membership of the Committee at any 
time or in response to the stated agenda of a planned meeting. Written 
statements should be submitted to the Committee's Designated Federal 
Officer. The Designated Federal Officer's contact information is listed 
in the section

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immediately above or it can be obtained from the General Services 
Administration's FACA Database--http://www.facadatabase.gov/committee/committee.aspx?cid=1663&aid=41.
    Written statements that do not pertain to a scheduled meeting of 
the Committee 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 Designated Federal 
Officer will review all submitted written statements and provide copies 
to all TRAC members.

    Dated: July 1, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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