80_FR_42933 80 FR 42795 - Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel (Judicial Proceedings Panel); Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

80 FR 42795 - Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel (Judicial Proceedings Panel); Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 138 (July 20, 2015)

Page Range42795-42796
FR Document2015-17720

The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Judicial Proceedings since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel (``the Judicial Proceedings Panel'' or ``the Panel''). The meeting is open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 138 (Monday, July 20, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 138 (Monday, July 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42795-42796]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-17720]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel 
(Judicial Proceedings Panel); Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to 
announce the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the 
Judicial Proceedings since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel (``the 
Judicial Proceedings Panel'' or ``the Panel''). The meeting is open to 
the public.

DATES: A meeting of the Judicial Proceedings Panel will be held on 
Thursday, August 6, 2015. The Public Session will begin at 10:00 a.m. 
and end at 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The George Washington University, School of Law, Faculty 
Conference Center, 2000 H St. NW., Washington, DC 20052.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Julie Carson, Judicial Proceedings 
Panel, One Liberty Center, 875 N. Randolph Street, Suite 150, 
Arlington, VA 22203. Email: [email protected]. Phone: (703) 693-3849. Web site: http://jpp.whs.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This public meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (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.
    Purpose of the Meeting: In section 576(a)(2) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239), as 
amended, Congress tasked the Judicial Proceedings Panel to conduct an 
independent review and assessment of judicial proceedings conducted 
under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) involving adult 
sexual assault and related offenses since the amendments made to the 
UCMJ by section 541 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub. L. 112-81; 125 Stat. 1404), for the purpose of 
developing recommendations for improvements to such proceedings. At 
this meeting, the Panel will review plans to address current and 
pending topics and deliberate on issues relating to restitution and 
compensation for sexual assault victims and retaliation against 
individuals who report incidents of sexual assault within the military. 
The Panel is interested in written and oral comments from the public, 
including non-governmental organizations, relevant to these issues or 
any of the Panel's tasks.

Agenda

 8:30-9:00 Administrative Session (41 CFR 102-3.160, not 
subject to notice & open meeting requirements)
 9:00-10:00 Panel Discussion Regarding Current and Pending 
Topics: Restitution and Compensation, Retaliation against Sexual 
Assault Victims, Trends and Statistics of Sexual Assault Crimes 
Response, and Article 120 of the UCMJ (Public meeting begins)
 10:00-12:30 Deliberations: Restitution and Compensation for 
Sexual Assault Victims
 12:30-1:00 Lunch
 1:00-4:30 Deliberations: Retaliation Against Victims of Sexual 
Assault Crimes
 4:30-4:45 Break
 4:45-5:00 Public Comment

    Availability of Materials for the Meeting: A copy of the August 6, 
2015 meeting agenda or any updates or

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changes to the agenda, to include individual speakers not identified at 
the time of this notice, as well as other materials presented related 
to the meeting, may be obtained at the meeting or from the Panel's Web 
site at http://jpp.whs.mil.
    Public's Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b 
and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and the availability of space, 
this meeting is open to the public. Seating is limited and is on a 
first-come basis.
    Special Accommodations: Individuals requiring special 
accommodations to access the public meeting should contact Ms. Julie 
Carson at [email protected] at least five (5) 
business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can 
be made.
    Procedures for Providing Public Comments: 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 Panel about its mission and topics pertaining to this 
public session. Written comments must be received by Ms. Julie Carson 
at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting date so that they 
may be made available to the Judicial Proceedings Panel for their 
consideration prior to the meeting. Written comments should be 
submitted via email to Ms. Carson at [email protected] in the following formats: Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft 
Word. Please note that since the Judicial Proceedings Panel 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. If members of the public are 
interested in making an oral statement, a written statement must be 
submitted along with a request to provide an oral statement. Oral 
presentations by members of the public will be permitted between 4:45 
p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on August 6, 2015 in front of the JPP members. The 
number of oral presentations to be made will depend on the number of 
requests received from members of the public on a first-come basis. 
After reviewing the requests for oral presentation, the Chairperson and 
the Designated Federal Officer will, having determined the statement to 
be relevant to the Panel's mission, allot five minutes to persons 
desiring to make an oral presentation.
    Committee's Designated Federal Officer: The Panel's Designated 
Federal Officer is Ms. Maria Fried, Judicial Proceedings Panel, 1600 
Defense Pentagon, Room 3B747, Washington, DC 20301-1600.

    Dated: July 15, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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                                                  members, with the approval of the                        adjourn any meeting when the DFO, or                  Street, Suite 150, Arlington, VA 22203.
                                                  Secretary of Defense, may serve a term                   the Alternate DFO, determines                         Email: whs.pentagon.em.mbx.judicial-
                                                  of one-to-four years, subject to annual                  adjournment to be in the public interest              panel@mail.mil. Phone: (703) 693–3849.
                                                  renewals of their appointment; however,                  or required by governing regulations or               Web site: http://jpp.whs.mil.
                                                  no individual appointed to any                           DoD policies and procedures.                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                                  subcommittee of the Board shall serve                      Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and                 public meeting is being held under the
                                                  more than a total of two consecutive                     102–3.140, the public or interested                   provisions of the Federal Advisory
                                                  terms of service on the Board including                  organizations may submit written                      Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,
                                                  any subcommittees unless otherwise                       statements to Board membership about                  Appendix, as amended), the
                                                  authorized by the Secretary of Defense                   the Board’s mission and functions.                    Government in the Sunshine Act of
                                                  or the Deputy Secretary of Defense.                      Written statements may be submitted at                1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
                                                     Subcommittee members, if not full-                    any time or in response to the stated                 41 CFR 102–3.150.
                                                  time or permanent part-time Federal                      agenda of planned meeting of the Board.                 Purpose of the Meeting: In section
                                                  officers or employees, will be appointed                   All written statements shall be                     576(a)(2) of the National Defense
                                                  as experts or consultants pursuant to 5                  submitted to the DFO for the Board, and               Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
                                                  U.S.C. 3109 to serve as SGE members.                     this individual will ensure that the                  (Pub. L. 112–239), as amended,
                                                  Those subcommittee members who are                       written statements are provided to the                Congress tasked the Judicial
                                                  full-time or permanent part-time Federal                 membership for their consideration.                   Proceedings Panel to conduct an
                                                  officers or employees will be appointed                  Contact information for the Board’s                   independent review and assessment of
                                                  pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a) to                       DFO can be obtained from the GSA’s                    judicial proceedings conducted under
                                                  serve as RGE employees. With the                         FACA Database—http://                                 the Uniform Code of Military Justice
                                                  exception reimbursement of official                      www.facadatabase.gov/.                                (UCMJ) involving adult sexual assault
                                                  travel and per diem related to the Board                   The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102–
                                                                                                                                                                 and related offenses since the
                                                  or its subcommittees, subcommittee                       3.150, will announce planned meetings
                                                                                                                                                                 amendments made to the UCMJ by
                                                  members shall serve without                              of the Board. The DFO, at that time, may
                                                                                                                                                                 section 541 of the National Defense
                                                  compensation.                                            provide additional guidance on the
                                                     Each subcommittee member is                                                                                 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
                                                                                                           submission of written statements that
                                                  appointed to provide advice on behalf of                                                                       (Pub. L. 112–81; 125 Stat. 1404), for the
                                                                                                           are in response to the stated agenda for
                                                  the Government on the basis of his or                                                                          purpose of developing
                                                                                                           the planned meeting in question.
                                                  her best judgment without representing                                                                         recommendations for improvements to
                                                                                                             Dated: July 15, 2015.                               such proceedings. At this meeting, the
                                                  any particular point of view and in a                    Aaron Siegel,
                                                  manner that is free from conflict of                                                                           Panel will review plans to address
                                                  interest.
                                                                                                           Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                current and pending topics and
                                                                                                           Officer, Department of Defense.                       deliberate on issues relating to
                                                     Consistent with Deputy Secretary of
                                                  Defense policy, the DCMO may appoint                     [FR Doc. 2015–17696 Filed 7–17–15; 8:45 am]           restitution and compensation for sexual
                                                  the subcommittee chair or chairs from                    BILLING CODE 5001–06–P                                assault victims and retaliation against
                                                  among the Secretary of Defense                                                                                 individuals who report incidents of
                                                  approved subcommittee membership                                                                               sexual assault within the military. The
                                                                                                           DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                 Panel is interested in written and oral
                                                  and, in doing so, the DCMO shall
                                                  determine the term of service for the                                                                          comments from the public, including
                                                                                                           Office of the Secretary                               non-governmental organizations,
                                                  subcommittee chair or chairs, which
                                                  shall not exceed the member’s approved                   Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year                relevant to these issues or any of the
                                                  term of service.                                         2012 Amendments Panel (Judicial                       Panel’s tasks.
                                                     All subcommittees operate under the                   Proceedings Panel); Notice of Federal                 Agenda
                                                  provisions of FACA, the Sunshine Act,                    Advisory Committee Meeting
                                                  governing Federal statutes and                                                                                 • 8:30–9:00 Administrative Session
                                                  regulations, and established DoD                         AGENCY: Department of Defense.                            (41 CFR 102–3.160, not subject to
                                                  policies and procedures.                                 ACTION: Notice of meeting.                                notice & open meeting
                                                     The Board’s Designated Federal                                                                                  requirements)
                                                  Officer (DFO) must be a full-time or
                                                                                                           SUMMARY:   The Department of Defense is               • 9:00–10:00 Panel Discussion
                                                                                                           publishing this notice to announce the                    Regarding Current and Pending
                                                  permanent part-time DoD employee,
                                                                                                           following Federal Advisory Committee                      Topics: Restitution and
                                                  designated in accordance with
                                                                                                           meeting of the Judicial Proceedings                       Compensation, Retaliation against
                                                  established DoD policies and
                                                                                                           since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments                         Sexual Assault Victims, Trends and
                                                  procedures.
                                                     The Board’s DFO is required to attend                 Panel (‘‘the Judicial Proceedings Panel’’                 Statistics of Sexual Assault Crimes
                                                  all meetings of the Board and its                        or ‘‘the Panel’’). The meeting is open to                 Response, and Article 120 of the
                                                  subcommittees for the entire duration of                 the public.                                               UCMJ (Public meeting begins)
                                                  each and every meeting. However, in                      DATES: A meeting of the Judicial                      • 10:00–12:30 Deliberations:
                                                  the absence of the Board’s DFO, a                        Proceedings Panel will be held on                         Restitution and Compensation for
                                                  properly approved Alternate DFO, duly                    Thursday, August 6, 2015. The Public                      Sexual Assault Victims
                                                  appointed to the Board according to                      Session will begin at 10:00 a.m. and end              • 12:30–1:00 Lunch
                                                                                                           at 5:00 p.m.                                          • 1:00–4:30 Deliberations: Retaliation
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                                                  DoD policies and procedures, must
                                                  attend the entire duration of all                        ADDRESSES: The George Washington                          Against Victims of Sexual Assault
                                                  meetings of the Board or its                             University, School of Law, Faculty                        Crimes
                                                  subcommittees.                                           Conference Center, 2000 H St. NW.,                    • 4:30–4:45 Break
                                                     The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall                  Washington, DC 20052.                                 • 4:45–5:00 Public Comment
                                                  call all of the Board and its                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.                    Availability of Materials for the
                                                  subcommittees meetings; prepare and                      Julie Carson, Judicial Proceedings Panel,             Meeting: A copy of the August 6, 2015
                                                  approve all meeting agendas; and                         One Liberty Center, 875 N. Randolph                   meeting agenda or any updates or


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                                                  changes to the agenda, to include                        Pentagon, Room 3B747, Washington, DC                  information, as appropriate. To protect
                                                  individual speakers not identified at the                20301–1600.                                           the privacy interests of the individual or
                                                  time of this notice, as well as other                      Dated: July 15, 2015.                               individuals involved, personally
                                                  materials presented related to the                       Aaron Siegel,
                                                                                                                                                                 identifiable information has been
                                                  meeting, may be obtained at the meeting                                                                        redacted, as appropriate.
                                                                                                           Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
                                                  or from the Panel’s Web site at http://                  Officer, Department of Defense.                       Part B—Assistance for Education of All
                                                  jpp.whs.mil.
                                                    Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting:                 [FR Doc. 2015–17720 Filed 7–17–15; 8:45 am]           Children With Disabilities
                                                  Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR                     BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
                                                                                                                                                                 Section 611—Authorization; Allotment;
                                                  102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the                                                                           Use of Funds; Authorization of
                                                  availability of space, this meeting is                                                                         Appropriations; and Section 619—
                                                  open to the public. Seating is limited                   DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                               Preschool Grants
                                                  and is on a first-come basis.
                                                    Special Accommodations: Individuals                    List of Correspondence From April 1,                  Topic Addressed: Subgrants to Local
                                                  requiring special accommodations to                      2014 Through June 30, 2014 and July                   Educational Agencies
                                                  access the public meeting should                         1, 2014 Through September 30, 2014                       Æ Letter dated June 11, 2014, to Chief
                                                  contact Ms. Julie Carson at                              AGENCY:  Office of Special Education and              State School Officers, providing
                                                  whs.pentagon.em.mbx.judicial-panel@                      Rehabilitative Services, Department of                guidance on how recent changes to the
                                                  mail.mil at least five (5) business days                 Education.                                            National School Lunch Program could
                                                  prior to the meeting so that appropriate                                                                       affect the manner in which State
                                                                                                           ACTION: Notice.
                                                  arrangements can be made.                                                                                      educational agencies allocate Part B of
                                                    Procedures for Providing Public                        SUMMARY:    The Secretary is publishing               IDEA funds to local educational
                                                  Comments: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–                        the following list of correspondence                  agencies (LEAs) based on their relative
                                                  3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal                from the U.S. Department of Education                 numbers of children living in poverty.
                                                  Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the                      (Department) to individuals during the
                                                  public or interested organizations may                                                                         Section 612—State Eligibility
                                                                                                           second and third quarters of 2014. The
                                                  submit written comments to the Panel                     correspondence describes the                          Topic Addressed: Children in Private
                                                  about its mission and topics pertaining                  Department’s interpretations of the                   Schools
                                                  to this public session. Written                          Individuals with Disabilities Education
                                                  comments must be received by Ms. Julie                                                                           Æ Letter dated September 29, 2014, to
                                                                                                           Act (IDEA) or the regulations that                    Teach NYS President Sam Sutton and
                                                  Carson at least five (5) business days                   implement the IDEA. This list and the
                                                  prior to the meeting date so that they                                                                         consultant David Rubel, regarding
                                                                                                           letters or other documents described in               whether certain inclusive models could
                                                  may be made available to the Judicial                    this list, with personally identifiable
                                                  Proceedings Panel for their                                                                                    be used in the delivery of special
                                                                                                           information redacted, as appropriate,                 education and related services to
                                                  consideration prior to the meeting.
                                                                                                           can be found at: www2.ed.gov/policy/                  children with disabilities enrolled by
                                                  Written comments should be submitted
                                                                                                           speced/guid/idea/index.html.                          their parents in private schools.
                                                  via email to Ms. Carson at
                                                  whs.pentagon.em.mbx.judicial-panel@                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                           Jessica Spataro or Mary Louise Dirrigl.               Section 615—Procedural Safeguards
                                                  mail.mil in the following formats:
                                                  Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word.                         Telephone: (202) 245–7605.                            Topic Addressed: Impartial Due Process
                                                  Please note that since the Judicial                         If you use a telecommunications                    Hearings
                                                  Proceedings Panel operates under the                     device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
                                                                                                                                                                   Æ Letter dated June 2, 2014, to
                                                  provisions of the Federal Advisory                       telephone (TTY), you can call the
                                                                                                                                                                 Pennsylvania Attorney Mark W. Voigt,
                                                  Committee Act, as amended, all written                   Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at
                                                                                                                                                                 regarding a State’s timeline for an LEA
                                                  comments will be treated as public                       1–800–877–8339.
                                                                                                                                                                 to implement a final due process
                                                  documents and will be made available                        Individuals with disabilities can
                                                                                                                                                                 hearing decision.
                                                  for public inspection. If members of the                 obtain a copy of this list and the letters
                                                  public are interested in making an oral                  or other documents described in this list             Part C—Infants and Toddlers With
                                                  statement, a written statement must be                   in an accessible format (e.g., braille,               Disabilities
                                                  submitted along with a request to                        large print, audiotape, or compact disc)
                                                                                                                                                                 Section 640—Payor of Last Resort
                                                  provide an oral statement. Oral                          by contacting Jessica Spataro or Mary
                                                  presentations by members of the public                   Louise Dirrigl at (202) 245–7605.                     Topic Addressed: System of Payments
                                                  will be permitted between 4:45 p.m. and                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                          Æ Letter dated July 10, 2014, to Texas
                                                  5:00 p.m. on August 6, 2015 in front of                  following list identifies correspondence              Department of Assistive and
                                                  the JPP members. The number of oral                      from the Department issued from April                 Rehabilitative Services Part C
                                                  presentations to be made will depend                     1, 2014 through June 30, 2014 and July                Coordinator Kim Wedel, clarifying how
                                                  on the number of requests received from                  1, 2014 through September 30, 2014.                   the system of payment requirements can
                                                  members of the public on a first-come                    Under section 607(f) of the IDEA, the                 be implemented while using a parent’s
                                                  basis. After reviewing the requests for                  Secretary is required to publish this list            or child’s public and private insurance
                                                  oral presentation, the Chairperson and                   quarterly in the Federal Register. The                or benefits as a funding source for
                                                  the Designated Federal Officer will,                     list includes those letters that contain              services under Part C of IDEA.
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                                                  having determined the statement to be                    interpretations of the requirements of
                                                  relevant to the Panel’s mission, allot five              the IDEA and its implementing                         Other Letters That Do Not Interpret Idea
                                                  minutes to persons desiring to make an                   regulations, as well as letters and other             But May Be of Interest to Readers
                                                  oral presentation.                                       documents that the Department believes                   Æ Dear Colleague Letter from the
                                                    Committee’s Designated Federal                         will assist the public in understanding               Office for Civil Rights dated May 14,
                                                  Officer: The Panel’s Designated Federal                  the requirements of the law. The list                 2014, regarding the applicability to
                                                  Officer is Ms. Maria Fried, Judicial                     identifies the date and topic of each                 public charter schools of Federal civil
                                                  Proceedings Panel, 1600 Defense                          letter and provides summary                           rights laws, regulations, and guidance.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesA meeting of the Judicial Proceedings Panel will be held on Thursday, August 6, 2015. The Public Session will begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m.
ContactMs. Julie Carson, Judicial Proceedings Panel, One Liberty Center, 875 N. Randolph Street, Suite 150, Arlington, VA 22203. Email: whs.pentagon.em.mbx.judicial- [email protected] Phone: (703) 693-3849. Web site: http://jpp.whs.mil.
FR Citation80 FR 42795 

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