81 FR 20625 - Threat Reduction Advisory Committee; Notice of Closed Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 68 (April 8, 2016)

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

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20625-20626]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08113]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Threat Reduction Advisory Committee; Notice of Closed Federal 
Advisory Committee Meeting

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

ACTION: Federal advisory committee meeting notice.

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

DATES: Thursday, May 5, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday, 
May 6, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: CENTRA Technology Inc., Ballston, VA on May 5, 2016, and 
CENTRA Technology, Inc. and the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia on May 6, 
2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William Hostyn, DoD, Defense 
Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) 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:
    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 (CWMD), counterterrorism and counterproliferation.
    Agenda: All discussions for the two day meeting will be classified 
at the secret level or higher. On Thursday, May 5, the Designated 
Federal Officer, William Hostyn, will make his remarks and then the 
Chair will open the meeting with comments that outline the topics to be 
covered in the two day meeting. Following the opening remarks, the TRAC 
will hear from the Principal Deputy, Performing the Duties of the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological 
Defense Programs, Dr. Arthur T. Hopkins on updates regarding the 
Unified Command Plan changes, funding issues, as well as other 
developments related to CWMD. Following that brief, there will be a 
classified intelligence briefing covering North Korea's recent 
provocations with missile tests and China's role in the region. The 
TRAC will then receive a classified brief on global CWMD intelligence 
issues from Mr. Hollatz with the National Counterproliferation Center. 
Next, the TRAC will hear from Mr. Baker of the Office of Net Assessment 
on observations regarding Russia and the Near Abroad. Following the 
discussion, the TRAC will discuss findings on the Future Challenges for 
the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the implications for the 
Agency going forward. Specifically, how will the impending changes to 
the Unified Command Plan affect the mission of DTRA. The group will 
then consider recent provocations by North Korea, and hear an in-
progress report on the North Korea study. The first day will conclude 
with a TRAC session to deliberate and finalize recommendations in 
preparation for the meeting on day two with the TRAC's sponsor, Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Mr. 
Kendall.
    The TRAC will continue to meet on May 6, 2016. The TRAC will 
receive a classified brief from retired General Carns on Russia and 
issues related to CWMD based upon his recent trips and meetings with 
high-level leaders in the region. The briefing will be followed by a 
closed session led by Hon. Koch and Dr. Reichart on Russian 
provocations and the relationship to nuclear strategic stability in the 
region. Hon. Benkert and Dr. Choi will follow suit with a session on 
China. Amb Lehman will discuss future efforts of the TRAC and the way 
forward in 2016-2017 based upon the sponsor's guidance and direction. 
The TRAC will then transition to the Pentagon, where they will provide 
Under Secretary Kendall with a brief from the previous days meeting. At 
the conclusion of the discussion, the Chair will adjourn the 37th 
Plenary.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to section 10(d) of the FACA, 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c), 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-level or higher 
material.
    Advisory 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

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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 this notice, 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 
TRAC 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: April 5, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-08113 Filed 4-7-16; 8:45 am]
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