81 FR 69051 - Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery Meeting Notice

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 193 (October 5, 2016)

The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery (ACANC). The meeting is open to the public. For more information about the Committee, please visit http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/AboutUs/FocusAreas.aspx.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69051-69052]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24046]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery Meeting Notice

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of open committee meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to 
announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the 
Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery (ACANC). The meeting 
is open to the public. For more information about the Committee, please 
visit http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/AboutUs/FocusAreas.aspx.

DATES: The Committee will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 
October 25, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Arlington National Cemetery Welcome Center, Arlington 
National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 22211.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Timothy Keating; Designated 
Federal Officer (Alternate) for the Committee and the Subcommittees, in 
writing at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA 22211, or by email 
at [email protected], or by phone at 1-877-907-8585.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., 
Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 
(U.S.C. 552b, as amended) and 41 Code of the Federal Regulations (CFR 
102-3.150).
    Purpose of the Meeting: The Advisory Committee on Arlington 
National Cemetery is an independent Federal advisory committee 
chartered to provide the Secretary of the Army independent advice and 
recommendations on Arlington National Cemetery, including, but not 
limited to, cemetery administration, the erection of memorials at the 
cemetery, and master planning for the cemetery. The

[[Page 69052]]

Secretary of the Army may act on the Committee's advice and 
recommendations.
    Proposed Agenda: The Committee will review new security initiatives 
at ANC, receive an update on critical infrastructure and construction 
projects, review ANC Survey analysis and results as well as a status 
update on ANC's progress in completing the Secretary of the Army's 
Report to Congress in response to Public Law 114-158, which requires 
the Secretary to report to Congress on the estimated date ANC will 
reach full burial capacity and to provide recommendations on those 
legislative and non-legislative actions necessary to keep ANC open for 
active burials ``well into the future''.
    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 on a first-come basis. 
The Arlington National Cemetery conference room is readily accessible 
to and usable by persons with disabilities. For additional information 
about public access procedures, contact Mr. Timothy Keating, the 
subcommittee's Alternate Designated Federal Officer, at the email 
address or telephone number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section.
    Written Comments and Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) 
and 102-3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, the public or interested organizations may submit written comments 
or statements to the Committee, in response to the stated agenda of the 
open meeting or in regard to the Committee's mission in general. 
Written comments or statements should be submitted to Mr. Timothy 
Keating, the subcommittee's Alternate Designated Federal Officer, via 
electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at the address 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Each page of the 
comment or statement must include the author's name, title or 
affiliation, address, and daytime phone number. Written comments or 
statements being submitted in response to the agenda set forth in this 
notice must be received by the Designated Federal Officer at least 
seven business days prior to the meeting to be considered by the 
Committee. The Designated Federal Officer will review all timely 
submitted written comments or statements with the Committee 
Chairperson, and ensure the comments are provided to all members of the 
Committee before the meeting. Written comments or statements received 
after this date may not be provided to the Committee until its next 
meeting. Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140d, the Committee is not obligated 
to allow a member of the public to speak or otherwise address the 
Committee during the meeting. Members of the public will be permitted 
to make verbal comments during the Committee meeting only at the time 
and in the manner described below. If a member of the public is 
interested in making a verbal comment at the open meeting, that 
individual must submit a request, with a brief statement of the subject 
matter to be addressed by the comment, at least three (3) days in 
advance to the Committee's Designated Federal Official, via electronic 
mail, the preferred mode of submission, at the addresses listed in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The Designated Federal 
Official will log each request, in the order received, and in 
consultation with the Committee Chair determine whether the subject 
matter of each comment is relevant to the Committee's mission and/or 
the topics to be addressed in this public meeting. A 15-minute period 
near the end of meeting will be available for verbal public comments. 
Members of the public who have requested to make a verbal comment and 
whose comments have been deemed relevant under the process described 
above, will be allotted no more than three (3) minutes during this 
period, and will be invited to speak in the order in which their 
requests were received by the Designated Federal Official.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-24046 Filed 10-4-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 5001-03-P