81 FR 70399 - Defense Innovation Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 197 (October 12, 2016)

The DoD is publishing this notice to announce a meeting of the Defense Innovation Board (``the Board''). The meeting will be closed to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70399-70400]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24571]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Innovation Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Deputy Chief Management Officer, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce a meeting of the 
Defense Innovation Board (``the Board''). The meeting will be closed to 
the public.

DATES: Date of the closed meeting: October 17 through 21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Address of closed meeting, October 17 through 21, 2016: 
Military installations in the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) Area of 
Responsibility (AOR).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Board's Designated Federal Officer 
(DFO) is Roma Laster, Defense Innovation Board, 1155 Defense Pentagon, 
Room 5B1088A, Washington, DC 20301-1155, [email protected]. 
The Board's Executive Director is Joshua Marcuse, Defense Innovation 
Board, 1155 Defense

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Pentagon, Room 3A1078, Washington, DC 20301-1155, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to difficulties beyond the control of 
the Department of Defense, the Designated Federal Officer was unable to 
submit the Federal Register notice pertaining to the Defense Innovation 
Board meeting for its scheduled meeting for October 17 through 21, 
2016, that ensured compliance with the requirements of 41 CFR 102-
3.150(a). Accordingly the Advisory Committee Management Officer for the 
Department of Defense, waives the 15-calendar day notification 
requirement pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b).
    This meeting will be held under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 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 Meeting: During the closed meeting from October 17 
through 21, 2016, the Board will receive and discuss classified 
briefings from senior leaders from USCENTCOM.
    Agendas: October 17 through 21, 2016--Closed Meeting: The Board 
will hold a closed meeting to receive and discuss briefings about 
USCENTCOM's mission and current threat environment, warfare across 
domains, information sharing platforms, decision making processes, 
technical and structural challenges, its culture of experimentation 
with technologies and equipment, and the current operational tempo and 
its effect on innovation. All briefings and resulting discussions are 
classified.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1), the DoD has 
determined that the meeting from October 17 through 21, 2016 shall be 
closed to the public. The Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer, in 
consultation with the Office of the DoD General Counsel, has determined 
in writing that the Board's meeting will be closed as the discussions 
will involve classified matters of national security. Such classified 
material is so inextricably intertwined with the unclassified material 
that it cannot reasonably be segregated into separate discussions 
without disclosing matters that are classified SECRET or higher.
    Written Comments: Pursuant to section 10(a)(3) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 and 41 CFR 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written comments to the Board about 
its approved agenda pertaining to this meeting or at any time regarding 
the Board's mission. Individuals submitting a written statement must 
submit their statement to the Executive Director at the address listed 
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Written statements that 
do not pertain to a scheduled meeting of the Board may be submitted at 
any time. However, if individual comments pertain to a specific topic 
being discussed at the planned meeting, then these statements must be 
received at least five business days prior to the meeting, otherwise, 
the comments may not be provided to or considered by the Board until a 
later date. The Executive Director will compile all timely submissions 
with the Board's Chair and ensure such submissions are provided to 
Board Members before the meeting.

    Dated: October 5, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-24571 Filed 10-11-16; 8:45 am]
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