82 FR 12947 - Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 44 (March 8, 2017)

The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services will take place.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12947-12948]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04560]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services; Notice of 
Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Defense 
Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to 
announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the 
Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services will take place.

DATES: 
Day 1--Open to the public Wednesday, March 22, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 
12:20 p.m.
Day 2--Open to the public Thursday, March 23, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 
11:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The address of the open meeting is the Hilton Alexandria--
Mark Center, 5000 Seminary Rd., Alexandria, VA 22311.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aimee Kominiak, (703) 697-2122 
(Voice), 703-614-6233 (Facsimile), aimee.l.kominiak.mil@mail.mil">aimee.l.kominiak.mil@mail.mil 
(Email). Mailing address is 7722 Rockledge Court, Springfield, VA 
22152. Web site: http://dacowits.defense.gov. The most up-to-date 
changes to the meeting agenda can be found on the Web site.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being 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 102-3.140.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meeting is for the 
Committee to receive briefings and updates relating to their current 
work. The meeting will open with the swearing-in of six new members to 
the Committee. The Designated Federal Officer (DFO) will then give a 
status update on the Committee's requests for information. This will be 
followed with two panel discussions on the following topics: Women's 
Retention; and Propensity to Serve. The second day of the meeting will 
open with a panel discussion on Physiological Gender Differences. The 
Committee will then receive a briefing on the Boxing Programs at the 
Military Services Academies. The Committee will close out the day with 
a Public Comment Period.
    Agenda: Wednesday, March 22, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

--Welcome, Introductions, Announcements.
--Introduction and Swearing-in of New Committee Members.
--Request for Information Status Update.
--Panel Discussion--Women's Retention.
--Panel Discussion--Propensity to Serve.
--Public Dismissed.

    Thursday, March 23, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

--Welcome and Announcements.
--Panel Discussion--Physiological Gender Differences.
--Briefing--Boxing Programs at the Military Service Academies.
--Public Comment Period.
--Public Dismissed.

    Meeting Accessibility: Meeting location is accessible to the 
public.
    Written Statements: Individuals submitting a written statement must 
submit their statement to the point of contact listed at the address in 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 
14, 2017. If a written statement is not received by Tuesday, March 14, 
2017, prior to the meeting, which is the subject of this notice, then 
it may not be provided to or considered by the DACOWITS until its next 
open meeting. The DFO will review all timely submissions with the 
DACOWITS Chair and ensure they are provided to the members of the 
Committee. If members of the public are interested in making an oral 
statement, a written statement should be submitted. After reviewing the 
written comments, the Chair and the DFO will determine who of the 
requesting persons will be able to make an oral presentation of their 
issue during an open portion of this meeting or at a future meeting. 
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140(d), determination of who will be making an 
oral presentation is at the sole discretion of the Committee Chair and 
the DFO, and will depend on time available and if the topics are 
relevant to the Committee's activities. Five minutes will be allotted 
to persons desiring to make an oral presentation. Oral presentations by 
members of the public will be permitted only on Thursday, March 23, 
2017 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in front of the full Committee. The 
number of oral presentations to be made will depend on the number of 
requests received from members of the public.


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    Dated: March 3, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2017-04560 Filed 3-7-17; 8:45 am]
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