82 FR 45582 - Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation Prosecution and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 188 (September 29, 2017)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 188 (September 29, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-20882 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 45582-45583] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-20882] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation Prosecution and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting AGENCY: General Counsel of the Department of Defense, Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Investigation Prosecution and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces will take place. DATES: Day 1--Open to the public, Thursday, October 19, 2017 from 1:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Day 2--Open to the public, Friday, October 20, 2017 from 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. ADDRESSES: One Liberty Center, 875 N. Randolph Street, Suite 1432, Arlington, Virginia 22203. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dwight Sullivan, 703-695-1055 (Voice), 703-693-3903 (Facsimile), [email protected] (Email). Mailing address is DACIPAD, One Liberty Center, 875 N. Randolph Street, Suite 150, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Web site: http://dacipad.whs.mil/. 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 and 102-3.150. Purpose of the Meeting: In section 546 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub. L. 113-291), as modified by section 537 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92), Congress tasked the DAC-IPAD to advise the Secretary of Defense on the investigation, prosecution, and defense of allegations of rape, forcible sodomy, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct involving members of the Armed Forces. This will be the fourth public meeting held by the DAC-IPAD. On the first day of the meeting, the Committee will hear testimony from a former senior airman who is a sexual assault survivor. The Committee will then receive a briefing on the Department of Defense and Military Services' sexual assault-related expedited transfer policies. For the last session of the day, the Committee will hear from senior military special victims' counsel and victims' legal counsel about their experiences assisting clients with expedited transfers and their perspectives on the victims' counsel program. On the second day of the meeting, the Committee will hear from a panel of company, squadron, or Service equivalent commanders and their senior enlisted advisors about the sexual assault military justice and response training they received and their experience dealing with sexual assault allegations. Next, the Committee will hear from a panel of special court-martial convening authorities regarding the sexual assault military justice and response training they received and their experience dealing with sexual assault allegations and making initial case disposition decisions. For the last session, the DAC-IPAD Case Review Working Group will update the Committee on the working group members' review of sample sexual assault cases. Agenda: Thursday, October 19, 2017: 1:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Public Meeting Begins--Welcome and Introduction; 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Perspective of a Sexual Assault Survivor; 2:30 p.m.-3:20 p.m. Briefing on the Department of Defense (DoD) and Military Services' Expedited Transfer Policies; 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Break; 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Service Special Victims' Counsel/Victims' Legal Counsel (SVC/VLC) Perspectives on the Expedited Transfer Policy and SVC/VLC Program; 5:00 p.m. Public Meeting Adjourned. Friday, October 20, 2017: 8:45 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Public Meeting Begins--Welcome and Introduction: 9:00 a.m.--11:30 a.m. Company, Squadron, or [[Page 45583]] Service Equivalent Commander and Senior Enlisted Advisor Perspectives on Sexual Assault Military Justice Training and Sexual Assault Response Training; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m.-2:20 p.m. Special Court Martial Convening Authority Perspectives on Sexual Assault Military Justice Training and Sexual Assault Response Training; 2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Committee Update from DAC-IPAD Case Review Working Group; 3:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Public Comment; 3:15 p.m. Public Meeting Adjourned. Meeting Accessibility: 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. Visitors are required to sign in at the One Liberty Center security desk and must leave government-issued photo identification on file and wear a visitor badge while in the building. Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC) holders who do not have authorized access to One Liberty Center must provide an alternate form of government-issued photo identification to leave on file with security while in the building. All visitors must pass through a metal detection security screening. Individuals requiring special accommodations to access the public meeting should contact the DAC-IPAD at [email protected] at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. In the event the Office of Personnel Management closes the government due to inclement weather or for any other reason, please consult the Web site for any changes to the public meeting date or time. Written Statements: 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 Committee about its mission and topics pertaining to this public session. Written comments must be received by the DAC-IPAD at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting date so that they may be made available to the Committee members for their consideration prior to the meeting. Written comments should be submitted via email to the DAC-IPAD at [email protected] in the following formats: Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word. Please note that since the DAC-IPAD 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. Oral statements from the public will be permitted, though the number and length of such oral statements may be limited based on the time available and the number of such requests. Oral presentations by members of the public will be permitted from 3:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. on October 20, 2017, in front of the Committee members. Dated: September 25, 2017. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2017-20882 Filed 9-28-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P
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Type of Request: Revision of a Officer, United States Patent and 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
currently existing collection. Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150.
Number of Respondents: 374,972 Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. Purpose of the Meeting: In section 546
responses per year. Written comments and of the National Defense Authorization
Average Hours per Response: The recommendations for the proposed Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub. L. 113–
USPTO estimates that it takes the public information collection should be sent on 291), as modified by section 537 of the
approximately 5 minutes (0.08 hours) to or before October 30, 2017 to Nicholas National Defense Authorization Act for
12 hours to complete items in this A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114–92),
collection, depending on the petition. to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or Congress tasked the DAC–IPAD to
This includes the time to gather the by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the advise the Secretary of Defense on the
necessary information, prepare the attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. investigation, prosecution, and defense
petitions and petition fee transmittals, of allegations of rape, forcible sodomy,
and submit them to the USPTO. The Marcie Lovett, sexual assault, and other sexual
USPTO estimates that it takes the same Records and Information Governance misconduct involving members of the
amount of time to gather the necessary Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent Armed Forces. This will be the fourth
and Trademark Office. public meeting held by the DAC–IPAD.
information, prepare the submission,
[FR Doc. 2017–20835 Filed 9–28–17; 8:45 am] On the first day of the meeting, the
and submit it electronically as it does to
submit the information in paper form. BILLING CODE 3510–16–P Committee will hear testimony from a
Burden Hours: 42,195 hours annually. former senior airman who is a sexual
Cost Burden: $3,147,594.80. assault survivor. The Committee will
Needs and Uses: USPTO petitions then receive a briefing on the
practice provides patent applicants the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of Defense and Military
ability to request certain administrative Office of the Secretary Services’ sexual assault-related
reviews of USPTO decisions and also expedited transfer policies. For the last
supply additional information to Defense Advisory Committee on session of the day, the Committee will
applications currently being processed. Investigation Prosecution and Defense hear from senior military special
The public uses the information in this of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces; victims’ counsel and victims’ legal
collection to petition for various actions Notice of Federal Advisory Committee counsel about their experiences
under 37 CFR 1.17(f), (g), and (h), such Meeting assisting clients with expedited
as petitioning for a suspension of the transfers and their perspectives on the
rules, requesting access to an AGENCY: General Counsel of the victims’ counsel program. On the
assignment record, or requesting the Department of Defense, Department of second day of the meeting, the
withdrawal of an application from issue Defense. Committee will hear from a panel of
either before or after paying the issue ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory company, squadron, or Service
fee. In addition, the public uses these Committee meeting. equivalent commanders and their senior
petitions to request accelerated enlisted advisors about the sexual
examination, to request abandonment of SUMMARY: The Department of Defense assault military justice and response
an application to avoid publication of (DoD) is publishing this notice to training they received and their
said application, and to request certain announce that the following Federal experience dealing with sexual assault
extensions of time. The public uses the Advisory Committee meeting of the allegations. Next, the Committee will
transmittal form to remit the required Defense Advisory Committee on hear from a panel of special court-
fees for the various petitions. The Investigation Prosecution and Defense martial convening authorities regarding
USPTO uses the information collected of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces the sexual assault military justice and
from the petitions and transmittal form will take place. response training they received and
to determine whether to grant the DATES: Day 1—Open to the public, their experience dealing with sexual
various requests and to ensure that the Thursday, October 19, 2017 from 1:15 assault allegations and making initial
proper fees have been remitted and are p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Day 2—Open to the case disposition decisions. For the last
processed accordingly. public, Friday, October 20, 2017 from session, the DAC–IPAD Case Review
Frequency: On occasion. 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Working Group will update the
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to ADDRESSES: One Liberty Center, 875 N. Committee on the working group
Obtain or Retain Benefits. Randolph Street, Suite 1432, Arlington, members’ review of sample sexual
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, Virginia 22203. assault cases. Agenda: Thursday,
email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@ October 19, 2017: 1:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
omb.eop.gov. Public Meeting Begins—Welcome and
Once submitted, the request will be Dwight Sullivan, 703–695–1055 (Voice), Introduction; 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
publicly available in electronic format 703–693–3903 (Facsimile), Perspective of a Sexual Assault
through reginfo.gov. Follow the dwight.h.sullivan.civ@mail.mil (Email). Survivor; 2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Briefing
instructions to view Department of Mailing address is DACIPAD, One on the Department of Defense (DoD) and
Commerce collections currently under Liberty Center, 875 N. Randolph Street, Military Services’ Expedited Transfer
review by OMB. Suite 150, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Policies; 3:20 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Break; 3:30
Web site: http://dacipad.whs.mil/. The
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Further information can be obtained p.m.–5:00 p.m. Service Special Victims’
by: most up-to-date changes to the meeting Counsel/Victims’ Legal Counsel (SVC/
• Email: InformationCollection@ agenda can be found on the Web site. VLC) Perspectives on the Expedited
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0059 copy SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Transfer Policy and SVC/VLC Program;
request’’ in the subject line of the meeting is being held under the 5:00 p.m. Public Meeting Adjourned.
message. provisions of the Federal Advisory Friday, October 20, 2017: 8:45 a.m.–
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 9:00 a.m. Public Meeting Begins—
Information Governance Division U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Welcome and Introduction: 9:00 a.m.—
Director, Office of the Chief Technology Government in the Sunshine Act of 11:30 a.m. Company, Squadron, or
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Service Equivalent Commander and Oral statements from the public will be Alexandria, VA 22315–3868; by
Senior Enlisted Advisor Perspectives on permitted, though the number and telephone at 703–428–8083; and by
Sexual Assault Military Justice Training length of such oral statements may be email at Kenneth.E.Lichtman@
and Sexual Assault Response Training; limited based on the time available and usace.army.mil.
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30 the number of such requests. Oral SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
p.m.–2:20 p.m. Special Court Martial presentations by members of the public committee meeting is being held under
Convening Authority Perspectives on will be permitted from 3:00 p.m. to 3:15 the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Sexual Assault Military Justice Training p.m. on October 20, 2017, in front of the Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.
and Sexual Assault Response Training; Committee members. Appendix, as amended), the
2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Committee Update Dated: September 25, 2017. Government in the Sunshine Act of
from DAC–IPAD Case Review Working
Aaron Siegel, 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
Group; 3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. Public
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 41 CFR 102–3.150.
Comment; 3:15 p.m. Public Meeting Purpose of the Meeting: The Board is
Officer, Department of Defense.
Adjourned. chartered to provide independent
Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 [FR Doc. 2017–20882 Filed 9–28–17; 8:45 am]
advice and recommendations to the
U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140 BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
Secretary of the Army on construction
through 102–3.165, and the availability
of space, this meeting is open to the and rehabilitation project investments
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first-come basis. Visitors are required to of the inland waterways system of the
Department of the Army, Corps of United States. At this meeting, the
sign in at the One Liberty Center
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One Liberty Center must provide an Board is interested in written and verbal
ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory
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committee meeting.
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security while in the building. All SUMMARY: The Department of the Army Agenda: At this meeting the agenda
visitors must pass through a metal is publishing this notice to announce will include the status of FY 2018
detection security screening. the following Federal advisory funding and impacts of the Continuing
Individuals requiring special committee meeting of the U.S. Army Resolution, and status of the FY 2019
accommodations to access the public Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Budget for the Navigation Program;
meeting should contact the DAC–IPAD Users Board (Board). This meeting is status of the Inland Waterways Trust
at whs.pentagon.em.mbx.dacipad@ open to the public. For additional Fund and project updates; continuing
mail.mil at least five (5) business days information about the Board, please dissemination of navigation data via
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arrangements can be made. In the event www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/ Monitoring System (LPMS); status of the
the Office of Personnel Management Navigation/InlandWaterwaysUsers construction activities for Olmsted
closes the government due to inclement Board.aspx. Locks and Dam Project, the Locks and
weather or for any other reason, please Dams 2, 3, and 4 on the Monongahela
DATES: The Army Corps of Engineers, River Project, the Chickamauga Lock
consult the Web site for any changes to Inland Waterways Users Board will
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meet from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on update of the Upper Ohio River
Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 November 3, 2017. Public registration
CFR 102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of Navigation study; and update of the
will begin at 7:15 a.m. Brazos River Floodgates and Colorado
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, the public or interested ADDRESSES: The Inland Waterways River Locks Study and ‘‘open channel’’
organizations may submit written Users Board meeting will be conducted option.
comments to the Committee about its at the Vicksburg Convention Center, Availability of Materials for the
mission and topics pertaining to this 1600 Mulberry Street, Vicksburg, Meeting: A copy of the agenda or any
public session. Written comments must Mississippi 39180, 601–630–2929. updates to the agenda for the November
be received by the DAC–IPAD at least FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 3, 2017 meeting. The final version will
five (5) business days prior to the Mark R. Pointon, the Designated Federal be provided at the meeting. All
meeting date so that they may be made Officer (DFO) for the committee, in materials will be posted to the Web site
available to the Committee members for writing at the Institute for Water after the meeting.
their consideration prior to the meeting. Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Public Accessibility to the Meeting:
Written comments should be submitted Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR–GM, 7701 Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended,
via email to the DAC–IPAD at Telegraph Road, Casey Building, and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–
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whs.pentagon.em.mbx.dacipad@ Alexandria, VA 22315–3868; by 3.165, and subject to the availability of
mail.mil in the following formats: telephone at 703–428–6438; and by space, this meeting is open to the
Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word. email at Mark.Pointon@usace.army.mil. public. Registration of members of the
Please note that since the DAC–IPAD Alternatively, contact Mr. Kenneth E. public who wish to attend the meeting
operates under the provisions of the Lichtman, the Alternate Designated will begin at 7:15 a.m. on the day of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as Federal Officer (ADFO), in writing at the meeting. Seating is limited and is on a
amended, all written comments will be Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army first-to-arrive basis. Attendees will be
treated as public documents and will be Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR–GW, asked to provide their name, title,
made available for public inspection. 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, affiliation, and contact information to
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| Action | Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting. | |
| Dates | Day 1--Open to the public, Thursday, October 19, 2017 from 1:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Day 2--Open to the public, Friday, October 20, 2017 from 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. | |
| Contact | Dwight Sullivan, 703-695-1055 (Voice), 703-693-3903 (Facsimile), [email protected] (Email). | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 45582 |
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