82_FR_60834 82 FR 60590 - Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

82 FR 60590 - 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 244 (December 21, 2017)

Page Range60590-60591
FR Document2017-27489

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 (DAC-IPAD) will take place.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 244 (Thursday, December 21, 2017)
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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.

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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 Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense 
of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces (DAC-IPAD) will take place.

DATES: Open to the public, Friday, January 19, 2018, from 8:45 a.m. to 
5:00 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), 
[email protected] (Email). Mailing address is DAC-IPAD, 
One Liberty Center, 875 N Randolph Street, Suite 150, Arlington, 
Virginia 22203. Website: http://dacipad.whs.mil/. The most up-to-date 
changes to the meeting agenda can be found on the website.

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 directed 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 fifth public meeting held by the DAC-IPAD. The Committee will hear 
testimony from the Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Defense 
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) regarding data 
requested by the DAC-IPAD on expedited transfer requests made by 
victims of sexual assault in fiscal year 2016. The Committee will 
receive a presentation from the DAC-IPAD Policy Working Group on its 
findings and proposed recommendations related to the expedited transfer 
policy and commander legal and sexual assault response training, 
followed by Committee deliberations on these topics. Next, the 
Committee will receive a presentation from the DAC-IPAD Data Working 
Group regarding sexual assault case adjudication data for fiscal years 
2012-15 followed by Committee deliberations. For the last session, the 
Committee will receive a presentation from the DAC-IPAD Case Review 
Working Group followed by Committee deliberations.
    Agenda: 8:45 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Public Meeting Begins--Welcome and 
Introduction; 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Department of Defense, Data Brief on 
Expedited Transfers; 10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Break; 10:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 
Policy Working Group Presentation and Committee Deliberations on 
Expedited Transfers and Command Training; 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch; 
1:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Data Working Group Presentation and Committee 
Deliberations on FY 2012-15 Sexual Assault Case Adjudication Data; 2:45 
p.m.-4:45 p.m. Case Review Working Group Presentation and Committee 
Deliberations; 4:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Public Comment; 5:00 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 
website 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

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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 4:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on January 19, 2018, in front of 
the Committee members.

    Dated: December 18, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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                                                 Needs and Uses: The participating                     Advisory Committee meeting of the                        Agenda: 8:45 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Public
                                               Patent and Trademark Resource Centers                   Defense Advisory Committee on                         Meeting Begins—Welcome and
                                               (PTRCs) uses this information collection                Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense               Introduction; 9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
                                               to provide metrics pertaining to the use                of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces                 Department of Defense, Data Brief on
                                               of the patent and trademark services by                 (DAC–IPAD) will take place.                           Expedited Transfers; 10:00 a.m.–10:15
                                               the public, as well as the public                       DATES: Open to the public, Friday,                    a.m. Break; 10:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Policy
                                               outreach efforts of their libraries.                    January 19, 2018, from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00              Working Group Presentation and
                                                 Affected Public: Not-for-profit                       p.m.                                                  Committee Deliberations on Expedited
                                               institutions; Libraries affiliated with the             ADDRESSES: One Liberty Center, 875 N                  Transfers and Command Training; 12:30
                                               PTRC.                                                   Randolph Street, Suite 1432, Arlington,               p.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch; 1:30 p.m.–2:45
                                                 Frequency: On occasion.                               Virginia 22203.                                       p.m. Data Working Group Presentation
                                                 Respondent’s Obligation: Required to                                                                        and Committee Deliberations on FY
                                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               Obtain or Retain Benefits.                                                                                    2012–15 Sexual Assault Case
                                                                                                       Dwight Sullivan, 703–695–1055 (Voice),
                                                 OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,                                                                       Adjudication Data; 2:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
                                                                                                       dwight.h.sullivan.civ@mail.mil (Email).
                                               email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@                                                                                    Case Review Working Group
                                                                                                       Mailing address is DAC–IPAD, One
                                               omb.eop.gov. Once submitted, the                                                                              Presentation and Committee
                                                                                                       Liberty Center, 875 N Randolph Street,
                                               request will be publicly available in                                                                         Deliberations; 4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
                                                                                                       Suite 150, Arlington, Virginia 22203.
                                               electronic format through                                                                                     Public Comment; 5:00 p.m. Public
                                                                                                       Website: http://dacipad.whs.mil/. The
                                               www.reginfo.gov. Follow the                                                                                   Meeting Adjourned.
                                                                                                       most up-to-date changes to the meeting
                                               instructions to view Department of                                                                               Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5
                                                                                                       agenda can be found on the website.
                                               Commerce collections currently under                                                                          U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140
                                                                                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                               review by OMB.                                                                                                through 102–3.165, and the availability
                                                 Further information can be obtained                   meeting is being held under the                       of space, this meeting is open to the
                                               by:                                                     provisions of the Federal Advisory                    public. Seating is limited and is on a
                                                 • Email: InformationCollection@                       Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5                       first-come basis. Visitors are required to
                                               uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0068 copy                     U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the                    sign in at the One Liberty Center
                                               request’’ in the subject line of the                    Government in the Sunshine Act of                     security desk and must leave
                                               message.                                                1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and                 government-issued photo identification
                                                 • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and                    41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150.                       on file and wear a visitor badge while
                                               Information Governance Division                           Purpose of the Meeting: In section 546              in the building. Department of Defense
                                               Director, Office of the Chief Technology                of the National Defense Authorization                 Common Access Card (CAC) holders
                                               Officer, United States Patent and                       Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub. L. 113–                who do not have authorized access to
                                               Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,                        291), as modified by section 537 of the               One Liberty Center must provide an
                                               Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.                              National Defense Authorization Act for                alternate form of government-issued
                                                  Written comments and                                 Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114–92),                    photo identification to leave on file with
                                               recommendations for the proposed                        Congress directed the DAC–IPAD to                     security while in the building. All
                                               information collection should be sent on                advise the Secretary of Defense on the                visitors must pass through a metal
                                               or before January 22, 2018 to Nicholas                  investigation, prosecution, and defense               detection security screening.
                                               A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email                  of allegations of rape, forcible sodomy,              Individuals requiring special
                                               to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or                   sexual assault, and other sexual                      accommodations to access the public
                                               by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the                   misconduct involving members of the                   meeting should contact the DAC–IPAD
                                               attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.                        Armed Forces. This will be the fifth                  at whs.pentagon.em.mbx.dacipad@
                                                                                                       public meeting held by the DAC–IPAD.                  mail.mil at least five (5) business days
                                               Marcie Lovett,                                          The Committee will hear testimony                     prior to the meeting so that appropriate
                                               Records and Information Governance                      from the Deputy Director of the U.S.                  arrangements can be made. In the event
                                               Division Director, OCTO, United States Patent           Department of Defense Sexual Assault                  the Office of Personnel Management
                                               and Trademark Office.                                   Prevention and Response Office                        closes the government due to inclement
                                               [FR Doc. 2017–27478 Filed 12–20–17; 8:45 am]            (SAPRO) regarding data requested by                   weather or for any other reason, please
                                               BILLING CODE 3510–16–P                                  the DAC–IPAD on expedited transfer                    consult the website for any changes to
                                                                                                       requests made by victims of sexual                    the public meeting date or time.
                                                                                                       assault in fiscal year 2016. The                         Written Statements: Pursuant to 41
                                               DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                   Committee will receive a presentation                 CFR 102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of
                                                                                                       from the DAC–IPAD Policy Working                      the Federal Advisory Committee Act of
                                               Office of the Secretary                                 Group on its findings and proposed                    1972, the public or interested
                                                                                                       recommendations related to the                        organizations may submit written
                                               Defense Advisory Committee on                           expedited transfer policy and                         comments to the Committee about its
                                               Investigation, Prosecution, and                         commander legal and sexual assault                    mission and topics pertaining to this
                                               Defense of Sexual Assault in the                        response training, followed by                        public session. Written comments must
                                               Armed Forces; Notice of Federal                         Committee deliberations on these                      be received by the DAC–IPAD at least
                                               Advisory Committee Meeting                              topics. Next, the Committee will receive              five (5) business days prior to the
                                               AGENCY:  General Counsel of the                         a presentation from the DAC–IPAD Data                 meeting date so that they may be made
                                               Department of Defense, Department of                    Working Group regarding sexual assault                available to the Committee members for
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                                               Defense.                                                case adjudication data for fiscal years               their consideration prior to the meeting.
                                               ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory                      2012–15 followed by Committee                         Written comments should be submitted
                                               committee meeting.                                      deliberations. For the last session, the              via email to the DAC–IPAD at
                                                                                                       Committee will receive a presentation                 whs.pentagon.em.mbx.dacipad@
                                               SUMMARY:  The Department of Defense                     from the DAC–IPAD Case Review                         mail.mil in the following formats:
                                               (DoD) is publishing this notice to                      Working Group followed by Committee                   Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word.
                                               announce that the following Federal                     deliberations.                                        Please note that since the DAC–IPAD


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                                               operates under the provisions of the                    and on DoD’s ability to execute U.S.                  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                                               Federal Advisory Committee Act, as                      defense strategy; (c) U.S. regional
                                                                                                                                                             [Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0125]
                                               amended, all written comments will be                   defense policies; and (d) other research
                                               treated as public documents and will be                 and analysis of topics raised by the                  Agency Information Collection
                                               made available for public inspection.                   Secretary of Defense, the Deputy                      Activities; Submission to the Office of
                                               Oral statements from the public will be                 Secretary or the Under Secretary of                   Management and Budget for Review
                                               permitted, though the number and                        Defense for Policy.                                   and Approval; Comment Request;
                                               length of such oral statements may be                     Meeting Agenda: Beginning at 10:00                  Third Party Servicer Data Collection
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                                               presentations by members of the public                  discussions on national security issues               Department of Education (ED).
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                                               p.m. on January 19, 2018, in front of the               National Defense Strategy, Nuclear
                                               Committee members.                                      Posture Review, Ballistic Missile                     SUMMARY:    In accordance with the
                                                                                                       Defense Review, and Acquisition,                      Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
                                                 Dated: December 18, 2017.                                                                                   proposing an extension of an existing
                                                                                                       Technology and Logistics future.
                                               Aaron Siegel,                                                                                                 information collection.
                                                                                                         Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to the
                                               Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                  Sunshine Act, the FACA and the FACA                   DATES: Interested persons are invited to
                                               Officer, Department of Defense.                                                                               submit comments on or before January
                                                                                                       Final Rule, the DoD has determined that
                                               [FR Doc. 2017–27489 Filed 12–20–17; 8:45 am]            this meeting shall be closed to the                   22, 2018.
                                               BILLING CODE 5001–06–P                                  public. The Under Secretary of Defense                ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
                                                                                                       (Policy), in consultation with the DoD                documents related to the information
                                                                                                       FACA Attorney, has determined in                      collection listed in this notice, please
                                               DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                   writing that this meeting be closed to                use http://www.regulations.gov by
                                               Office of the Secretary                                 the public because the discussions fall               searching the Docket ID number ED–
                                                                                                       under the purview of Section 552b(c)(1)               2017–ICCD–0125. Comments submitted
                                               Defense Policy Board; Notice of                         of the Sunshine Act and are so                        in response to this notice should be
                                               Federal Advisory Committee Meeting                      inextricably intertwined with                         submitted electronically through the
                                                                                                       unclassified material that they cannot                Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
                                               AGENCY:  Office of the Under Secretary of               reasonably be segregated into separate                www.regulations.gov by selecting the
                                               Defense (Policy), Department of                         discussions without disclosing secret or              Docket ID number or via postal mail,
                                               Defense.                                                higher classified material.                           commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
                                               ACTION: Federal Advisory Committee                        Committee’s Designated Federal                      Please note that comments submitted by
                                               meeting notice.                                         Officer or Point of Contact: Ann Hansen,              fax or email and those submitted after
                                                                                                       osd.pentagon.ousd-policy.mbx.defense-                 the comment period will not be
                                               SUMMARY:    The Department of Defense                   board@mail.mil.                                       accepted. Written requests for
                                               (DoD) is publishing this notice to                        Written Statements: Pursuant to 41                  information or comments submitted by
                                               announce the following Federal                          CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140(c) and                 postal mail or delivery should be
                                               advisory committee meeting of the                       section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, the public              addressed to the Director of the
                                               Defense Policy Board (DPB). This                        or interested organizations may submit                Information Collection Clearance
                                               meeting will be closed to the public.                   written statements to the membership of               Division, U.S. Department of Education,
                                               DATES: Quarterly Meeting: Thursday,                     the DPB at any time regarding its                     400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room
                                               January 18, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00                 mission or in response to the stated                  216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
                                               p.m. and on January 19, 2018 from 8:00                  agenda of a planned meeting. Written                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                               a.m. to 11:00 a.m.                                      statements should be submitted to the                 specific questions related to collection
                                               ADDRESSES: The Pentagon, 2000 Defense                   DPB’s Designated Federal Officer (DFO);               activities, please contact Beth
                                               Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–2000.                    the DFO’s contact information is listed               Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.                    in this notice or it can be obtained from
                                                                                                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                               Ann Hansen, 2000 Defense Pentagon,                      the GSA’s FACA Database—http://
                                                                                                                                                             Department of Education (ED), in
                                               Washington, DC 20301–2000. Phone:                       www.facadatabase.gov/.
                                                                                                         Written statements that do not pertain              accordance with the Paperwork
                                               (703) 571–9232.                                                                                               Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
                                                                                                       to a scheduled meeting of the DPB may
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                                                                                       be submitted at any time. However, if                 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
                                               meeting is being held under the                         individual comments pertain to a                      public and Federal agencies with an
                                               provisions of the Federal Advisory                      specific topic being discussed at a                   opportunity to comment on proposed,
                                               Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5                         planned meeting, then these statements                revised, and continuing collections of
                                               U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the                      must be submitted no later than five                  information. This helps the Department
                                               Government in the Sunshine Act of                       business days prior to the meeting in                 assess the impact of its information
                                               1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) (‘‘the                 question. The DFO will review all                     collection requirements and minimize
                                               Sunshine Act’’), and the Federal                        submitted written statements and                      the public’s reporting burden. It also
                                               Advisory Committee Management Act;                      provide copies to all committee                       helps the public understand the
                                               Final Rule 41 CFR parts 101–6 and                       members.                                              Department’s information collection
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                                               102–3 (‘‘the FACA Final Rule’’).                                                                              requirements and provide the requested
                                                 Purpose of Meeting: To obtain, review                   Dated: December 18, 2017.                           data in the desired format. ED is
                                               and evaluate classified information                     Aaron Siegel,                                         soliciting comments on the proposed
                                               related to the DPB’s mission to advise                  Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                information collection request (ICR) that
                                               on: (a) Issues central to strategic DoD                 Officer, Department of Defense.                       is described below. The Department of
                                               planning; (b) policy implications of U.S.               [FR Doc. 2017–27537 Filed 12–20–17; 8:45 am]          Education is especially interested in
                                               force structure and force modernization                 BILLING CODE 5001–06–P                                public comment addressing the


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Federal advisory committee meeting.
DatesOpen to the public, Friday, January 19, 2018, from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
ContactDwight Sullivan, 703-695-1055 (Voice),
FR Citation82 FR 60590 

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