83 FR 22255 - Defense Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 93 (May 14, 2018)

The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Policy Board (DPB) will take place.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22255-22256]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10219]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 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 Policy Board (DPB) will take place.

DATES: Thursday, May 24, 2018--Closed to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 
5:15 p.m. Friday, May 25, 2018--Closed to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The closed meeting will be held at The Pentagon, 2000 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcus Bonds, (703) 571-0854 (Voice), 
703-697-8606 (Facsimile), [email protected] (Email). Mailing 
address is 2000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to circumstances beyond the control of 
the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Designated Federal Officer, the 
Defense Policy Board was unable to provide public notification required 
by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning the meeting on May 24 and 25, 2018 of 
the Defense Policy Board. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 
102-3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day notification requirement.
    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) 
(``the Sunshine Act''), and 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
    Purpose of the Meeting: To obtain, review and evaluate classified 
information related to the DPB's mission to advise on: (a) Issues 
central to strategic DoD planning; (b) policy implications of U.S. 
force structure and force modernization and on DoD's ability to execute 
U.S. defense strategy; (c) U.S. regional defense policies; and (d) 
other research and analysis of topics raised by the Secretary of 
Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Policy.
    Agenda: On May 24th and 25th, the DPB will have Top Secret (SCI) 
level discussions on national security issues regarding the Space and 
Ballistic Missile Defense Review. Topics and Speakers are (1) Space 
Intelligence Brief, Larry Gresham; (2) Warfighting 2025, Andrew Cox; 
(3) OSD Space Policy Perspectives, Honorable Kenneth Rapuano & Steven 
Kitay; (4) Warfighter Perspectives, General John W. Raymond; (5) Space 
Panel, General (Retired) Robert Kehler, Douglas Lovero and Marc 
Berkowitz; Balastic Missle Defense Review, Honorable John Rood.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to the Sunshine Act, the FACA and 
the FACA Final Rule (41 CFR 101-6), the DoD has determined that this 
meeting shall be closed to the public. The Under Secretary of Defense 
(Policy), in consultation with the DoD FACA Attorney, has determined in 
writing that this meeting be closed to the public because the 
discussions fall under the purview of Section 552b(c)(1) of the 
Sunshine Act and are so inextricably intertwined with unclassified 
material that they cannot reasonably be segregated into separate 
discussions without disclosing secret or higher classified material.
    Committee's Designated Federal Officer or Point of Contact: Marcus 
Bonds, [email protected].

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    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-
3.140(c) and section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, the public or interested 
organizations may submit written statements to the membership of the 
DPB at any time regarding its mission or in response to the stated 
agenda of a planned meeting. Written statements should be submitted to 
the DPB's Designated Federal Officer (DFO); the DFO's contact 
information is listed in this notice or it can be obtained from the 
GSA's FACA Database--http://www.facadatabase.gov/. Written statements 
that do not pertain to a scheduled meeting of the DPB may be submitted 
at any time. However, if individual comments pertain to a specific 
topic being discussed at a planned meeting, then these statements must 
be submitted no later than five business days prior to the meeting in 
question. The DFO will review all submitted written statements and 
provide copies to all members.

    Dated: May 9, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-10219 Filed 5-11-18; 8:45 am]
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