83 FR 34835 - Defense Science Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 141 (July 23, 2018)

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

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34835-34836]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15674]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Science Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 
Defense Science Board, 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 Science Board (DSB) will take place.

DATES: July 18, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.-July 19, 2018 from 
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Executive Conference Center, 4075 Wilson Boulevard, 3rd 
Floor, Arlington, VA 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Defense Science Board Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO) Mr. Edward C. Gliot, (703) 571-0079 (Voice), 
(703) 697-1860 (Facsimile), [email protected] (Email). 
Mailing address is Defense Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, Room 
3B888A, Washington, DC 20301-3140. Website: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/. The most up-to-date changes to the meeting agenda can be found on 
the website.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to circumstances beyond the control of 
the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Designated Federal Officer, the 
Defense Science Board was unable to provide public notification 
required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning the meeting on July 18 
through 19, 2018, of the Defense Science Board. Accordingly, the 
Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense,

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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) (5 U.S.C., Appendix), the Government in 
the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The mission of the DSB is to provide 
independent advice and technical enterprise. The objective of the 
meeting is to obtain, review, and evaluate classified information 
related to the DSB's mission. The meeting will focus on the DSB's 2018 
Summer Study on Strategic Surprise tasking, to include DoD dependence 
on the U.S. electric power grid, homeland air defense, maritime 
situational awareness, threats and promise of biotechnology, countering 
autonomous systems, technical approaches to counter-intelligence, 
resilient positioning, navigation and timing, various undersea issues, 
gray zone conflict, resilience of the defense industrial base, and 
logistics.
    Agenda: The DSB meeting will begin on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 
8:00 a.m. with opening remarks from Mr. Edward Gliot, DSB Executive 
Director, Dr. Craig Fields, DSB Chairman and Dr. Eric Evans, Vice 
Chairman. Following opening remarks, DSB members will hold classified 
small group discussions covering DoD dependence on the U.S. electric 
power grid, homeland air defense, maritime situational awareness, 
threats and promises of biotechnology, countering autonomous systems, 
technical approaches to counter-intelligence, resilient positioning, 
navigation and timing, various undersea issues, gray zone conflict, 
resilience of the defense industrial base, and logistics. After break, 
DSB members will hold classified discussions covering DoD dependence on 
the U.S. electric power grid, homeland air defense, maritime 
situational awareness, threats and promises of biotechnology, 
countering autonomous systems, technical approaches to counter-
intelligence, resilient positioning, navigation and timing, various 
undersea issues, gray zone conflict, resilience of the defense 
industrial base, and logistics. The meeting will adjourn at 5:00 p.m. 
On the second day of the meeting, Thursday, July 19, 2018, the day will 
begin at 8:00 a.m. with a classified session covering DoD dependence on 
the U.S. electric power grid, homeland air defense, maritime 
situational awareness, threats and promises of biotechnology, 
countering autonomous systems, technical approaches to counter-
intelligence, resilient positioning, navigation and timing, various 
undersea issues, gray zone conflict, resilience of the defense 
industrial base, and logistics. After break, the classified discussion 
will continue on the same topics. The meeting will adjourn at 3:00 p.m.
    Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with section 10(d) of the FACA 
and 41 CFR 102-3.155, the DoD has determined that the DSB meeting will 
be closed to the public. Specifically, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering, in consultation with the DoD Office of 
General Counsel, has determined in writing that the meeting will be 
closed to the public because it will consider matters covered by 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). The determination is based on the consideration that 
it is expected that discussions throughout will involve classified 
matters of national security concern. Such classified material is so 
intertwined with the unclassified material that it cannot reasonably be 
segregated into separate discussions without defeating the 
effectiveness and meaning of the overall meetings. To permit the 
meeting to be open to the public would preclude discussion of such 
matters and would greatly diminish the ultimate utility of the DSB's 
findings and recommendations to the Secretary of Defense and to the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
    Written Statements: In accordance with section 10(a)(3)of the FACA 
and 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, interested persons may submit a 
written statement for consideration by the DSB at any time regarding 
its mission or in response to the stated agenda of a planned meeting. 
Individuals submitting a written statement must submit their statement 
to the DSB DFO provided above at any point; however, if a written 
statement is not received at least three calendar days prior to the 
meeting, which is the subject of this notice, then it may not be 
provided to or considered by the DSB until a later date.

    Dated: July 18, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-15674 Filed 7-20-18; 8:45 am]
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