Defense Science Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
| Published date | 30 January 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 5403 |
| Record Number | 2020-01753 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Defense Department |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5403-5404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01753]
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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,
Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the
following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Science
Board (DSB) will take place.
DATES: Closed to the public Tuesday, February 11, 2020 from 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, February 12, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The address of the closed meeting is the Executive
Conference Center at 4075 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kevin Doxey, (703) 571-0081
(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 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 February 11
thru 12, 2020 of the Defense Science 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) (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
recommendations on matters relating to the DoD's scientific and
technical enterprise. The objective of the meeting is to obtain,
review, and evaluate classified information related to the DSB's
mission. DSB members will meet to discuss classified future dimensions
of conflict that might be exploited by our near-peer competitors and
adversaries in response to the DSB's 2020 Summer Study on New
Dimensions of Conflict tasking.
Agenda
The DSB meeting will begin on February 11, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. with
opening remarks by Mr. Kevin Doxey, the Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), and Dr. Craig Fields, DSB Chairman. The members of the study
will meet to discuss classified future dimensions of conflict that
might be exploited by our near-peer competitors and adversaries.
Following break, the members will resume their meeting. The meeting
will adjourn at 5:00 p.m. On February 12, 2020, the meeting will begin
at 8:00 a.m. with a discussion of classified future dimensions of
conflict that might be exploited by our near-peer competitors and
adversaries. Following break, the members will resume their meeting.
The meeting will adjourn at 4:00 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 (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 (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 in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
at
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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: January 27, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-01753 Filed 1-29-20; 8:45 am]
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