[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31752-31753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11327]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Reserve Forces Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee
Meeting
AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,
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 Reserve Forces
Policy Board (RFPB) will take place.
DATES: The RFPB will hold an open to the public meeting on Wednesday,
June 3, 2020 from 8:55 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The RFPB meeting will be online using Microsoft Teams CVR
and Teleconference line. To participate in the meeting, see the Meeting
Accessibility section for instructions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Sabol, (703) 681-0577
(Voice), 703-681-0002 (Facsimile), [email protected]
(Email). Mailing address is Reserve Forces Policy Board, 5113 Leesburg
Pike, Suite 601, Falls Church, VA 22041. Website: http://rfpb.defense.gov/. The most up-to-date changes to the meeting agenda
can be found on the website and the Federal Register.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to circumstances beyond the control of
the Department of Defense and the Designated Federal Officer, the
Reserve Forces Policy Board was unable to provide public notification
required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning its meeting of June 3, 2020.
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 purpose of the meeting is to obtain,
review, and evaluate information related to strategies, policies, and
practices designed to improve and enhance the capabilities, efficiency,
and effectiveness of the Reserve Components.
Agenda: The RFPB will hold an online open to the public meeting on
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 from 8:55 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. The meeting will
consist of remarks to the RFPB from the following invited speakers:
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness will discuss the
goals of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,
the Department's response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
and potential changes to future policy necessitated by the response;
the Deputy Commander, United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) will
discuss the Reserve Components' role in USNORTHCOM's response to COVID
19 and recommended force structure/policy changes for future domestic
response operations; the Navy Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer
(EPLO) for USNORTHCOM will discuss the role of EPLOs in COVID 19
response operations and speak to actions at the tactical level,
focusing on lessons learned and recommendations for future disaster
response efforts; the New York State Commissioner of the Division of
Homeland Security and Emergency Services will discuss New York's
perspective on the effectiveness of the partnership of the State, FEMA,
and Department of Defense in COVID 19 response efforts, and provide
recommendations to enhance future collaboration between entities; the
Deputy Assistant Secretary Defense for Reserve Integration will discuss
the impact of COVID 19 on the Reserve Components' readiness, discussing
policies that hindered readiness, comparing best practices, and
providing recommended future policy changes to preserve and enhance
readiness during periods of distributed operations; and the
Subcommittee on Supporting and Sustaining Reserve Component Personnel
will discuss the Board's review of and make suggestions for the
Department's New Administration Transition Book that will provide
recommendations on strategies to enhance the future capabilities and
effectiveness of the Reserve Components and Department as a whole, to
include potential rebalancing of Active/Reserve future force structure.
Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended and 41
CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the availability of
space, the meeting is open online to the public from 8:55 a.m. to 12:10
p.m. Persons desiring to participate in the meeting online or by phone
are required to submit their name, organization, email and telephone
contact information to COL Christopher Warner at
christopher.w.warner3.mil@mail.mil">christopher.w.warner3.mil@mail.mil not later than Friday, May 29, 2020.
Specific instructions, both for online or teleconference participation
in the meeting, will be provided by reply email. The meeting agenda
will be available prior to the meeting on the Board's website at:
http://rfpb.defense.gov/.
Written Statements: Pursuant to section 10(a)(3) of the FACA and 41
CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, interested persons may submit written
statements to the RFPB about its approved agenda or at any time on the
RFPB's mission. Written statements should be submitted to the RFPB's
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at the address, email, or facsimile
number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. If
statements pertain to a specific topic being discussed at the planned
meeting,
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then these statements must be submitted no later than five (5) business
days prior to the meeting in question. Written statements received
after this date may not be provided to or considered by the RFPB until
its next meeting. The DFO will review all timely submitted written
statements and provide copies to all the RFPB members before the
meeting that is the subject of this notice. Please note that since the
RFPB operates in accordance with the provisions of the FACA, all
submitted comments and public presentations will be treated as public
documents and will be made available for public inspection, including,
but not limited to, being posted on the RFPB's website.
Dated: May 21, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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