Defense Legal Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting, 63806 [2012-25496]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 63806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25496]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Legal Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 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 102-3.150, the 
Department of Defense announces the following Federal advisory 
committee meeting.

ADDRESSES NRECA Conference Center, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 
22203.

DATES: A meeting of the Defense Legal Policy Board (hereafter referred 
to as ``the Board'') will be held on Wednesday, November 7, 2012. The 
Public Session will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Gruber, Defense Legal Policy 
Board, P.O. Box 3656, Arlington, VA 22203. Email: 
StaffDirectorDefenseLegalPolicyBoard@osd.mil. Phone: (703) 696-5449.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Meeting: At this meeting, the Board will deliberate 
on the July 30, 2012 tasking from the Secretary of Defense to review 
certain military justice cases in combat zones. The Board is interested 
in written and oral comments from the public, including non-
governmental organizations, relevant to this tasking. The mission of 
the Board is to advise the Secretary of Defense on legal and related 
legal policy matters within DoD, the achievement of DoD policy goals 
through legislation and regulations, and other assigned matters.
    Agenda: Prior to the Public Session, the Board will conduct an 
Administrative Session starting at 8:00 a.m. and ending at 8:45 a.m. to 
address administrative matters. After the Public Session, the Board 
will conduct an Administrative Session starting at 4:00 p.m. and ending 
at 5:00 p.m. to prepare for upcoming meetings. Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-
3.160, the public may not attend the Administrative Sessions.

Public Session

9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.--Status Report from Subcommittee
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.--Assessing Certain Military Justice Cases in 
Combat Zones
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.--Break
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.--Panel Discussion with Human Rights 
Organizations
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.--Public Comments Received

End of Public Session

    Availability of Materials for the Meeting: A copy of the agenda for 
the November 7, 2012 meeting and the tasking for the Subcommittee may 
be obtained at the meeting or from the Board's Staff Director at 
StaffDirectorDefenseLegalPolicyBoard@osd.mil.
    Public's Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b 
and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and the availability of space, 
part of this meeting is open to the public. Seating is limited and is 
on a first-come basis.
    Special Accommodations: Individuals requiring special 
accommodations to access the public meeting should contact the Staff 
Director at StaffDirectorDefenseLegalPolicyBoard@osd.mil at least five 
(5) business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements 
can be made.
    Procedures for Providing Public Comments: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-
3.105(j) and 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 Board about its mission and topics 
pertaining to this public session. Written comments must be received by 
the DFO at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting date so 
that the comments may be made available to the Board for their 
consideration prior to the meeting. Written comments should be 
submitted via email to the address for the DFO given in this notice in 
the following formats: Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, or Microsoft Word. 
Please note that since the Board 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. If members of the public are interested in making an oral 
statement, a written statement must be submitted as above along with a 
request to provide an oral statement. After reviewing the written 
comments, the Chairperson and the Designated Federal Officer will 
determine who of the requesting persons will be able to make an oral 
presentation of their issue during the open portion of this meeting. 
Determination of who will be making an oral presentation is at the sole 
discretion of the Committee Chair and the Designated Federal Officer 
and will depend on time available and relevance to the Committee's 
activities. Five minutes will be allotted to persons desiring to make 
an oral presentation. Oral presentations by members of the public will 
be permitted at 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. in front of the Board. The 
number of oral presentations to be made will depend on the number of 
requests received from members of the public.
    Committee's Designated Federal Officer: The Board's Designated 
Federal Officer is Mr. James Schwenk, Defense Legal Policy Board, P.O. 
Box 3656, Arlington, VA 22203. Email: 
defenselegalpolicyboarddfo@osd.mil. Phone: (703) 697-9343. For meeting 
information please contact Mr. David Gruber, Defense Legal Policy 
Board, P.O. Box 3656, Arlington, VA 22203. Email: 
StaffDirectorDefenseLegalPolicyBoard@osd.mil. Phone: (703) 696-5449.

    Dated: October 12, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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