Meeting of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force, 40446 [2013-16163]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 40446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16163]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Meeting of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air 
Force

AGENCY: Director of Administration and Management, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: 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), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, 
the Department of Defense (DoD) announces that the following Federal 
advisory committee meeting of the National Commission on the Structure 
of the Air Force (``the Commission'') will take place.

DATES: Date of Open Meeting, including Hearing and Commission 
Discussion: Tuesday, July 16, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Registration will begin at 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, Davenport Room, 815 Route 
37 West, Toms River, New Jersey 08755.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Marcia Moore, Designated Federal 
Officer, National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force, 1950 
Defense Pentagon, Room 3A874, Washington, DC 20301-1950. Email: 
dfoafstrucomm@osd.mil. Desk (703) 545-9113. Facsimile (703) 692-5625.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of Meeting: The members of the Commission will hear 
testimony from individual witnesses and then will discuss the 
information presented at the hearings.

Agenda

    Military and civilian representatives from the Joint Base McGuire-
Dix-Lakehurst are invited to speak at the public hearing and are asked 
to address matters pertaining to the U.S. Air Force, the Air National 
Guard, and the U.S. Air Force Reserve such as their study results and 
recommendations. These witnesses are also asked to address the 
evaluation factors under consideration by the Commission for a U.S. Air 
Force structure that--(a) Meets current and anticipated requirements of 
the combatant commands; (b) achieves an appropriate balance between the 
regular and reserve components of the Air Force, taking advantage of 
the unique strengths and capabilities of each; (c) ensures that the 
regular and reserve components of the Air Force have the capacity 
needed to support current and anticipated homeland defense and disaster 
assistance missions in the United States; (d) provides for sufficient 
numbers of regular members of the Air Force to provide a base of 
trained personnel from which the personnel of the reserve components of 
the Air Force could be recruited; (e) maintains a peacetime rotation 
force to support operational tempo goals of 1:2 for regular members of 
the Air Forces and 1:5 for members of the reserve components of the Air 
Force; and (f) maximizes and appropriately balances affordability, 
efficiency, effectiveness, capability, and readiness. Individual 
Commissioners will also report their activities, information 
collection, and analyses to the full Commission.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 
41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and the availability of space, the 
meeting is open to the public. The Clarion Hotel is fully handicap 
accessible.
    Written Comments: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140 and 
section 10(a)(3) of the FACA, the public or interested organizations 
may submit written comments to the Commission in response to the stated 
agenda of the open meeting or the Commission's mission. The Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO) will review all submitted written statements. 
Written comments should be submitted to Mrs. Marcia Moore, DFO, via 
facsimile or electronic mail, the preferred modes of submission. Each 
page of the comment must include the author's name, title or 
affiliation, address, and daytime phone number. All contact information 
may be found in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Oral Comments: In addition to written statements, one hour will be 
reserved for individuals or interested groups to address the Commission 
on July 16, 2013. Interested oral commenters must summarize their oral 
statement in writing and submit with their registration. The 
Commission's staff will assign time to oral commenters at the meeting, 
for no more than 5 minutes each. While requests to make an oral 
presentation to the Commission will be honored on a first come, first 
served basis, other opportunities for oral comments will be provided at 
future meetings.
    Registration: Individuals who wish to attend the public hearing and 
meeting on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 are encouraged to register for the 
event in advance with the Designated Federal Officer, using the 
electronic mail and facsimile contact information found in FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. The communication should include the registrant's 
full name, title, affiliation or employer, email address, and daytime 
phone number. If applicable, include written comments and a request to 
speak during the oral comment session. (Oral comment requests must be 
accompanied by a summary of your presentation.) Registrations and 
written comments must be typed.
    Due to difficulties beyond the control of the Commission or its 
DFO, this Federal Register notice for the July 16, 2013 meeting as 
required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) was not met. Accordingly, the Advisory 
Committee Management Officer for the DoD, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-
3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day notification requirement.

Background

    The National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force was 
established by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013 (Pub. L. 112-239). The Department of Defense sponsor for the 
Commission is the Director of Administration and Management, Mr. 
Michael L. Rhodes. The Commission is tasked to submit a report, 
containing a comprehensive study and recommendations, by February 1, 
2014 to the President of the United States and the Congressional 
defense committees. The report will contain a detailed statement of the 
findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with its 
recommendations for such legislation and administrative actions it may 
consider appropriate in light of the results of the study. The 
comprehensive study of the structure of the U.S. Air Force will 
determine whether, and how, the structure should be modified to best 
fulfill current and anticipated mission requirements for the U.S. Air 
Force in a manner consistent with available resources.

    Dated: July 1, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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