Meeting of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force, 78943-78944 [2013-31041]

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78943-78944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31041]


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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: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to 
announce a closed Federal advisory committee meeting of the National 
Commission on the Structure of the Air Force (``the Commission'').

DATES: Date of Closed Meeting: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, from 10:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 2521 South Clark Street, Suite 525, Arlington, VA 22202 and, 
as necessary, a secure video teleconferencing line.

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: 
marcia.l.moore12.civ@mail.mil. Desk (703) 545-9113. Facsimile (703) 
692-5625.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of Meeting: The meeting on January 8, 2014 is being held 
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 
Commission will address, correct, and approve the content of the 
classified annex to their unclassified report. The purpose of the 
classified annex is to allow individuals access to the classified 
analyses that contributed to and support the Commission's 
recommendations, as granted by the Congress and the President of the 
United States.
    Agenda: The agenda and classified annex will cover the following 
topics:
    -- The changing mix of active and reserve component force 
structures.
    -- Whether the contribution of the reserve component to operational 
plans has increased since 1980.
    -- Specific reserve component contributions to Operation Iraqi 
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
    -- The increase of reserve component structure for classified 
mission areas.
    -- Descriptions of emerging, future capabilities.
    -- Integrated Security Construct scenarios and the environment that 
shapes the requirements and subsequent resource allocation decisions.
    -- Representative force mix models using actual data from 
Integrated Security Construct scenarios, whereby variables, such as 
numbers of aircraft, deploy to dwell and mob to dwell ratios, and 
budget targets are manipulated.
    -- Various strategic-basing scenarios, some of which may have 
classified implications.
    -- Projected challenges to the U.S. Air Force's ability to meet the 
demands of multiple scenarios.
    -- Classified documents that address financial, personnel, 
organizational and other factors for the Commission's recommendations, 
including the Strategic Choices and Management Review, Program 
Objective

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Memorandums, Defense Planning Guidance.
    -- Other classified analyses as required.
    Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with section 10(d) of the 
FACA, 5 U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102-3.155, the DoD determined that the 
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 meeting will be closed to the public in its 
entirety. Specifically, the Director of Administration and Management, 
with the coordination of the DoD FACA Attorney, has determined in 
writing that this meeting will be closed to the public because 
classified information and matters covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) will 
be discussed.
    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 closed meeting or the Commission's mission. The 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) will review all submitted written 
statements before forwarding to the Commission. 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 the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section. While written comments are forwarded to 
the Commissioners upon receipt, note that all written comments on the 
Commission's charge, as described in the ``Background'' section, must 
be received by 5:00 p.m. on January 7, 2014 to be considered by the 
Commissioners. This deadline for emailed and faxed comments has been 
extended from December 13, 2013. The postmark deadline to mail comments 
was November 8, 2013.
    Due to difficulties finalizing the meeting agenda for the scheduled 
meeting of January 8, 2014, of the National Commission on the Structure 
of the Air Force the requirements of 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) were not met. 
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.

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.
    The evaluation factors under consideration by the Commission are 
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.

    Dated: December 23, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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