Board of Visitors, United States Military Academy (USMA), 13646-13647 [2014-05211]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Department of the Army

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13646-13647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05211]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Board of Visitors, United States Military Academy (USMA)

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of open committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to 
announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the USMA 
Board of Visitors (BoV). This meeting is open to the public. For more 
information about the BoV, its membership and its activities, please 
visit the BoV Web site at https://www.usma.edu/bov/SitePages/Home.aspx.

DATES: The USMA BoV will meet from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on 
Wednesday, March 31, 2014. Members of the public wishing to attend the 
meeting will be required to show a government photo ID upon entering 
West Point and in order to gain access to the meeting location. All 
members of the public are subject to security screening.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Haig Room, Jefferson Hall, 
West Point, NY 10996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Deadra K. Ghostlaw, the 
Designated Federal Officer for the committee, in writing to: Secretary 
of the General Staff, ATTN: Deadra K. Ghostlaw, 646 Swift Road West 
Point, NY 10996, by email at deadra.ghostlaw@usma.edu or BoV@usma.edu 
or by telephone at (845) 938-4200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee meeting is being held 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.
    Purpose of the Meeting: This is the 2014 Organizational Meeting of 
the USMA BoV. Members of the Board will be provided updates on Academy 
issues.
    Proposed Agenda: The Academy leadership will provide the Board with 
updates on the following matters: Election of 2014 committee Chair and 
Vice Chair, 2013 Annual Report Update, Federal Advisory Committee Act 
Final Rule. Further, the Board will be provided updates on the status 
of Cadet Barracks, the USMA Sexual Harassment and Assault Response 
Program (SHARP), the Cadets Against Sexual Harassment and Assault 
(CASH/A) program, Academy Admissions, and

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Academics. Finally, the USMA Superintendent and USMA Chief of Staff 
will brief the Board.
    Public's Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b 
and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165 and subject to the availability 
of space, this meeting is open to the public. Seating is on a first to 
arrive basis. Attendees are requested to submit their, name, 
affiliation, and daytime phone number seven business days prior to the 
meeting to Mrs. Ghostlaw, via electronic mail, the preferred mode of 
submission, at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section. Members of the public attending the committee meeting 
will not be permitted to present questions from the floor or speak to 
any issue under consideration by the committee. Because the meeting of 
the committee will be held in a Federal Government facility on a 
military post, security screening is required. A government photo ID is 
required to enter post. Please note that security and gate guards have 
the right to inspect vehicles and persons seeking to enter and exit the 
installation. The United States Military Academy, Jefferson Hall, is 
fully handicap accessible. Wheelchair access is available at the south 
entrance of the building. For additional information about public 
access procedures, contact Mrs. Ghostlaw, the committee's Designated 
Federal Officer, at the email address or telephone number listed in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Written Comments or Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 
102-3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
the public or interested organizations may submit written comments or 
statements to the committee, in response to the stated agenda of the 
open meeting or in regard to the committee's mission in general. 
Written comments or statements should be submitted to Mrs. Ghostlaw, 
the committee Designated Federal Officer, via electronic mail, the 
preferred mode of submission, at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section. Each page of the comment or statement must 
include the author's name, title or affiliation, address, and daytime 
phone number. Written comments or statements being submitted in 
response to the agenda set forth in this notice must be received by the 
Designated Federal Official at least seven business days prior to the 
meeting to be considered by the committee. The Designated Federal 
Official will review all timely submitted written comments or 
statements with the committee Chairperson, and ensure the comments are 
provided to all members of the committee before the meeting. Written 
comments or statements received after this date may not be provided to 
the committee until its next meeting. The committee Designated Federal 
Official and Chairperson may choose to invite certain submitters to 
present their comments verbally during the open portion of this meeting 
or at a future meeting. The Designated Federal Officer, in consultation 
with the committee Chairperson, may allot a specific amount of time for 
submitters to present their comments verbally.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-05211 Filed 3-10-14; 8:45 am]
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