Board of Visitors, United States Military Academy (USMA), 65711 [2015-27238]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Department of the Army

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 207 (Tuesday, October 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 65711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27238]


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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 1:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 
November 16, 2015. Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting 
will be required to show a government photo ID upon entering the 
Capitol Visitors Center in order to gain access to the meeting 
location. All members of the public are subject to security screening.

ADDRESSES: Capitol Visitors Center, Room HVC-200, the entrance is at 
the intersection of First Street SE. and East Capitol, Washington, DC 
20515.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Deadra K. Ghostlaw, the 
Designated Federal Officer for the committee, in writing at: 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 2015 Fall Meeting of the USMA 
BoV. Members of the Board will be provided updates on Academy issues.
    Proposed Agenda: The Board Chair will discuss the following topics: 
The next meeting date: Monday, March 28, or April 4, 2016, at West 
Point, NY and give a summary of discussion topics. The Superintendent 
will then give the following updates: Key Past/Upcoming Events Since 
last Board of Visitors Meeting, Achievements/Accomplishments; Strategic 
Offsite (Assessment and Actions); Cadet Summer Training Highlights; 
Class of 2020 Admissions Update; Class of 2016 Branching Update; 
Outreach to the Army (Faculty Operational Experience, Department of the 
Army/Department of Defense Research); New York City Outreach by Cadets; 
Barracks Update; Sexual Harassment/Assault Response Prevention and 
Cadets Against Sexual Harassment/Assault Program Update; Update on 
Plebe Pillow Fight, Boxing, and Grand Alliance Concussion Study; and 
Budget update
    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 House Visitors Center, Washington, DC is fully 
handicap accessible, with elevators and escalators available throughout 
the building. Wheelchairs are available for check out at the North and 
South coat checks; a driver's license is required, and will be held 
until the wheelchair is returned. 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. 2015-27238 Filed 10-26-15; 8:45 am]
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