Reserve Forces Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting, 4456-4457 [2019-02538]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4456-4457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02538]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Reserve Forces Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Reserve 
Forces Policy Board, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to 
announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the 
Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB) will take place.

DATES: The RFPB will hold a meeting on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 from 
8:55 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. The portion of the meeting from 8:55 a.m. to 
2:30 p.m. will be closed to the public. The portion of the meeting from 
2:40 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. will be open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The RFPB meeting address is the Pentagon, Room 3E863, 
Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Sabol, (703) 681-0577 
(Voice), 703-681-0002 (Facsimile), Alexander.J.Sabol.Civ@Mail.Mil 
(Email). Mailing address is Reserve Forces Policy Board, 5113 Leesburg 
Pike, Suite 601, Falls Church, VA 22041. Website: https://rfpb.defense.gov/. The most up-to-date changes to the meeting agenda 
can be found on the website and the Federal Register.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., 
Appendix), the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 
CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of the meeting is to obtain, 
review, and evaluate information related to strategies, policies, and 
practices designed to improve and enhance the capabilities, efficiency, 
and effectiveness of the Reserve Components.
    Agenda: The RFPB will hold a meeting from 8:55 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. 
The portion of the meeting from 8:55 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. will be closed 
to the public and will consist of remarks to the RFPB from following 
invited speakers: The Under Secretary of the Navy will discuss the 
Navy's posture and challenges facing our Nation and priorities for 
adapting the Naval force and the Navy Reserve's potential use; the 
Director of Joint Intelligence, National Guard Bureau will discuss the 
role of the Reserve Components in the Space Force, the Department of 
Defense's proposed legislative language of the Space Force addressing 
the warfare domain definition, required skill sets, and the integration 
of Reserve Components into the Space Force; the Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness will discuss Reserve 
Component Equipping and Transparency, Active and Reserve Components' 
readiness initiatives, their equipment parity, and the Department's 
approach to budgeting Reserve equipment in the Defense Budget; the 
Deputy Director, Defense Health Agency will brief the Defense Health 
Agency Military Health System transformation, its policies and 
practices in providing worldwide military medical, dental, and pharmacy 
services including the TRICARE Health Plan, and the challenges in 
supporting the Reserve Components; and the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Performing the Duties of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness will discuss the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness' goals and 
updates on Reserve Component personnel system reforms under 
consideration and review of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Reserve Affairs reorganization issues. The portion of the meeting from 
2:40 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. will be open to the public and will consist of 
briefings from the following: The Subcommittee on Ensuring a Ready, 
Capable, Available and Sustainable Operational Reserve will brief the 
Reserve Component Cost Analysis findings and recommendations on the 
initial review of Active Component and Reserve Component cost, force 
mix, and future strategies for Reserve Component use given the national 
security challenges in a constrained fiscal environment.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to section 10(a)(1) of the FACA and 
41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and subject to the availability of 
space, the meeting is open to the public from 2:40 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. 
Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. All members of the 
public who wish to attend the public meeting must contact Mr. Alex 
Sabol, the Designated Federal Officer, not later than 12:00 p.m. on 
Tuesday, March 5, 2019, as listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section to make arrangements for a Pentagon escort, if 
necessary. Public attendees requiring escort should arrive at the 
Pentagon Metro Entrance at 2:00 p.m. to provide sufficient time to 
complete security screening to attend the beginning of the Open Meeting 
at 2:40 p.m. on March 6th. To complete the security screening, please 
be prepared to present two forms of identification. One must be a 
picture identification card. In accordance with section 10(d) of the 
FACA, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), and 41 CFR 102-3.155, the DoD has determined 
that the portion of this meeting scheduled to occur from 8:55 a.m. to 
2:30 p.m. will be closed to the public. Specifically, the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), in coordination with 
the Department of Defense FACA Attorney, has determined in writing that 
this portion of the meeting will be closed to the public because it is 
likely to disclose classified matters covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1).
    Written Statements: Pursuant to section 10(a)(3) of the FACA and 41 
CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, interested persons may submit written 
statements to the RFPB about its approved agenda or at any time on the 
RFPB's mission. Written statements should be submitted to the RFPB's 
Designated Federal Officer at the address, email, or facsimile number 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. If statements 
pertain to a specific topic being discussed at the planned meeting, 
then these statements must be submitted no later than five (5) business 
days prior to the meeting in question. Written statements received 
after this date may not be provided to or considered by the RFPB until 
its next meeting. The Designated Federal Officer will review all timely 
submitted written statements and provide copies to all the RFPB members 
before the meeting that is the subject of this notice. Please note that 
since the RFPB operates under the provisions of the FACA, all submitted 
comments and public presentations will

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be treated as public documents and will be made available for public 
inspection, including, but not limited to, being posted on the RFPB's 
website.

    Dated: February 12, 2019.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-02538 Filed 2-14-19; 8:45 am]
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