Defense Science Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting, 10307 [2023-03416]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 10307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03416]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Science Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 
Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:  Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the 
following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Science 
Board (DSB) will take place.

DATES: Closed to the public Wednesday, February 15, 2023 from 8:15 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The address of the closed meeting is the Executive 
Conference Center, 4075 Wilson Blvd., Floor 3, Arlington, VA 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kevin Doxey, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO) (703) 571-0081 (Voice), (703) 697-1860 (Facsimile), 
[email protected] (Email). Mailing address is Defense Science 
Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B888A, Washington, DC 20301-3140. 
Website: https://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/. The most up-to-date changes to 
the meeting agenda can be found on the website.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of chapter 10 of title 5 U.S. Code (commonly known as the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. Appendix)), 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c) (commonly known as the Government in the Sunshine Act), and 
sections 102-3.140 and 102-3.150 of title 41, Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR).
    Due to circumstances beyond the control of the Designated Federal 
Officer, the Defense Science Board was unable to provide public 
notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning its February 
15, 2023 meeting. 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.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The mission of the DSB is to provide 
independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to the DoD's 
scientific and technical enterprise. The objective of the meeting is to 
obtain, review, and evaluate classified information related to the 
DSB's mission. DSB membership will meet to discuss the 2023 DSB Summer 
Study on Climate Change and Global Security (``the DSB Summer Study'').
    Agenda: The meeting will begin on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 
8:15 a.m. with administrative opening remarks from Mr. Kevin Doxey, 
DFO, and a classified overview of the objectives of the Summer Study 
from Dr. Eric Evans, the DSB Chair. Next, the DSB members will meet in 
a plenary session to discuss classified strategies for anticipating the 
global stresses and possible conflict due to climate change. Following 
a break, the DSB members will hear a classified briefing from Dr. 
Steven Wax, Acting Deputy Chief Technology Officer (Science & 
Technology), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & 
Engineering (OUSD(R&E), regarding OUSD(R&E) environmental research and 
development oversight. Following a break, Mr. Richard Kidd, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment and Energy Resilience, 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment, 
will provide a classified briefing on the environment and energy 
resilience portfolio. Next, Ms. Iris Ferguson, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Arctic and Global Resilience, Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, will provide a classified 
briefing on arctic and global resilience. Following a break, members 
will then meet in a plenary session to discuss classified strategies 
for anticipating the global stresses and possible conflict due to 
climate change. The meeting will adjourn at 5:00 p.m.
    Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) and 41 
CFR 102-3.155, the DoD has determined that the DSB meeting will be 
closed to the public. Specifically, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research & Engineering, in consultation with the DoD Office of the 
General Counsel, has determined in writing that the meeting will be 
closed to the public because it will consider matters covered by 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). The determination is based on the consideration that 
it is expected that discussions throughout will involve classified 
matters of national security concern. Such classified material is so 
intertwined with the unclassified material that it cannot reasonably be 
segregated into separate discussions without defeating the 
effectiveness and meaning of the overall meetings. To permit the 
meeting to be open to the public would preclude discussion of such 
matters and would greatly diminish the ultimate utility of the DSB's 
findings and recommendations to the Secretary of Defense and to the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering.
    Written Statements: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3) and 41 
CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, interested persons may submit a written 
statement for consideration by the DSB at any time regarding its 
mission or in response to the stated agenda of a planned meeting. 
Individuals submitting a written statement must submit their statement 
to the DSB DFO at the email address provided in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section at any point.

    Dated: February 14, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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