Reserve Forces Policy Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting, 93281-93282 [2024-27639]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93281-93282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27639]


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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 
(OUSD(P&R)), 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 Reserve Forces 
Policy Board (RFPB) will take place.

DATES:  The RFPB will hold a meeting on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 
from 9:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The first portion of the 
meeting, from 9:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., will be closed to the public. 
The second portion of the meeting, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., will be 
open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The RFPB meeting will be held in person at the Pentagon 
Library and Conference Center, Room B6, The Pentagon, Arlington, 
Virginia 20301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Flowers, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO) at [email protected] or 703-697-1795. Mailing 
address is Reserve Forces Policy Board, 5109 Leesburg Pike, Suite 501, 
Falls Church, Virginia 22041. The most up-to-date changes to the 
meeting agenda can be found on the website: https://rfpb.defense.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) 
(commonly known as the ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' or ``FACA''), 
title 5, U.S.C., section 552b (commonly known as the ``Government in 
the Sunshine Act''), and title 41, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 
sections 102-3.140 and 102-3.155.
    Due to circumstances beyond the control of the DFO, the RFPB was 
unable to provide public notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) 
concerning its December 4, 2024 meeting. Accordingly, the Advisory 
Committee Management Officer for the DoD, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-
3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day notification requirement.

Purpose of the Meeting

    The purpose of the meeting is to obtain, review, and evaluate 
relevant information related to strategies, policies, and practices 
designed to improve and enhance the capabilities, efficiency, and 
effectiveness of the Reserve Component (RC).

Agenda

    The RFPB will hold a meeting which will be closed to the public 
from 9:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. After opening comments by the RFPB's DFO, 
Military Executive, and Chair, members will receive a classified 
briefing on vulnerabilities and future capabilities of weapons systems, 
installations, projects, plans, and Reserve Component protection 
missions relating to national security. Lieutenant General (Lt. Gen.) 
Dagvin Anderson, U.S. Air Force, the Director of Joint Force 
Development for the Joint Staff, will present the classified briefing. 
The closed session will end at approximately 12:00 p.m. and RFPB 
members will take a one-hour lunch break. The open portion of the 
meeting will commence at approximately 1:00 p.m. with opening 
statements by the RFPB's DFO, Military Executive and Chair. The trio 
will be followed with a presentation by the Senior Enlisted Advisor to 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower & Reserve Affairs, 
Sergeant Major (SGM) Stephen Minyard, U.S. Army Reserve (USAR). SGM 
Minyard will provide his perspective on viable opportunities for 
strengthening commonalities between the active and reserve components' 
enlisted workforce. At approximately 2:00 p.m., the chiefs of the seven 
Reserve Components, or their respective designees, will engage the RFPB 
members in a roundtable discussion. Invited Reserve Component chiefs 
include Lieutenant General (LTG) Robert Harter, USAR, Chief, Army 
Reserve; Vice Admiral Nancy Lacore, U.S. Navy Reserve, Chief, Navy 
Reserve; Lt. Gen. John Healy, U.S. Air Force Reserve, Chief, Air Force 
Reserve; Lieutenant General Loni Anderson, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 
Commander, Marine Corps Forces Reserve; LTG Jonathan Stubbs, U.S. Army 
National Guard, Director, Army National Guard; Major General Duke 
Pirak, Air National Guard, Director, Air National Guard Director 
(nominee), and; Rear Admiral Tiffany Danko, Director Coast Guard 
Reserve. The roundtable discussion will focus on the chiefs' 
priorities, current readiness and mobilization challenges and their 
respective approaches for preparing their forces for protracted 
conflict. The roundtable will entail two forty-five-minute sessions 
with one fifteen-minute break between each session. At the conclusion 
of the final session, at approximately 3:45, the RFPB Chair will 
provide closing comments and then adjourn the meeting.

Meeting Accessibility

    In accordance with section 1009(d) of the FACA and 41 CFR 102-
3.155, the DoD has determined that between 9:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. the 
meeting will be closed to the public. Specifically, the USD (P&R), in 
coordination with the DoD 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). 
Such classified material is so intertwined with the unclassified 
material that it cannot reasonably be segregated into

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separate discussions without defeating the effectiveness and meaning of 
these portions of the meeting.
    Pursuant to section 1009(a)(1) of the FACA and 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 
102-3.150, the portions of the meeting from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. are 
open to the public. Members of the public may access the Pentagon 
Library and Conference Center (PLCC) via the east end of the Pentagon's 
River Terrace entrance off North Boundary Channel Drive on the 
northeast side of the Pentagon. Photo identification is required to 
gain access to the PLCC. Attendees must inform the access control point 
personnel that their destination is the PLCC to attend the RFPB 
Quarterly RFPB meeting. For additional meeting access information, 
contact the DFO as listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section.

Written Statements

    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140(c), and section 
1009(a)(3) of the FACA, the public and interested parties may submit 
written statements to the RFPB at any time about its approved agenda or 
at any time on the RFPB's mission. Written statements should be 
submitted to the RFPB's DFO at the address or email listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. If statements pertain to a 
specific topic being discussed at the meeting that is the subject of 
this notice, then these statements must be submitted no later than one 
(1) business day prior to the scheduled meeting date. Written 
statements received after this date may not be provided to or 
considered by the RFPB until its next scheduled meeting. The DFO will 
review all timely submitted written statements and provide copies to 
the RFPB before the meeting that is the subject of this notice. Please 
note that all submitted comments will be made available for public 
inspection, including, but not limited to, being posted on the RFPB's 
website.

    Dated: November 20, 2024.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-27639 Filed 11-25-24; 8:45 am]
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