Notice2023-03416
Defense Science Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
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Published
February 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
Defense Department
Abstract
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Science Board (DSB) will take place.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 10307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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),
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#79121c0f10175718571d16011c00571a100f391418101557141015"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7dcd2c1ded999d699d3d8cfd2ce99d4dec1f7dad6dedb99dadedb">[email protected]</span></a> (Email). Mailing address is Defense Science
Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B888A, Washington, DC 20301-3140.
Website: <a href="http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/">http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/</a>. 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.
[FR Doc. 2023-03416 Filed 2-16-23; 8:45 am]
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