Notice2024-15369
Manual for Courts-Martial; Proposed Amendments
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Published
July 12, 2024
Issuing agencies
Defense Department
Abstract
The DoD requests comments on proposed changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM), United States (2024 ed.) and announces a public meeting to receive comments. The approval authority for the changes to the MCM is the President, while the approval authority for the changes to the supplementary materials is the General Counsel of the DoD.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 57135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15369]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2024-OS-0079]
Manual for Courts-Martial; Proposed Amendments
AGENCY: Joint Service Committee on Military Justice (JSC), Department
of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed amendments to the Manual for
Courts-Martial, United States (2024 ed.), supplementary materials, and
notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The DoD requests comments on proposed changes to the Manual
for Courts-Martial (MCM), United States (2024 ed.) and announces a
public meeting to receive comments. The approval authority for the
changes to the MCM is the President, while the approval authority for
the changes to the supplementary materials is the General Counsel of
the DoD.
DATES: Comments on the proposed changes must be received no later than
August 26, 2024. A public meeting to receive comments concerning the
proposed changes will be held on August 14, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in the
Court of Appeals of the Armed Forces building, 450 E St. NW,
Washington, DC 20442-0001 with an option for remote attendance. Details
on remote attendance will be posted at least 7 days in advance of the
meeting at <a href="https://jsc.defense.gov/Military-Law/Current-Publications-and-Updates/">https://jsc.defense.gov/Military-Law/Current-Publications-and-Updates/</a>.
ADDRESSES: The proposed changes to the MCM (2024 ed.) can be reviewed
at <a href="https://jsc.defense.gov/Military-Law/Current-Publications-and-Updates/">https://jsc.defense.gov/Military-Law/Current-Publications-and-Updates/</a>. You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to
the Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and
Transparency, Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox
#24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
<bullet> JSC Portal: <a href="http://jsc.defense.gov/Contact">http://jsc.defense.gov/Contact</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number for this Federal Register document. The general
policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is
to make these submissions available for public viewing on the internet
at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> as they are received without change,
including any personal identifiers or contact information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Anthony M. DeStefano, U.S.
Coast Guard, Executive Secretary, JSC, (202) 372-3807,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#03626d776b6c6d7a2d6e2d676670776665626d6c43767060642d6e6a6f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cdaca3b9a5a2a3b4e3a0e3a9a8beb9a8abaca3a28db8beaeaae3a0a4a1">[email protected]</span></a>. The JSC website is located at <a href="http://jsc.defense.gov">http://jsc.defense.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These proposed changes have not been
coordinated within the DoD under DoD Directive 5500.01, ``Preparing,
Processing and Coordinating Legislation, Executive Orders,
Proclamations, Views Letters, and Testimony,'' June 15, 2007, and do
not constitute the official position of the DoD, the Military
Departments, or any other Government agency.
This notice is provided in accordance with DoD Instruction 5500.17,
``Role and Responsibilities of the Joint Service Committee on Military
Justice (JSC),'' February 21, 2018.
The JSC invites members of the public to comment on the proposed
changes; such comments should address specific recommended changes and
provide supporting rationale.
This notice also sets forth the date, time, and location for a
public meeting of the JSC to discuss the proposed changes.
This notice is intended only to improve the internal management of
the Federal Government. It is not intended to create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by any party
against the United States, its agencies, its officers, or any person.
Dated: July 9, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-15369 Filed 7-11-24; 8:45 am]
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