[Federal Register: April 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 74)]
[Notices]
[Page 20358-20359]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Defense Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the
Military Service Academies; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Defense
ACTION: Notice; Defense Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Violence at
the Military Service Academies--open meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public
Law 96-463, notice is hereby given that the Defense Task Force on
Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies will
hold an open meeting at The Thayer Hotel, 674 Thayer Road, West Point,
New York 10996, on May 2, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Purpose: The Task Force will meet on May 2, 2005, from 1 p.m. until
4 p.m., and this session will be open to the public, subject to the
availability of space. In keeping with the spirit of Federal Advisory
Committee Act, it is the desire of the Task Force to provide the public
with an opportunity to ask questions of the Task Force or to make
comment regarding the current work of the Task Force. The first hour of
the meeting will be designated for any public comment. During the final
two hours, the Task Force as a whole will discuss findings and
recommendations regarding victims' rights and services, accountability,
training, and community collaboration at the U.S. Military and
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Naval Academies. Any interested citizens are encouraged to attend.
DATES: May 2, 2005/1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Location: The Thayer Hotel, 674 Thayer Road, West Point, New York
10996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information concerning this meeting or wishing to submit
comments must contact: Mr. William Harkey, Public Affairs Officer, Task
Force on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service
Academies, 2850 Eisenhower Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22314,
Telephone: (703) 325-6640, DSN 221-6640, Fax: (703) 325-6710/
6711, william.harkey.CTR@wso.whs.mil.
Interested persons may submit a written statement for consideration
by the Task Force and make an oral presentation of such. Persons
desiring to make an oral presentation or submit a written statement to
the Task Force must notify the point of contact listed above no later
than 5 p.m., April 27, 2005. Oral presentations by members of the
public will be permitted only on May 2, 2005, from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m.
before the full Task Force. Presentations will be limited to ten
minutes each. Number of oral presentations to be made will depend on
the number of requests received from members of the public and the time
allotted. Each person desiring to make an oral presentation must
provide the point of contact listed above with one (1) written copy of
the presentation by 5 p.m., April 27, 2005 and bring 15 written copies
of any material that is intended for distribution at the meeting.
Persons submitting a written statement must submit 15 written copies of
the statement to the Task Force staff by 5 p.m. on April 27, 2005.
General Information: Additional information concerning the Defense
Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Violence at The Military Service
Academies, its structure, function, and composition, may be found on
the DTFSH and VTMA Web site (http://www.dtic.mil/dtfs).
Dated: April 14, 2005.
Jeannette Owings-Ballard,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 05-7808 Filed 4-18-05; 8:45 am]
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