[Federal Register: October 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 200)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Personnel and
Readiness); DoD.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in Government Act of 1976
(5 U.S.C. 522b, as amended), 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 41 CFR 102-3.150,
announcement is made of the following committee meeting of the Defense
Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services (hereafter
referred to as the Task Force).
DATES: October 30, 2008 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time
(hereafter referred to as CST).
ADDRESSES: Lincolnshire Marriott Resort, Salon A, 10 Marriott Drive,
Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colonel Jackson-Chandler, Designated
Federal Officer, Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military
Services, 2850 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia
22314; Telephone: (703) 325-6640; Fax: 703-325-6710/6711; DSN number
221-6640; e-mail: cora.chandler@wso.whs.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of this
open meeting is to obtain and discuss information on the Task Force's
congressionally mandated task to examine matters related to sexual
assault in the military services through briefings and discussion from
the Task Force Sub-committees, Department of Defense (DoD), other
subject matter experts, and the general populace.
Agenda
Thursday, October 30, 2008
8 a.m.-8:05 a.m. Welcome
Col Cora Jackson, Chandler, USAF, Executive Director, DTFSAMS
8:05 a.m.-8:15 a.m. Opening Remarks
Dr. Louis Iasiello, DTFSAMS Co-Chair
8:15 a.m.-10 a.m. Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis
Dr. Rachel Lipari, Ph.D., Defense Manpower Data Center
10 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m.-12 p.m. Today's Military Culture
Dr. Laura Miller, Rand Corporation
12 p.m.-1 p.m. Lunch
On Your Own
1 p.m.-3 p.m. Task Force Open Discussion
Ms. Lonnie Weiss, Facilitator, Weiss Consulting
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Public Comment
Ms. Lonnie Weiss, Facilitator, Weiss Consulting
4:45 p.m.-5 p.m. Wrap Up
Ms. Debbie Gray, SAPR Analyst
The Task Force's meeting will be held at Lincolnshire Marriott
Resort, Salon A, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069 from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. CST, Thursday October 30, 2008. The meeting is open to
the public pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR 102-3.140
through 102-3.165, and subject to the availability of space.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j), 102-3.140(c), section 10(a)(3) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, and subject to the
procedures outlined in this notice any member of the public or
interested organization may submit a written statement to the Defense
Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services membership about
the stated agency and/or to give input as to the mission and function
of the task force. Though written statements may be submitted at any
time for consideration or in response to a stated agenda to a planned
meeting, statements must be received in a timely fashion for
consideration at a specific meeting.
All written statements intended to be considered for the meeting
that is subject to this notice shall be submitted to the Designated
Federal Officer for the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the
Military Services no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (hereafter
referred to as EST), October 21, 2008. This individual will review all
timely submitted written statements and will provide those statements
to the task force membership for consideration.
Persons desiring to make an oral presentation to the committee must
notify the Designated Federal Officer no later than 5 p.m. EST, October
21, 2008. Oral presentations by members of the public will be permitted
only on October 30, 2008, from 3:15 p.m. until 4:45 p.m. before the
full task force. Presentations will be limited to ten (10) 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
Designated Federal Officer for the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault
in the Military Services with one (1) written copy of the presentation
by 5 p.m. EST, October 21, 2008 and bring 15 written copies of any
material that is intended for distribution at the meeting. Contact
information for the Designated Federal Officer is provided in this
notice or can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--https://
www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR Sec. 102-3.150,
will announce planned meetings of the Defense Task Force on Sexual
Assault in the Military Services. The Designated Federal Officer, at
that time, may provide additional guidance on the submission of written
statements and/or live testimony that are in response to the stated
agenda for the planned meeting in question.
Dated: October 7, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-24395 Filed 10-14-08; 8:45 am]
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