[Federal Register: August 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 165)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Advisory Panel on Department of Defense Capabilities for Support
of Civil Authorities After Certain Incidents
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense
and Americas' Security Affairs), DoD.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the
Department of Defense announces that the following Federal advisory
committee meeting of the Advisory Panel on Department of Defense
Capabilities for Support of Civil Authorities after Certain Incidents
(hereinafter referred to as the Advisory Panel) will take place:
DATES: Tuesday, September 15, 2009, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and
Wednesday, September 16, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time (hereinafter referred to as EDT).
ADDRESSES: The RAND Corporation, 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington,
Virginia 22202, 4th floor conference facilities. (Note: Members of the
public who choose to attend the meeting should allow approximately 15
minutes to clear building security on the ground floor (Hayes Street
entrance) and RAND security (4th floor reception area)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Wermuth, Co-Principal
Investigator, RAND Corporation, 1200 South Hayes Street, Arlington,
Virginia 22202, phone (703) 413-1100, x5414; Wermuth@rand.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the meeting: First an organizational meeting of the
panel. The panel will elect a Chairperson from among its members and
discuss the specifics of its congressional mandate. It will decide on
topics for research and other activities for future meetings, based on
its congressionally mandated tasks.
Agenda
Welcome by RAND leadership
Welcome by DoD official
Panel Members Swearing-In
Panel Member Introductions and Statements
Ratification of By-Laws
Election of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson
RAND Overview and Staff Introductions
Overview of Enabling Legislation--Congressional Mandate
Charter/FACA Overview
DoD Authorities and Key Policies Overview
Key Definitions and Terminology
Proposed Initial Research Topics
Discussion of Future Meetings (including witnesses)
Subpanels
Other Protocols
Administration
Public's Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b
and 41 CFR 102-3.140 through 102-3.165, and the availability of space,
this meeting is open to the public. Seating is on a first-come basis.
(Note: Members of the public who choose to attend the meeting should
allow approximately 15 minutes to clear building security on the ground
floor (Hayes Street entrance) and RAND security (4th floor reception
area)).
Advisory Panel's Designated Federal Officer: Catherine Polmateer,
telephone: 703-697-6370, OASD (HD&ASA), Resources Integration, 2600
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-2600, e-mail:
Catherine.Polmateer@osd.mil.
Advisory Panel's Points of Contact at the Federally Funded Research
and Development Center (FFRDC): Michael Wermuth, Co-Principal
Investigator, telephone 703-413-1100, x5414, e-mail: Wermuth@rand.org;
or Gary Cecchine, Co-Principal Investigator, telephone 703-413-1100,
x5319, e-mail: Cecchine@rand.org; The RAND Corporation, 1200 South
Hayes Street, Arlington, Virginia 22202.
Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140,
and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972
(FACA), the public or interested organizations may submit written
statements to the Advisory Panel about its mission and functions.
Written statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the
stated agenda of a planned meeting of the Advisory Panel.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Advisory Panel, and this individual will ensure that
the written statements are provided to the membership for their
consideration. 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.
Written statements being submitted in response to the agenda
mentioned in this notice must be received by the Designated Federal
Officer at the address listed above no later than 11 a.m., EDT,
Thursday, September 10, 2009. Written statements received after this
date may not be provided to or considered by the Advisory Panel until
its next meeting.
The Designated Federal Officer will review all timely submissions
with the Advisory Panel Chairperson and ensure they are provided to all
members of the Advisory Panel before the meeting that is the subject of
this notice.
All written statements received by the Designated Federal Officer
will be retained as part of the committee's official records. In
addition, statements timely submitted in response to a stated agenda of
a planned meeting and provided to committee members in preparation for
a meeting, will be made available to the public during the meeting and
posted to the GSA's FACA Database.
Oral Statements: In addition to written statements, and time
permitting, the Chairperson of the Advisory Panel may allow Oral
Statements by the public to the Members of the Advisory Panel. Any
person seeking to address orally the Advisory Panel must submit a
request to the Designated Federal Officer no later than 11 a.m., EDT,
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Thursday, September 10, 2009. Oral statements will be limited to five
minutes (or less depending on time available). The Designated Federal
Officer will provide timekeeping for oral statements and will notify
the Chairperson when a presenter has reached allotted time.
Dated: August 21, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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