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provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, 

United States Code (U.S.C.) (commonly 

known as the ‘‘Federal Advisory 

Committee Act’’ or ‘‘FACA’’), 5 U.S.C. 

552b (commonly known as the 

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’), 

and 41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Availability of Materials for the 

Meeting: Additional information, 

including the agenda or any updates to 

the agenda, is available on the 

DACODAI website https://

www.dhra.mil/DMOC/DACODAI. 

Materials presented in the meeting may 

also be obtained on the DACODAI 

website. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting is for the DACODAI to 

receive briefings and have discussions 

on topics related to racial/ethnic 

diversity, inclusion, and equal 

opportunity within the Armed Forces of 

the United States and for the committee 

members to vote on the 2023 DACODAI 

proposed recommendations for the 

Secretary of Defense. 

Agenda: Thursday, October 5, 2023, 

from 11:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST). The 

Defense Advisory Committee 

(DACODAI) will begin in open session 

on October 5, 2023, from 11:45 a.m. to 

3:30 p.m. with opening remarks by Ms. 

Shirley Raguindin, the Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO) and the 

DACODAI’s Chair, Gen. (Ret.) Lester 

Lyle, and, if available, additional 

comments by The Office of the Secretary 

of Defense. The DACODAI will receive 

the following briefings: (1) Office of 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 

Progress by Dr. Lisa Arfaa, Director, 

Office for Diversity, Equity, and 

Inclusion; (2) the Defense Testing and 

Assessment Center Diversity and 

Inclusion Efforts by Dr. Matthew Trippe, 

Defense Testing and Assessment Center 

and Ms. Mary Pommerich, Defense 

Testing and Assessment Center. Closing 

remarks will be provided by the Chair, 

Gen. (Ret.) Lyles, and Ms. Shirley 

Raguindin, DACODAI DFO, will 

adjourn the meeting. 

Friday, October 6, 2023, from 8:15 

a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The DACODAI will 

begin in an open session on October 6, 

2023, from 8:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. with 

opening remarks by Ms. Shirley 

Raguindin, the Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) and the DACODAI’s 

Chair, Gen. (Ret.) Lester Lyle. The 

DACODAI will receive a briefing from 

the Defense Equal Opportunity 

Management Institute (DEOMI) on 

Racial/Ethnic Minority Research 

Capability and Findings by Captain 

(U.S. Navy) Delmy Robinson, 

Commandant, DEOMI, and Dr. Daniel 

McDonald, Deputy Director, DEOMI. 

After the briefing, the DACODAI 

members will vote on proposed 

recommendations for the Secretary of 

Defense. Closing remarks will be 

provided by the Chair, Gen. (Ret.) Lyles, 

and Ms. Shirley Raguindin, DACODAI 

DFO, will adjourn the meeting. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140 and 

102–3.150, this meeting is open to the 

public from 11:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

(EST) on October 5, 2023; and from 8:15 

a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on October 6, 2023. 

The meeting will be held via 

videoconference. The number of 

participants is limited and is on a firstcome basis. All members of the public 

who wish to participate must register by 

contacting DACODAI at osd.mcalex.ousd-p-r.mbx.dacodai@mail.mil or 

by contacting Ms. Shirley Raguindin at 

(571) 645–6952 no later than Friday, 

September 29, 2023 (by 5:00 p.m. EST). 

Once registered, the web address and/or 

audio number will be provided. 

Special Accommodations: Individuals 

requiring special accommodations to 

access the public meeting should 

contact Ms. Shirley Raguindin at 

osd.mc-alex.ousd-p-r.mbx.dacodai@

mail.mil or (571) 645–6952 no later than 

Friday, September 29. 2023 (by 5:00 

p.m. EST) so appropriate arrangements 

can be made. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.140(c) and section 10(a)(3) of 

the FACA, the public or interested 

parties may submit written statements 

to the DACODAI membership about the 

DACODAI’s mission and functions. 

Written statements may be submitted at 

any time or in response to the stated 

agenda of planned meetings of the 

DACODAI. All written statements shall 

be submitted to the DFO, Ms. Shirley 

Raguindin, for the DACODAI, who will 

ensure that the written statements are 

provided to the membership for their 

consideration. All written statements 

will be submitted to mailing address, 

4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 06E22, 

Alexandria, VA 22350. Members of the 

public interested in making an oral 

statement must submit a written 

statement. If a statement is not received 

by Friday, September 29, 2023, it may 

not be provided to or considered by the 

DACODAI during this biannual business 

meeting. After reviewing the written 

statements, the Chair and the DFO will 

determine if the requesting person(s) 

can make an oral presentation. The DFO 

will review all timely submissions with 

the DACODAI Chair and ensure they are 

provided to the members of the 

DACODAI. 

Members of the public may also email 

written statements at osd.mc-alex.ousdp-r.mbx.dacodai@mail.mil. Written 

statements pertaining to the meeting 

agenda for the DACODAI’s meeting on 

October 5, 2023, must be submitted no 

later than 5:00 p.m. EST, Friday, 

September 29, 2023, to be considered by 

the DACODAI membership prior to its 

October 5, 2023 meeting. 

Dated: August 23, 2023. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Policy Board: Notice of 

Federal Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for 

Policy, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce the following 

Federal Advisory Committee meeting of 

the Defense Policy Board (DPB) will 

take place. 

DATES: Closed to the public; Monday, 

September 11, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 

5:00 p.m. Closed to the public; Tuesday, 

September 12, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 

12:15 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The closed meeting will be 

held in the Rodman Conference Room, 

3D852, at The Pentagon, 2000 Defense 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–2000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lt 

Col Jesse Humpal (U.S. Air Force), (571) 

256–8395 (Voice), 

osd.pentagon.rsrcmgmt.list.ousd-policydefense-board-mbx@mail.mil (Email). 

Mailing address is 2000 Defense 

Pentagon, Attn: 5E420, Washington, DC 

20301–2000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, 

United States Code (U.S.C.) (commonly 

known as the ‘‘Federal Advisory 

Committee Act’’ or ‘‘FACA’’), 5 U.S.C. 

552b (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). Purpose of the Meeting: To 

obtain, review, and evaluate classified 

information related to the DPB’s mission 

to advise on: (a) issues central to 

strategic DoD planning; (b) policy 

implications of U.S. force structure and 

modernization on DoD’s ability to 

execute U.S. defense strategy; (c) U.S. 

regional defense policies; and (d) other 

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to the DoD, as determined by the 

Secretary of Defense, the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense, or the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Policy. 

Agenda: On September 11, 2023, and 

September 12, 2023, the DPB will 

receive classified briefings regarding the 

People’s Republic of China (PRC) and 

issues related to regional security; 

interagency perspectives; capability and 

posture issues for U.S. forces, resourcing 

issues, and U.S. industrial base 

considerations. The DPB will receive 

briefings from the following: the Hon. 

Ely Ratner, Assistant Secretary of 

Defense for Indo-Pacific Security 

Affairs; the Hon. Michael J. McCord, 

Under Secretary of Defense 

(Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer; 

the Hon. Susanna V. Blume, Director, 

Cost Assessment and Program 

Evaluation (CAPE); Admiral John C. 

Aquilino, Commander, 

USINDOPACOM; the Hon. William A. 

LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition and Sustainment; and 

Lieutenant General Dagvin R.M. 

Anderson, Director for Joint Force 

Development. 

Meeting Accessibility: In accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) and 41 CFR 102– 

3.155, the DoD has determined that this 

meeting shall be closed to the public. 

The Acting Under Secretary of Defense 

(Policy), in consultation with the DoD 

FACA Attorney, has determined in 

writing that this meeting be closed to 

the public because the discussions fall 

under the purview of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) 

and are so inextricably intertwined with 

unclassified material that they cannot 

reasonably be segregated into separate 

discussions without disclosing 

classified material. 

Written Statements: In accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3) and 41 CFR 

102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140(c), the 

public or interested organizations may 

submit written statements to the 

membership of the DPB at any time 

regarding its mission or in response to 

the stated agenda of a planned meeting. 

Written statements should be submitted 

to the DPB’s DFO, which is listed in this 

notice or can be obtained from the 

GSA’s FACA Database—http://

www.facadatabase.gov/. Written 

statements that do not pertain to a 

scheduled meeting of the DPB may be 

submitted at any time. However, if 

individual comments pertain to a 

specific topic being discussed at a 

planned meeting, then these statements 

must be submitted no later than five 

business days prior to the meeting in 

question. The DFO will review all 

submitted written statements and 

provide copies to all members. 

Dated: August 22, 2023. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2023–OS–0074] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: United States Special 

Operations Command (USSOCOM), 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 60-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

United States Special Operations 

Command (USSOCOM) announces a 

proposed public information collection 

and seeks public comment on the 

provisions thereof. Comments are 

invited on: whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; ways 

to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by October 27, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Mail: Department of Defense, Office of 

the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense 

for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and 

Transparency, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, 

VA 22350–1700. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title 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 http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to Department of Defense, 

Washington Headquarters Services, 

ATTN: Executive Services Directorate, 

Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center 

Drive, Suite 03F09–09, Alexandria, VA 

22350–3100, Angela Duncan, 571–372– 

7574. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Optimizing Brain Health by 

Mitigating Post Traumatic Stress 

Disorder, OMB Control Number 0704– 

0654. 

Needs and Uses: The objective is to 

identify barriers and facilitators of 

accessing PTSD treatment that are most 

important to the Special Operations 

Forces (SOF) community via an online 

confidential survey of all relevant 

stakeholders in the healthcare delivery 

process (N=1,536). Stakeholders will 

include operators/enablers, healthcare 

providers, leadership, and policy 

makers from all SOF commands (Army, 

Air Force, Naval Special Warfare, 

Marine). We will then conduct 

qualitative interviews with SOF 

operators/enablers (N=24) to generate 

solutions to the barriers identified in the 

survey. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Survey 

Annual Burden Hours: 768. 

Number of Respondents: 1,536. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 1,536. 

Average Burden per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Qualitative Interview 

Annual Burden Hours: 24. 

Number of Respondents: 24. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 24. 

Average Burden per Response: 1 

Hour. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Dated: August 21, 2023. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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