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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that the following 

Federal Advisory Committee meeting of 

the Defense Advisory Committee on 

Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense 

of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces 

(DAC–IPAD) will take place. 

DATES: Tuesday, September 19, 2023— 

Open to the public from 12:30 p.m. to 

4:50 p.m. EST and Wednesday, 

September 20, 2023—Open to the public 

from 8:25 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: General Gordon R. Sullivan 

Conference & Event Center, 2425 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dwight Sullivan, 703–695–1055 (Voice), 

dwight.h.sullivan.civ@mail.mil (Email). 

Mailing address is DAC–IPAD, One 

Liberty Center, 875 N. Randolph Street, 

Suite 150, Arlington, Virginia 22203. 

Website: https://dacipad.whs.mil/. The 

most up-to-date changes to the meeting 

agenda can be found on the website. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to 

circumstances beyond the control of the 

Designated Federal Officer, the Defense 

Advisory Committee on Investigation, 

Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual 

Assault in the Armed Forces was unable 

to provide public notification required 

by 41 CFR 102–3.150(a) concerning its 

September 19–20, 2023 meeting. 

Accordingly, the Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day 

notification requirement. 

This meeting is being held under the 

provisions of chapter 10 of title 5 United 

States Code (U.S.C.) (formerly the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., App.)), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: In section 546 

of the National Defense Authorization 

Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub. 

L. 113–291), as modified by section 537 

of the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. 

L. 114–92), Congress tasked the DAC– 

IPAD to advise the Secretary of Defense 

on the investigation, prosecution, and 

defense of allegations of rape, forcible 

sodomy, sexual assault, and other 

sexual misconduct involving members 

of the Armed Forces. This will be the 

thirty-first public meeting held by the 

DAC–IPAD. On Day 1, the Committee 

will hear from a representative from the 

Joint Service Committee on Military 

Justice on the recent military justice 

Executive Order; representatives from 

the Offices of Special Trial Counsel to 

provide an update on their new 

programs and policies; and a panel of 

former general court-martial convening 

authorities to provide their perspectives 

on the adequacy of the current Article 

25, Uniform Code of Military Justice 

(UCMJ) criteria and the panel selection 

process. On Day 2, Committee members 

who have observed courts-martial will 

discuss their observations. The 

Committee will receive a staff briefing 

about the sexual assault case 

adjudication data collection project in 

progress for cases closed in FY2021 and 

FY2022; will deliberate on the proposed 

findings and recommendation options 

presented from the Article 25, UCMJ, 

panel selection study; will deliberate on 

the proposed findings and 

recommendations for the Section 549B 

report on victims’ access to information; 

will receive an update from the Case 

Review Subcommittee on panel 

selection data collection; and will 

receive a staff presentation on the 

Military Departments’ biennial 

collateral misconduct data. 

Agenda: Day 1: 12:30 p.m.–12:35 p.m. 

Welcome and Introduction to Public 

Meeting; 12:35 p.m.–1:05 p.m. Joint 

Service Committee on Military Justice 

Briefing on the 2023 Military Justice 

Executive Order; 1:05 p.m.–2:35 p.m. 

Panel—Offices of Special Trial Counsel 

Representatives; 2:35 p.m.–2:50 p.m. 

Break; 2:50 p.m.–4:50 p.m. Panel— 

Former General Court-Martial 

Convening Authorities; 4:50 p.m. Public 

Meeting Day 1 Adjourned. Day 2: 8:25 

a.m.–8:30 a.m. Welcome and Overview 

of Day 2; 8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. DAC–IPAD 

Court-Martial Observations Presentation 

and Committee Discussion; 9:30 a.m.– 

9:45 a.m. Sexual Assault Case 

Adjudication Case Data Collection for 

FY 2021 and FY 2022; 9:45 a.m.–10 a.m. 

Break; 10 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Policy 

Subcommittee Presentation and 

Committee Deliberations on Article 25, 

UCMJ, Panel Selection; 11:30 a.m.– 

12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30–2 p.m. Special 

Projects Subcommittee Presentation and 

Committee Deliberations on Victim 

Access to Information (Sec 549B); 2 

p.m.–2:15 p.m. Break; 2:15 p.m.–2:30 

p.m. Case Review Subcommittee Project 

Update; 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Collateral 

Misconduct Report Presentation and 

Committee Deliberations; 3:30 p.m.–4 

p.m. Public Comment; 4 p.m.–4:15 p.m. 

Meeting Wrap-Up & Preview of Next 

Meeting; 4:15 p.m. Public Meeting Day 

2 Adjourned. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.140 and 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(1), 

the public or interested organizations 

may submit written comments to the 

DAC–IPAD about its mission and topics 

pertaining to this public meeting. 

Written comments must be received by 

the DAC–IPAD at least five (5) business 

days prior to the meeting date so that 

they may be made available to the DAC– 

IPAD members for their consideration 

prior to the meeting. Written comments 

should be submitted via email to the 

DAC–IPAD at 

whs.pentagon.em.mbx.dacipad@

mail.mil in the following formats: 

Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word. 

Please note that since the DAC–IPAD 

operates under the provisions of the 

FACA, all written comments will be 

treated as public documents and will be 

made available for public inspection. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.140 and 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3), 

interested persons may submit a written 

statement to the DAC–IPAD. Individuals 

submitting a statement must submit 

their statement no later than 5:00 p.m. 

EST, Monday, September 18, 2023, to 

Dwight Sullivan, 703–695–1055 (Voice), 

703–693–3903 (Facsimile), 

dwight.h.sullivan.civ@mail.mil (Email). 

If a statement pertaining to a specific 

topic being discussed at the planned 

meeting is not received by Monday, 

September 18, 2023, then it may not be 

provided to, or considered by, the 

Committee during the September 19–20, 

2023, meeting. The DFO will review all 

timely submissions with the DAC–IPAD 

Chair and ensure such submissions are 

provided to the members of the DAC– 

IPAD before the meeting. Any 

comments received by the DAC–IPAD 

prior to the stated deadline will be 

posted on the DAC–IPAD website 

(https://dacipad.whs.mil/). 

Dated: August 31, 2023. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Reserve Forces Policy Board; Notice 

of Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that the following 

Federal Advisory Committee meeting of 

the Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB) 

will take place. 

DATES: The RFPB will hold an open 

meeting to the public on Wednesday, 

September 13, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 

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ADDRESSES: The RFPB meeting will be 

held in person at the Army Navy 

Country Club, 1700 Army Navy Dr., 

Arlington, VA 22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colonel Rich Sudder, Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO) at 

richard.m.sudder.mil@mail.mil or 703– 

697–2107. Mailing address is Reserve 

Forces Policy Board, 5109 Leesburg 

Pike, Suite 501, Falls Church, VA 

22041. The most up-to-date changes to 

the meeting agenda can be found on the 

website: https://rfpb.defense.gov/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to 

circumstances beyond the control of the 

Designated Federal Officer, the Reserve 

Forces Policy Board was unable to 

provide public notification required by 

41 CFR 102–3.150(a) concerning its 

September 13, 2023, meeting. 

Accordingly, the Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day 

notification requirement. 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 41 CFR 102–3.140 

and 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting is to obtain, review, and 

evaluate information related to 

strategies, policies, and practices 

designed to improve and enhance the 

capabilities, efficiency, and 

effectiveness of the Reserve 

Components. 

Agenda: The RFPB will hold an open 

meeting to the public to focus 

discussions with key stakeholders on 

the following topics: the Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) 

leadership will discuss strategic 

guidance with its effects on the Reserve 

Component’s policies and programs and 

Reserve Component challenges in 

supporting the Total Force; key 

representatives from the Office of 

Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the 

Military Services will discuss updates 

on Reserve Component’s priorities for 

equipment and modernization and 

potential impacts of the current 

Presidential Drawdown Authority on 

the Reserve Component’s readiness and 

capabilities to support the National 

Defense Strategy; key representatives 

from OSD will discuss the defense 

industrial base and national supply 

chain infrastructure and the ability to 

sustain the Total Force for homeland 

defense and overseas operations; senior 

enlisted leaders from the Reserve 

Component will provide updates on the 

health of the force and current 

challenges before the Reserve 

Component; key representatives from 

the Military Services and National 

Security Academia will discuss impacts 

of artificial intelligence and machine 

learning to the Total Force’s warfighting 

readiness, capability, and capacity; the 

RFPB Subcommittees—the 

Subcommittee for Integration of Total 

Force Personnel Policy, the 

Subcommittee for the Reserve 

Components’ Role in Homeland Defense 

and Support to Civil Authorities, and 

the Subcommittee for Total Force 

Integration—will conduct discussions 

on their subcommittee’s priorities and 

focus areas received from this meeting’s 

discussions and other areas where the 

Board can best provide support to the 

taskings of the Secretary of Defense and 

the Sponsor, USD(P&R); and will 

conclude with the RFPB Chair’s closing 

remarks. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140 

through 102–3.165, and subject to the 

availability of space, the meeting is 

open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m. (EST) September 13, 2023. The 

meeting will be held in person at the 

Army Navy Country Club, 1700 Army 

Navy Dr., Arlington, VA 22202. All 

members of the public who wish to 

attend the public meeting must contact 

Colonel Richard Sudder, DFO, no later 

than 12 p.m. on Friday, September 8, 

2023, as listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Special Accommodations: Individuals 

requiring special accommodations to 

access the public meeting should 

contact Colonel Sean F. Counihan, 

sean.f.counihan.mil@mail.mil no later 

than Friday, September 8, 2023, so that 

appropriate arrangements can be made. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

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

the FACA, the public and interested 

parties may submit written statements 

to the RFPB at any time about its 

approved agenda or at any time on the 

Board’s mission. Written statements 

should be submitted to the RFPB’s DFO 

at the email address listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

If statements pertain to a specific topic 

being discussed at the planned meeting, 

then these statements must be submitted 

no later than 5 business days prior to 

the scheduled meeting date. Written 

statements received after this date may 

not be provided to or considered by the 

Board until its next scheduled meeting. 

The DFO will review all timely 

submitted written statements and 

provide copies to all the committee 

members before the meeting that is the 

subject of this notice. Please note that 

all submitted comments and public 

presentations will be treated as public 

documents and will be made available 

for public inspection, including, but not 

limited to, being posted on the Board’s 

website. 

Dated: August 30, 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 Advisory Committee for 

Strategic Environmental Research and 

Development Program (SERDP) 

Scientific Advisory Board (SAB); 

Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition and Sustainment 

(USD(A&S)), Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that the following 

Federal Advisory Committee meeting of 

the SERDP SAB will take place. 

DATES: SERDP SAB will hold a meeting 

open to the public. Day 1—Tuesday, 

September 19, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 4:10 

p.m. (EST). Day 2—Wednesday, 

September 20, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 3:50 

p.m. (EST). Day 3—Thursday, 

September 21, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 1:45 

p.m. (EST). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be 

accessible in person or by 

videoconference. The in-person meeting 

will be held at 500 L’Enfant Plaza SW, 

Suite 900, Washington, DC 20024. 

Information for accessing the 

videoconference is provided in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, ‘‘Meeting 

Accessibility’’. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Kimberly Spangler, 571–372–6565 

(voice), kimberly.y.spangler.civ@

mail.mil (email). Mailing address is 

SERDP Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Suite 16F16, Alexandria, VA 22350– 

3605. Website: https://serdp-estcp.org/ 

about. The most up-to-date changes to 

the meeting agenda can be found on the 

website. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to 

circumstances beyond the control of the 

Designated Federal Officer, the Strategic 


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