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###### Department of Defense

###### Department of the Army

# AGENCY:

Department of the Army, DoD.

# ACTION:

Notice of open committee meeting.

# SUMMARY:

The Department of the Army is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal advisory committee meeting of the Army Education Advisory Committee (AEAC). This meeting is open to the public.

# DATES:

The Army Education Advisory Committee will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both January 24-25, 2024.

# ADDRESSES:

Army Education Advisory Committee, 950 Jefferson Avenue, Building 950, U.S. Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Headquarters, Conference Room 2047, Ft. Eustis, VA 23604.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Dr. Justin M. Green, the Designated Federal Officer for the committee, in writing at ATTN: ATTG-TRI-G, TRADOC, 950 Jefferson Ave, Fort Eustis, VA 23604, by email at                         *justin.m.green12.civ@army.mil,*                         or by telephone at (757) 501-9935.                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    Due to circumstances beyond the control of the Designated Federal Officer, the Army Education Advisory Committee was unable to provide public notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning its January 24-25, 2024 meeting. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, pursuant to 41                           ( print page 1567)                        CFR 102-3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day notification requirement.                

The committee meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA; 5 U.S.C. 10), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150.

*Purpose of the Meeting:*                     The purpose of the meeting is to review TRADOC Priorities, the AEAC Charter, and to conduct mandatory annual ethics training. The Committee will also receive an overview of the Fiscal Year 2024 AEAC Study which will focus on the modernization of the Special Operations School of Excellence (SOCoE).                

*Agenda:*                     January 24 and 25: The committee is chartered to provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the Army on the educational, doctrinal, and research policies and activities of U.S. Army educational programs. The committee will complete all FACA annual requirements, will begin discussions related to the modernization of the Special Operations School of Excellence (SOCoE), and discuss and deliberate provisional findings and recommendations submitted by its subcommittees.                

*Public Accessibility to the Meeting:*                     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, this meeting is open to the public. Seating is on a first to arrive basis. Attendees are requested to submit their name, affiliation, and daytime phone number seven business days prior to the meeting to Dr. Green, via electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at the address listed in the                     **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**                     section.                

                    Because the meeting of the committee will be held in a Federal Government facility on a military base, security screening is required. A photo ID is required to enter base. Please note that security and gate guards have the right to inspect vehicles and persons seeking to enter and exit the installation. TRADOC Headquarters is fully handicap accessible. Wheelchair access is available in front at the main entrance of the building. For additional information about public access procedures, contact Dr. Green, the committee's Designated Federal Officer, at the email address or telephone number listed in the                     **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**                     section.                

*Written Comments or Statements:*                     Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the public or interested organizations may submit written comments or statements to the committee in response to the stated agenda of the open meeting or in regard to the committee's mission in general. Written comments or statements should be submitted to Dr. Green, the committee Designated Federal Officer, via electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at the address listed in the                     **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**                     section. Each page of the comment or statement must include the author's name, title or affiliation, address, and daytime phone number. The Designated Federal Official will review all submitted written comments or statements and provide them to members of the committee for their consideration. Written comments or statements being submitted in response to the agenda set forth in this notice must be received by the Designated Federal Official at least seven business days prior to the meeting to be considered by the committee. Written comments or statements received after this date may not be provided to the committee until its next meeting.                

                    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140d, the Committee is not obligated to allow a member of the public to speak or otherwise address the Committee during the meeting. Members of the public will be permitted to make verbal comments during the Committee meeting only at the time and in the manner described below. If a member of the public is interested in making a verbal comment at the open meeting, that individual must submit a request, with a brief statement of the subject matter to be addressed by the comment, at least seven business days in advance to the committee's Designated Federal Official, via electronic mail, the preferred mode of submission, at the address listed in the                     **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**                     section. The Designated Federal Official will log each request, in the order received, and in consultation with the committee Chair, determine whether the subject matter of each comment is relevant to the committee's mission and/or the topics to be addressed in this public meeting. A 15-minute period near the end of the meeting will be available for verbal public comments. Members of the public who have requested to make a verbal comment and whose comments have been deemed relevant under the process described above, will be allotted no more than three minutes during the period, and will be invited to speak in the order in which their requests were received by Designated Federal Official.                

James W. Satterwhite Jr.,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 2024-00308 Filed 1-9-24; 8:45 am]

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