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Strategic Advisory Group. This meeting 

will be closed to the public. 

DATES: Wednesday, April 1, 2015, from 

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, 

April 2, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 

a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Dougherty Conference 

Center, Building 432, 906 SAC 

Boulevard, Offutt AFB, Nebraska 68113. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bruce Sudduth, Designated Federal 

Officer, (402) 294–4102, 901 SAC 

Boulevard, Suite 1F7, Offutt AFB, NE 

68113–6030. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. App 2, 

Section 1), the Government in Sunshine 

Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 

102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting is to provide advice on 

scientific, technical, intelligence, and 

policy-related issues to the Commander, 

U.S. Strategic Command, during the 

development of the Nation’s strategic 

war plans. 

Agenda: Topics include: Policy 

Issues, Space Operations, Nuclear 

Weapons Stockpile Assessment, 

Weapons of Mass Destruction, 

Intelligence Operations, Cyber 

Operations, Global Strike, Command 

and Control, Science and Technology, 

Missile Defense. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102–3.155, the 

Department of Defense has determined 

that the meeting shall be closed to the 

public. Per delegated authority by the 

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral 

C.D. Haney, Commander, U.S. Strategic 

Command, in consultation with his 

legal advisor, has determined in writing 

that the public interest requires that all 

sessions of this meeting be closed to the 

public because they will be concerned 

with matters listed in 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(1). 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, the 

public or interested organizations may 

submit written statements to the 

membership of the Strategic Advisory 

Group at any time or in response to the 

stated agenda of a planned meeting. 

Written statements should be submitted 

to the Strategic Advisory Group’s 

Designated Federal Officer; the 

Designated Federal Officer’s contact 

information 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 Strategic 

Advisory Group 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 Designated 

Federal Officer will review all 

submitted written statements and 

provide copies to all the committee 

members. 

Dated: February 18, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03603 Filed 2–20–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Advisory Committee on 

Women in the Services (DACOWITS); 

Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing this notice to announce that 

the following Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting of the Defense 

Advisory Committee on Women in the 

Services (DACOWITS) will take place. 

This meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Thursday, 

March 12, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 

a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency—Crystal 

City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy, 

Arlington, VA 22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Bowling or DACOWITS Staff at 

4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 04J25–01, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22350–9000. 

Robert.d.bowling1.civ@mail.mil. 

Telephone (703) 697–2122. Fax (703) 

614–6233. Any updates to the agenda or 

any additional information can be found 

at http://dacowits.defense.gov/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 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), 

and Section 10(a), Public Law 92–463, 

as amended, notice is hereby given of a 

forthcoming meeting of the Defense 

Advisory Committee on Women in the 

Services (DACOWITS). 

The purpose of the meeting is for the 

Committee to receive briefings and 

updates relating to their current work. 

Four new members will be introduced 

and sworn in on the first day of the 

meeting. The Designated Federal Officer 

will give a status update on the 

Committee’s requests for information. 

The Committee will receive briefings on 

increasing female accessions and an 

update on enlisted women in 

submarines. Additionally, the 

Committee will receive briefings on DoD 

childcare programs and initiatives, and 

the impacts of state and federal laws on 

military families. There will also be a 

public comment period. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.140, and 

section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, interested 

persons may submit a written statement 

for consideration by the Defense 

Advisory Committee on Women in the 

Services. Individuals submitting a 

written statement must submit their 

statement to the point of contact listed 

at the address in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT no later than 5:00 

p.m., Monday, March 9, 2015. If a 

written statement is not received by 

Monday, March 9, 2015, prior to the 

meeting, which is the subject of this 

notice, then it may not be provided to 

or considered by the Defense Advisory 

Committee on Women in the Services 

until its next open meeting. The 

Designated Federal Officer will review 

all timely submissions with the Defense 

Advisory Committee on Women in the 

Services Chair and ensure they are 

provided to the members of the Defense 

Advisory Committee on Women in the 

Services. If members of the public are 

interested in making an oral statement, 

a written statement should be 

submitted. After reviewing the written 

comments, the Chair and the Designated 

Federal Officer will determine who of 

the requesting persons will be able to 

make an oral presentation of their issue 

during an open portion of this meeting 

or at a future meeting. Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.140(d), determination of 

who will be making an oral presentation 

is at the sole discretion of the 

Committee Chair and the Designated 

Federal Officer and will depend on time 

available and if the topics are relevant 

to the Committee’s activities. Two 

minutes will be allotted to persons 

desiring to make an oral presentation. 

Oral presentations by members of the 

public will be permitted only on 

Thursday, March 12, 2015 from 11:30 

a.m. to 11:45 a.m. in front of the full 

Committee. The number of oral 

presentations to be made will depend 

on the number of requests received from 

members of the public. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 

102–3.140 through 102–3.165, this 

meeting is open to the public, subject to 

the availability of space. 


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Meeting Agenda 

Wednesday, March 11, 2015, from 8:30 

a.m. to 12:15 p.m. 

—Welcome, Introductions, 

Announcements 

—Swearing In of New Committee 

Members 

—Briefing—Request for Information 

Status Update 

—Briefing—Increasing Female 

Accessions 

—Briefing—Enlisted Women in 

Submarines Update 

Thursday, March 12, 2015, from 8:30 

a.m. to 11:45 a.m. 

—Welcome and Announcements 

—Briefing—DoD Childcare Programs 

and Initiatives Overview 

—Briefing—State and Federal Laws: 

Impacts to Military Families 

—Public Comment Period 

Dated: February 18, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03555 Filed 2–20–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulation 

System 

[Docket Number 2015–0005] 

Information Collection Requirement; 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; DFARS 234.2, 

Earned Value Management System 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments regarding a proposed 

extension of an approved information 

collection requirement. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35), DoD announces the 

proposed extension of a public 

information collection requirement and 

seeks public comment on the provisions 

thereof. DoD invites comments on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of DoD, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has approved this information 

collection under Control Number 0704– 

0479 for use through June 30, 2015. DoD 

is proposing that OMB extend its 

approval for use for three additional 

years. 

DATES: DoD will consider all comments 

received by March 25, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control Number 

0704–0479, using any of the following 

methods: 

Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Æ Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include 

OMB Control Number 0704–0479 in the 

subject line of the message. 

Æ Fax: (571) 372–6094. 

Æ Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Mr. Mark 

Gomersall, OUSD (AT&L) DPAP/DARS, 

Room 3B941, 3060 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check www.regulations.gov 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting (except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mark Gomersall, at (571) 372–6099. The 

information collection requirements 

addressed in this notice are available on 

the World Wide Web at: http://

www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/

index.htm. Paper copies are available 

from Mr. Mark Gomersall, OUSD 

(AT&L) DPAP/DARS, Room 3B941, 

3060 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–3060. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title and OMB Number: Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) Business SystemsDefinition and Administration; DFARS 

234, Earned Value Management System, 

OMB Control Number 0704–0479. 

Needs and Uses: DFARS clause 

252.242–7005 requires contractors to 

respond to written determinations of 

significant deficiencies in the 

contractor’s business systems as defined 

in the clause. The information 

contractors are required to submit in 

response to findings of significant 

deficiencies in their accounting system, 

estimating system, material management 

and accounting system and purchasing 

system has previously been approved by 

the Office of Management and Budget. 

This request specifically addresses 

information required by DFARS clause 

252.234–7002, Earned Value 

Management System, for contractors to 

respond to determinations of significant 

deficiencies in a contractor’s Earned 

Value Management System (EVMS). The 

requirements apply to entities that are 

contractually required to maintain an 

EVMS. DoD needs this information to 

document actions to correct significant 

deficiencies in contractor business 

systems. DoD contracting officers use 

the information to mitigate the risk of 

unallowable and unreasonable costs 

being charged on government contracts. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 12. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 12. 

Average Burden per Response: 

Approximately 676 hours. 

Annual Response Burden Hours: 

8,112. 

Reporting Frequency: On occasion. 

Summary of Information Collection 

DFARS clause 252.234–7002, Earned 

Value Management System, requires 

contractors to respond in writing to 

initial and final determinations of 

significant deficiencies in the 

contractor’s business systems as defined 

in the clause. 

Manuel Quinones, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Availability of the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Lower Bois 

d’Arc Creek Reservoir Project, Fannin 

County, TX 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE) Tulsa District has 

prepared a Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) to analyze the direct, 

indirect and cumulative effects of the 

construction and operation of the 

proposed Lower Bois d’Arc Creek 

Reservoir (LBCR) and related actions 

proposed by the North Texas Municipal 

Water District (NTMWD) in Fannin 

County, TX. The Proposed Action is a 

regional water supply project intended 


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