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and ensure they are provided to 

members of the Defense Science Board 

before the meeting that is the subject of 

this notice. 

Dated: April 15, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08973 Filed 4–17–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Board of Regents, Uniformed Services 

University of the Health Sciences; 

Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Defense; 

Uniformed Services University of the 

Health Sciences (USU). 

ACTION: Quarterly meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing this notice to announce the 

following meeting of the Board of 

Regents, Uniformed Services University 

of the Health Sciences (‘‘the Board’’). 

This meeting will be partially-closed to 

the public. 

DATES: Friday, May 15, 2015, from 8:00 

a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Open Session) and 

1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Closed Session). 

ADDRESSES: Uniformed Services 

University of the Health Sciences, 4301 

Jones Bridge Road, Everett Alvarez Jr. 

Board of Regents Room (D3001), 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Nuetzi James, Designated 

Federal Officer, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, 

D3002, Bethesda, Maryland 20814; 

telephone 301–295–3066; email 

jennifer.nuetzi-james@usuhs.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting notice is being published 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. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting is to provide advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Defense through the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness, on 

academic and administrative matters 

critical to the full accreditation and 

successful operation of the University. 

These actions are necessary for the 

University to pursue its mission, which 

is to educate, train and comprehensively 

prepare uniformed services health 

professionals, officers, scientists and 

leaders to support the Military and 

Public Health Systems, the National 

Security and National Defense Strategies 

of the United States, and the readiness 

of the Uniformed Services. 

Agenda: The actions scheduled to 

occur include documenting for the 

record the approval of the minutes from 

the Board Meeting held on February 3, 

2015; recommendations regarding the 

awarding of post-baccalaureate degrees; 

recommendations regarding the 

approval of faculty appointments and 

promotions; a review of awards and 

honors; award nominations; and 

proposed updates to Board governing 

documents. The USU President will 

provide a report on recent actions 

affecting academic and operational 

aspects of the University. Member 

Reports include an annual update from 

the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for 

the Advancement of Military Medicine; 

the USU Inspector General (IG) will 

provide an update on IG issues; the 

department of Military and Emergency 

Medicine will discuss its approach to 

leadership training in the USU F. 

Edward He ́bert School of Medicine; the 

USU Alumni Association will provide 

an annual update; the USU Brigade will 

provide a report on the Brigade office; 

and the Office of General Counsel will 

provide an annual ethics and office 

review. A closed session will be held, 

after the open session, to discuss active 

investigations and personnel actions. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 

Federal statute and regulations (5 U.S.C. 

552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 

102–3.165) and the availability of space, 

the meeting is open to the public from 

8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Seating is on a 

first-come basis. Members of the public 

wishing to attend the meeting should 

contact Jennifer Nuetzi James five 

business days prior to the meeting, at 

the address and phone number noted in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2, 5–7), 

the Department of Defense has 

determined that the portion of the 

meeting from 1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

shall be closed to the public. The Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness), in consultation with the 

Office of the DoD General Counsel, has 

determined in writing that a portion of 

the committee’s meeting will be closed 

as the discussion will disclose sensitive 

personnel information, will include 

matters that relate solely to the internal 

personnel rules and practices of the 

agency, will involve allegations of a 

person having committed a crime or 

censuring an individual, and may 

disclose investigatory records compiled 

for law enforcement purposes. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

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

the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

comments to the Board about its 

approved agenda pertaining to this 

meeting or at any time regarding the 

Board’s mission. Individuals submitting 

a written statement must submit their 

statement to the Designated Federal 

Officer at the address listed in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Written 

statements that do not pertain to a 

scheduled meeting of the Board may be 

submitted at any time. However, if 

individual comments pertain to a 

specific topic being discussed at the 

planned meeting, then these statement 

must be received at least 5 calendar 

days prior to the meeting, otherwise, the 

comments may not be provided to or 

considered by the Board until a later 

date. The Designated Federal Officer 

will compile all timely submissions 

with the Board’s Chairman and ensure 

such submissions are provided to Board 

Members before the meeting. 

Dated: April 15, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08970 Filed 4–17–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Charter Renewal of Department of 

Defense Federal Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing this notice to announce that 

it is renewing the charter for the Board 

of Regents, Uniformed Services 

University of the Health Sciences (‘‘the 

Board’’). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Freeman, Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, 703–692–5952. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

committee’s charter is being renewed 

pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2113a and in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 

CFR 102–3.50(a). 

The Board is a statutory Federal 

advisory committee that, assists the 

Secretary of Defense in an advisory 

capacity in carrying out the Secretary’s 

responsibility to conduct the business of 

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