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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 106455-106456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30975]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting--Defense Policy 
Board

AGENCY:  Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:  Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting.

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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; Tuesday, January 7, 2025, from 10:45 a.m. 
to 5:00 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:  James E. Benkowski, DPB Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), 703-697-4758 (Voice), 
[email protected] (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). Due to circumstances beyond the control of 
the DFO and the DoD, the DPB was unable to provide public notification 
required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning its January 7, 2025 meeting. 
Accordingly, the Advisory Committee Management Officer for the DoD, 
pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day 
notification requirement.
    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 
defense policy topics of special interest 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 January 7, 2025 the DPB will receive classified 
briefings to evaluate key trends, assumptions, and uncertainties 
associated with the future security environment.
     James Benkowski, DPB DFO, will provide opening remarks; 
Ms. Amanda Dory, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Ms. 
Madeline Mortelmans, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, and Dr. Janine Davidson, 
DPB Chair, will welcome the DPB and provide an overview of the 
meeting's purpose and its key objectives focused on a high-level 
evaluation of key trends, assumptions, and uncertainties associated 
with the future security environment;
     Representatives from the Strategic Futures Group of the 
National Intelligence Council will discuss major structural trends and 
sources of uncertainty in the international system, their potential 
impacts on the future security environment, and help identify plausible 
alternative future scenarios against which DoD should plan;
     DPB will discuss key medium-to-long term risks and 
opportunities facing the DoD, including the most significant trends 
that are guiding DoD planning;
     Representatives from the Defense Intelligence Agency will 
discuss major trends in the Indo-Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East, 
including the interaction of geopolitical dynamics, transboundary 
challenges, and technological change;
     Dr. Janine Davidson will lead the DPB in drawing on its 
own expertise and experience to discuss key trends, challenges, and 
opportunities in the future security environment and to develop 
recommendations to out brief the Secretary of Defense.
     The DPB will then provide advice and recommendations to 
Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense.
    Meeting Accessibility: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) and 41 
CFR 102-

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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 
is 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 102-3.140(c) and 102-3.150(6) 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, who's information is listed above in this notice in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 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 one business day prior to the meeting in 
question. The DFO will review all submitted written statements and 
provide copies to all members.

    Dated: December 20, 2024.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-30975 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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