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concerning the national dialogue and 

public survey in response to Public Law 

114–158. 

Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting: 

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

102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the 

availability of space, this meeting is 

open to the public. Seating is on a firstcome basis. The Arlington National 

Cemetery conference room is readily 

accessible to and usable by persons with 

disabilities. For additional information 

about public access procedures, contact 

Mr. Timothy Keating, the 

subcommittee’s Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer, at the email address or 

telephone number listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Written Comments and 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 Mr. 

Timothy Keating, the Alternate 

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. Written 

comments or statements being 

submitted in response to the agenda set 

forth in this notice must be received by 

the Designated Federal Officer at least 

seven business days prior to the meeting 

to be considered by the Committee. The 

Designated Federal Officer will review 

all timely submitted written comments 

or statements with the Committee 

Chairperson, and ensure the comments 

are provided to all members of the 

Committee before the meeting. 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 three 

(3) business days in advance to the 

Committee’s Designated Federal 

Official, via electronic mail, the 

preferred mode of submission, at the 

addresses 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 

meeting may be available for public 

comments. Members of the public who 

have requested to make a comment and 

whose comments have been deemed 

relevant under the process described 

above, will be allotted no more than 

three (3) minutes during this period, 

and will be invited to speak in the order 

in which their requests were received by 

the Designated Federal Official. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22785 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Advisory Committee on Arlington 

National Cemetery, Honor 

Subcommittee and the Remember and 

Explore Subcommittee Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open subcommittee 

meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

is publishing this notice to announce 

the following Federal advisory 

subcommittee meetings of the Honor 

subcommittee and the Remember and 

Explore subcommittee of the Advisory 

Committee on Arlington National 

Cemetery (ACANC). These meetings are 

open to the public. For more 

information about the Committee and 

the Subcommittees, please visit: http:// 

www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/About/ 

Advisory-Committee-on-ArlingtonNational-Cemetery/ACANC-Meetings. 

DATES: The Honor subcommittee will 

meet on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 

from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The 

Remember and Explore subcommittee 

will meet on Wednesday, November 8, 

2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Honor Subcommittee 

and the Remember & Explore 

subcommittees will meet in the 

Welcome Center Conference Room, 

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 

VA 22211. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Timothy Keating; Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer for the subcommittees, 

in writing at Arlington National 

Cemetery, Arlington, VA 22211, or by 

email at timothy.p.keating.civ@mail.mil, 

or by phone at 1–877–907–8585. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

subcommittee meetings are being held 

under the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 

Sunshine in the Government Act of 

1976 (U.S.C. 552b, as amended) and 41 

Code of the Federal Regulations (CFR 

102–3.150). 

Purpose of the Meetings: The 

Advisory Committee on Arlington 

National Cemetery is an independent 

Federal advisory committee chartered to 

provide the Secretary of the Army 

independent advice and 

recommendations on Arlington National 

Cemetery, including, but not limited to, 

cemetery administration, the erection of 

memorials at the cemetery, and master 

planning for the cemetery. The 

Secretary of the Army may act on the 

committee’s advice and 

recommendations. The primary purpose 

of the Honor subcommittee is to 

accomplish an independent assessment 

of methods to address the long-term 

future of the Army national cemeteries, 

including how best to extend the active 

burials and what ANC should focus on 

once all available space is used. 

The primary purpose of the 

Remember & Explore Subcommittee is 

to recommend methods to maintain the 

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 

Monument, including the cracks in the 

large marble sarcophagus, the adjacent 

marble slabs, and the potential 

replacement marble stone for the 

sarcophagus already gifted to the Army; 

accomplish an independent assessment 

of requests to place commemorative 

monuments; and identify means to 

capture and convey ANC’s history, 

including Section 60 gravesite 

mementos, and improve the quality of 

visitors’ experiences now and for 

generations to come. 

Agenda: The Honor subcommittee 

will receive an update concerning the 

national dialogue and public survey in 

response to Public Law 114–158; an 

update to the renovation plans for the 

ANC Administrative building; and a 

presentation regarding timelines 

involved with Full Military Honor 

Funerals at ANC. The Remember and 

Explore subcommittee will receive a 

presentation on how ‘‘Smart City’’ 

technology developments might be used 

to enhance the visitor experience at 

ANC; an update to the horticultural plan 


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supporting the iconic image of ANC; 

and a briefing on the status of all 

commemorative monuments within and 

proposed for erection at the cemetery. 

Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting: 

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

102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the 

availability of space, this meeting is 

open to the public. Seating is on a firstcome basis. The ANC Welcome Center 

Conference room is readily accessible to 

and usable by persons with disabilities. 

For additional information about public 

access procedures, contact Mr. Timothy 

Keating, the Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer, at the email address or 

telephone number listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Written Comments and 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 subcommittee, in response to the 

stated agenda of the open meeting or in 

regard to the subcommittee’s mission in 

general. Written comments or 

statements should be submitted to Mr. 

Timothy Keating, the subcommittee’s 

Alternate 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. Written 

comments or statements being 

submitted in response to the agenda set 

forth in this notice must be received by 

the Designated Federal Officer at least 

seven business days prior to the meeting 

to be considered by the subcommittee. 

The Designated Federal Officer will 

review all timely submitted written 

comments or statements with the 

respective subcommittee Chairperson, 

and ensure the comments are provided 

to all members of the subcommittee 

before the meeting. Written comments 

or statements received after this date 

may not be provided to the 

subcommittee until its next meeting. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.140d, the 

subcommittee is not obligated to allow 

the public to speak or otherwise address 

the subcommittee during the meeting. 

However, interested persons may 

submit a written statement or a request 

to speak for consideration by the 

subcommittee. After reviewing any 

written statements or requests 

submitted, the subcommittee 

Chairperson and the Designated Federal 

Officer may choose to invite certain 

submitters to present their comments 

verbally during the open portion of this 

meeting or at a future meeting. The 

Designated Federal Officer in 

consultation with the subcommittee 

Chairperson, may allot a specific 

amount of time for submitters to present 

their comments verbally. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22788 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket DARS–2017–0006] 

Negotiation of a Follow on Reciprocal 

Defense Procurement Memorandum of 

Understanding With the Ministry of 

Defence of the United Kingdom of 

Great Britain and Northern Ireland and 

With the Republic of Finland 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: On behalf of the United States 

Government, DoD is contemplating 

negotiating and concluding two follow 

on Reciprocal Defense Procurement 

(RDP) Memoranda of Understanding 

(MOU) with the Ministry of Defence of 

the United Kingdom of Great Britain 

and Northern Ireland and with the 

Republic of Finland, respectively. DoD 

is requesting industry feedback 

regarding its experience in public 

defense procurements conducted by or 

on behalf of the United Kingdom (UK) 

Ministry of Defence and by or on behalf 

of the Republic of Finland (Finland) 

Ministry of Defence. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

November 20, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to 

Defense Procurement and Acquisition 

Policy, Attn: Ms. Patricia Foley, 3060 

Defense Pentagon, Room 5E621, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060; or by 

email to patricia.g.foley.civ@mail.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Patricia Foley, Senior Procurement 

Analyst, Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology 

and Logistics (OUSD(AT&L)), Defense 

Procurement and Acquisition Policy, 

Contract Policy and International 

Contracting; Room 5E621, 3060 Defense 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3060; 

telephone 703–693–1145. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD has 

concluded RDP MOUs with 27 

‘‘qualifying’’ countries at the level of the 

Secretary of Defense and his 

counterpart. The purpose of a RDP MOU 

is to promote rationalization, 

standardization, and interoperability of 

conventional defense equipment with 

allies and other friendly governments. 

These MOUs provide a framework for 

ongoing communication regarding 

market access and procurement matters 

that enhance effective defense 

cooperation. 

RDP MOUs generally include 

language by which the Parties agree that 

their defense procurements will be 

conducted in accordance with certain 

implementing procedures. These 

procedures relate to— 

• Publication of notices of proposed 

purchases; 

• The content and availability of 

solicitations for proposed purchases; 

• Notification to each unsuccessful 

offeror; 

• Feedback, upon request, to 

unsuccessful offerors concerning the 

reasons they were not allowed to 

participate in a procurement or were not 

awarded a contract; and 

• Provision for the hearing and 

review of complaints arising in 

connection with any phase of the 

procurement process to ensure that, to 

the extent possible, complaints are 

equitably and expeditiously resolved. 

Based on the MOU, each country 

affords the other country certain 

benefits on a reciprocal basis consistent 

with national laws and regulations. The 

benefits that the United States accords 

to the products of qualifying countries 

include— 

• Offers of qualifying country end 

products are evaluated without applying 

the price differentials otherwise 

required by the Buy American statute 

and the Balance of Payments Program; 

• The chemical warfare protective 

clothing restrictions in 10 U.S.C. 2533a 

and the specialty metals restriction in 

10 U.S.C. 2533b(a)(1) do not apply to 

products manufactured in a qualifying 

country; and 

• Customs, taxes, and duties are 

waived for qualifying country end 

products and components of defense 

procurements. 

Both countries have been listed as 

‘‘qualifying countries’’ in the definition 

of ‘‘qualifying country’’ at Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement 225.003(10), and offers of 

products of the UK and Finland, or that 

contain components from these 

countries, would continue to be 

afforded the benefits available to all 

qualifying countries. This also means 

that U.S. products would be exempt 

from any analogous ‘‘Buy National’’ 

laws or policies applicable to 

procurements by the Ministry of 

Defence of each country. 

While DoD is evaluating laws and 

regulations in this area, DoD would 


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