2013-30619. U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board Notice of Meeting

AGENCY:

U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, Department of the Air Force.

ACTION:

ACTION:Meeting notice.

SUMMARY:

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, the Department of Defense announces that the United States Air Force (USAF) Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) meeting will take place on 7 January 2014 at the Secretary of the Air Force Technical and Analytical Support Conference Center, 1550 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. The meeting will be from 7:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, 7 January 2014. The sessions from 7:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Tuesday, 7 January 2014, will be open to the public.

The purpose of this Air Force Scientific Advisory Board quarterly meeting is to formally kick off the FY14 SAB studies: Defense of USAF Forward Bases; Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications; Technology Readiness for Hypersonic Vehicles; and Combating Sexual Assault. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR § 102-3.155, some sessions of the USAF Scientific Advisory Board meeting will be closed to the public because they will discuss information and matters covered by section 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (2).

Any member of the public wishing to attend this meeting or provide input to the USAF Scientific Advisory Board must contact the Designated Federal Officer at the address detailed below at least five days prior to the meeting date. Submit a written statement in accordance with 41 CFR § 102-3.140(c) and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the procedures described in this paragraph. Statements being submitted in response to the agenda mentioned in this notice must be received by the Designated Federal Officer at the address listed below at least five calendar days prior to the meeting which is the subject of this notice. Written statements received after this date may not be provided to or considered by the USAF Scientific Advisory Board until its next meeting. The Designated Federal Officer will review all timely submissions with the USAF Scientific Advisory Board Chairperson and ensure they are provided to members of the USAF Scientific Advisory Board before the meeting that is the subject of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The USAF Scientific Advisory Board Executive Director, Lt Col Derek Lincoln, 240-612-5502, United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, 1500 West Perimeter Road, Ste. #3300, Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762, [e-mail].

Henry Williams,

Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.