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The Department of Defense has announced that the Federal advisory committee meeting scheduled for March 11, 2025, by the United States Military Academy Board of Visitors has been canceled. This cancellation is due to unforeseen circumstances, and the required public notification could not be provided in time. The meeting was initially planned to take place at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC. For more details, Mr. David Nagle is the designated contact person.

The Department of the Army is planning to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to evaluate the potential effects of disposing of and reusing a 132-acre section of land at the Savanna Army Depot in Illinois. This land, referred to as Parcel 20, will be transferred to local authorities or other recipients for various potential uses such as a shipping facility or recreational space. The environmental review will consider various factors, including the impact on land, water, wildlife, cultural sites, and surrounding communities. The public and other stakeholders are invited to participate in the scoping process and provide comments on the proposed actions during a specified 30-day period.

The Department of the Army has announced its intention to grant an exclusive patent license to Dayton Photonics Systems LLC, a business located in Dayton, Ohio. This license covers technologies for free-space optical and laser communications and is related to a specific patent on an optical fiber positioner. Individuals or companies have 15 days from the notice's publication to submit objections or competing applications. Objections must demonstrate that the license grant doesn't meet specific legal requirements.

The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI), is seeking public comments on a new information collection proposal. This proposal involves evaluating a game designed to assess systems thinking abilities, which are important for jobs in fields like cybersecurity and engineering. Participants, who are freelance workers from Amazon's Mechanical Turk platform, will play the game, answer evaluation questions, and provide demographic information. Feedback will help refine the game's usability and clarity, and findings will be summarized in a technical report. Public comments on this proposal are open until March 29, 2021.

The Department of Defense, specifically the Department of the Army, has issued a notice regarding a proposal for collecting information, which has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The proposal seeks to update the Exchange Official Personnel Folder and includes changes to Exchange Form 1100-016. The purpose of the information collection is to authorize or continue shopping privileges for exchange associates' dependents. Public comments on this proposal will be accepted until February 10, 2025, and written comments can be submitted through the reginfo.gov website.

The Department of the Army announced the cancellation of a previously scheduled Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the U.S. Army Science Board, initially set for January 5, 2021. The meeting was intended for board members to assess and vote on a study about the 2040 battlefield and its implications for combat vehicle technologies. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the notice of cancellation did not meet the usual 15-day notification requirement, but a waiver was granted. For further inquiries, individuals can contact Ms. Heather J. Gerard or Ms. Gloria Mudge through email or visit the Army Science Board's website.

The Department of the Army is making available a draft environmental impact statement for planned real property actions at the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point in North Carolina. The evaluation considers the impacts of various projects including safety improvements, maintenance, and infrastructure development at the facility. Public comments on this draft can be submitted until February 4, 2025, and the projects are planned from 2025 to 2031. The document assesses how these actions might affect resources like air and water quality, and seeks to comply with regulations protecting floodplains and wetlands.

The Department of the Army, part of the Department of Defense, is seeking public comments on a proposal for collecting information under the Paperwork Reduction Act. This proposal involves the use of DD Form 2970, which food vendors must submit to operate a temporary food establishment on military installations. The purpose of this information collection is to assess the food vendor's capability to safely prepare and serve food according to military standards. The deadline for submitting comments is February 10, 2025, and those interested can find more details or submit comments through a designated government website.

The U.S. Army has released a draft programmatic environmental assessment (PEA) for two new systems designed to support military operations: the Energy Efficient Rigid Wall Module (E2RWM) and the Expeditionary Platoon Life Support Module (EPLSM). This draft examines the environmental impacts of various stages associated with these systems, from design to disposal. The public is invited to submit comments on this draft until 30 days after it is published in the Federal Register. The feedback received will help shape the final version of the PEA, which will guide the Army's decision on deploying these systems.

The Department of the Army, part of the Department of Defense, is seeking public comments on a new information collection effort related to their Survivor Outreach Services program. This program supports families of soldiers who died while on active duty by providing various services, including support groups, life skills education, and financial counseling. The proposal involves collecting information from up to 72,307 respondents to maintain an updated database to improve service delivery. Comments on this proposal can be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal until February 12, 2021.