[Federal Register: August 23, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 163)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee
AGENCY: DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.65, the
Department of Defense gives notice that it will renew the charter for
the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee on January 23,
2008.
The Task Force, under the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), provides
independent advice and recommendations on matters regarding the
professional standards, historical methodology, program priorities,
liaison with professional
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groups and institutions, and adequacy of resources of the various
historical programs and associated activities of the Department of
Defense.
The committee is comprised of the historians from the Office of the
Secretary of Defense, the Offices of the Secretaries of the Army and
Navy, and the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In
addition, the committee is authorized to establish subcommittees, and
it has two subcommittees that currently deal with history-related
issues involving the Department of the Army and the Department of the
Navy.
Committee and subcommittee members appointed by the Secretary of
Defense, who are not full-time Federal officers or employees, shall
serve as Special Government Employees, and all members shall be
appointed on an annual basis. With the exception of travel and per
diem, the committee and subcommittee members will serve without
compensation.
The Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee shall meet
at the call of the committee's Designated Federal Officer, in
consultation with the chairperson. The Designated Federal Officer shall
be a full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee, and shall be
appointed in accordance with established DoD policies and procedures.
The Designated Federal Officer or duly appointed Alternate Designated
Federal Officer shall attend all committee meetings and subcommittee
meetings.
The committee shall be authorized to establish subcommittees, as
necessary and consistent with its mission, and these subcommittees or
working groups shall operate under the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Sunshine in the Government Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and other appropriate Federal
regulations.
Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of
the chartered committee, and shall report all their recommendations and
advice to the parent committee for full deliberation and discussion.
Subcommittees or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on
behalf of the chartered committee nor can they report directly to the
Department of Defense or any Federal officers or employees who are not
committee members.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to the
Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee membership about
the committee's mission and functions. Written statements may be
submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned
meeting of the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee,
and this individual will ensure that the written statements are
provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact information
for the Designated Federal Officer can be obtained from the GSA's FACA
Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will
announce planned meetings of the Department of Defense Historical
Advisory Committee. The Designated Federal Officer, at that time, may
provide additional guidance on the submission of written statements
that are in response to the stated agenda for the planned meeting in
question.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, DoD Committee Management
Office, 703-601-2554, extension 128.
Dated: August 17, 2007.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-4145 Filed 8-21-07; 11:34 am]
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