[Federal Register: May 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 98)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Nominations for Membership on Ocean Research and Resources
Advisory Panel
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel (ORRAP) is
soliciting nominations for new members.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted no later than June 30, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be submitted via e-mail to Mr. John H.
Beadling, at john.beadling.ctr@navy.mil. Contact Information: Office of
Naval Research, 875 North Randolph Street, Suite 1425, ATTN: ONR Code
322B Room 1075, Arlington, VA 22203-1995, telephone: 703-696-4395.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Charles L. Vincent, Office of
Naval Research, 875 North Randolph Street, Suite 1425, Arlington, VA
22203-1995, telephone 703-696-4118.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ORRAP, previously named the Ocean Research
Advisory Panel, is a statutorily mandated federal advisory committee
that provides senior scientific advice to the National Ocean Research
Leadership Council (NORLC), the governing body of the National
Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP). ORRAP advises the NORLC on
policies, procedures, selection of projects and allocation of funds, as
well as other responsibilities that NORLC considers appropriate.
Panel Member Duties and Responsibilities: Members of the panel
represent the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of
Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, ocean industries, state
governments, academia, and others including individuals who are eminent
in the fields of marine science, marine policy, or related fields.
Members are appointed for not more than four years, and are not
normally compensated except for travel expenses and per diem while away
from their homes in performance of services for the panel.
The panel meets for at least one two-day public meeting per year,
but possibly meets three times per year, on dates agreed to by the
panel members; attendance at meetings is expected. Intercessional
activities may be carried out electronically, and the panel may
establish sub-panels composed of less than full membership to carry out
panel duties.
Nominations: Any interested person or organization may nominate
qualified individuals for membership on the panel. Nominated
individuals should have extended expertise and experience in the field
of ocean science. Nominations should be identified by name, occupation,
position, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and a brief
paragraph describing their qualifications in the context of the ORRAP
Charter (http://www.nopp.org/Dev2Go.web?id=207773). A resume or
curriculum vitae should be included.
Process a Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Submit nominations
via e-mail to john.beadling.ctr@navy.mil no later than June 30, 2008.
Nominations will be acknowledged and nominators will be informed of the
new panel members which are ultimately selected and approved. From the
nominees identified by respondents to this Federal Register Notice, the
ORRAP Nominations Committee will down-select to a short-list of
available candidates (150% of the available open positions for
consideration). These selected candidates will be required to fill out
the ``Confidential Financial Disclosure Report'' OGE form 450. This
confidential form will allow Government officials to determine whether
there is a statutory conflict between the person's public
responsibilities and private interests and activities, or the
appearance of a lack of impartiality, as defined by federal regulation.
The form and additional guidance may be viewed from the following URL
address: http://www.usoge.gov/pages/forms_pubs_otherdocs/fpo_files/
forms/oge450_2006/oge450_automated_06.pdf.
In accordance with section 7903 of title 10, United States Code,
the short-list of candidates will then be submitted for approval by the
Secretary of the Navy with concurrence by the Secretary of Defense. In
order to have the collective breadth of experience in the panel and
maintain full panel membership, six new candidates are expected to be
selected with terms to begin in December 2008.
The selection of new panel members will be based on the nominees'
qualifications to provide senior scientific advice to the NORLC; the
availability of the potential panel member to fully participate in the
panel meetings; absence of any conflict of interest or appearance of
lack of impartiality, and lack of bias; the candidates' areas of
expertise and professional qualifications; and achieving an overall
balance of different scientific perspectives and expertise on the
panel.
Dated: May 13, 2008.
T.M. Cruz,
Lieutenant, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal
Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-11243 Filed 5-19-08; 8:45 am]
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