[Federal Register: December 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 249)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.
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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 102-3.65, the
Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for
the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board
of Actuaries (hereafter referred to as the Board).
The Board is a non-discretionary federal advisory committee
established under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 1114, to advise and
assist the Secretary of Defense on actuarial matters associated with
the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care
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Fund. The Board shall report annually to the Secretary of Defense
periodically, but no less than once every four years, to the President
and the Congress on the status of the Fund to include recommendations
for such changes as in the Board's judgment are necessary to protect
the public interest and maintain the Fund on a sound actuarial basis.
The Board shall be composed of not more than three members
appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among qualified professional
actuaries who are members of the Society of Actuaries. The Board
Members shall serve for a term of 15 years; except those Board Members
appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the end of the term for
which the predecessor was appointed shall serve only until the end of
such term. Board Members may serve after the end of the term until a
successor has taken office. No Board Member, other than those
originally appointed for less than a 15-year term or a Board Member
appointed to fill an unexpired term may be reappointed for successive
terms.
Board Members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not
full-time or permanent part-time federal employees, are appointed as
experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and shall
serve as Special Government employees. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C.
1114(a)(3), the members shall serve with compensation to include travel
and per diem for official travel. The Chairperson of the Board shall be
designated by the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness),
on behalf of the Secretary of Defense.
The Board is authorized to establish Subcommittees or Working
Groups, as necessary and consistent with its mission, and these
Subcommittees or Working Groups shall operate under the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Government in the Sunshine Act
of 1976, and other appropriate federal regulations.
Such Subcommittees or Working Groups shall not work independently
of the chartered Board, and shall report their recommendations and
advice to the Board for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees
or Working Groups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the
chartered Board nor can they report directly to the Agency or any
Federal officers or employees who are not Board Members.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board shall meet at the call of the
Board's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Board's
Chairperson. The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to DoD policy,
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.
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 Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of
Actuaries membership about the Board'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 Medicare-
Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health
Care Board of Actuaries, and this individual will ensure that the
written statements are provided to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for the Department of Defense
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries' 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 Medicare-
Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries. 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.
Dated: December 19, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-30795 Filed 12-24-08; 8:45 am]
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