[Federal Register: February 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 38)]
[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 of Defense
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY: DoD.
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 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 is renewing the charter for
the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel (hereafter referred to as
the Panel).
The Panel is a discretionary federal advisory committee established
by the Secretary of Defense to provide the Department of Defense
independent advice and recommendations on a broad array of issues
relating to (1) the role of the naval power in the international
strategic environment, including issues of technology, manpower,
strategy and policy; (2) current and projected Navy policies and
procedures to enhance the Navy's effectiveness and efficiency in
execution of national and defense policy; and (3) alternative policies
and postures for fulfilling the Navy's mission in the face of evolving
political, economic, technological, and military circumstances.
The Panel shall be composed of not more than 40 members, who are
eminent authorities in the fields of science, engineering, business and
political-military. Panel members appointed by the Secretary of
Defense, who are not federal officers or employees, shall serve as
Special Government Employees under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Panel members shall be appointed on an annual basis by the Secretary of
Defense and, with the exception of travel and per diem for official
travel, they shall serve without compensation. The Chief of Naval
Operations shall select the Panel's Chairperson from the total Panel
membership.
The Panel 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, and other appropriate federal regulations.
Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of
the chartered Panel, and shall report all their recommendations and
advice to the Panel for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees
or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the
chartered Panel nor can they report directly to the Department of
Defense or any federal officers or employees who are not Panel members.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel shall meet at the call of the
Panel's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Chief of
Naval Operations and the Panel'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 Chief of
Naval Operations Executive Panel membership about the Panel's mission
and functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Chief of Naval
Operations Executive Panel.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel, and this
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the Chief
of Naval Operations Executive Panel 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 Chief of Naval Operations Executive
Panel. 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, Deputy Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-2554,
extension 128.
Dated: February 19, 2008.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-3483 Filed 2-25-08; 8:45 am]
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