[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 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 Advisory Council on Dependents' Education (hereafter referred to as
the Council).
The Council is a non-discretionary federal advisory committee
established by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness to provide the Department of Defense and the DoD's overseas
dependent schools independent advice and recommendations on general
policies for the operation of the DoD overseas school system, provided
information and insights from the Department of Education regarding
educational programs and practices found to be effective, and advised
the Director, DoDEA on the various studies and surveys conducted by and
about DoDEA. The Council, in accomplishing its mission: (a) Improved
the High School Initiative, a 5-year program objective to improve
system-wide academic consistency; (b) improved the Special Education
Initiative, a program objective to enhance services provided to DoD
overseas school system students with special needs; (c) enhanced school
counseling services, especially in military communities with high
forward deployment rates; and (d) provided invaluable insights into
effects on DoD dependent students and CONUS local educational
authorities of the impending Global Defense Posture Realignment (GDPR)
and the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) commission decisions.
The Council shall be composed of not more than 16 members, who have
demonstrated an interest in the field of
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primary or secondary education. Council 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. Council members shall be appointed on an annual basis by the
Secretary of Defense. In addition, the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Education or their designated representative shall serve
as the Council's co-chair.
Individuals appointed to the Council from professional employee
organizations shall be individuals designated by those organizations.
Council members and consultants, if required, shall be entitled to
compensation at the daily equivalent of the rate specified at the time
of such service for level IV of the Executive Services under 5 U.S.C.
5315. Council members shall be entitled to compensation for travel and
per diem for official travel.
The Council 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 Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976, and other appropriate federal regulations.
Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of
the chartered Council, and shall report all their recommendations and
advice to the Council for full deliberation and discussion.
Subcommittees or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on
behalf of the chartered Council nor can they report directly to the
Department of Defense or any federal officers or employees who are not
Council members.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council shall meet at the call of the
Council's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the
Council'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 Advisory
Council on Dependents' Education membership about the Council's mission
and functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Advisory
Council on Dependents' Education.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education, and this
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the
Advisory Council on Dependents' Education's 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 Advisory Council on Dependents'
Education. 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. E8-3485 Filed 2-25-08; 8:45 am]
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