[Federal Register: March 3, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 42)]
[Notices]
[Page 11398-11399]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Charter Amendment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory
Committees
AGENCY: DoD.
ACTION: Charter Amendment 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 102-3.85, the
Department of Defense gives notice that it is amending the charter for
the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Operations Board
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of Visitors (hereafter referred to as the Board).
The Board is a non-discretionary federal advisory committee
established by 10 U.S.C. 2166(e) to provide the Secretary of Defense
through the Secretary of the Army, independent advice and
recommendations on matters pertaining to the operations and management
of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Operations (hereafter
referred to as the Institute). Section 956 of Public Law 110-181
(National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) amended the
Board's membership provisions of 10 U.S.C. 2166(e)(1) to include the
commanders of the combatant commands having geographic responsibility
for the Western Hemisphere. All other provisions of 10 U.S.C. 2166(e)
remained unchanged.
Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2166(e), the Board shall:
1. Inquire into the curriculum instruction, physical equipment,
fiscal affairs, and academic methods of the Institute, other matters
relating to the Institute that the Board decides to consider, and any
other matter that the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate;
2. Review the curriculum to determine whether it adheres to U.S.
doctrine, complies with applicable U.S. laws and regulations, and is
consistent with U.S. policy goals towards the Western Hemisphere; and
3. Determine whether the Institute emphasizes human rights to
include the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military,
and the role of the military in a democratic society.
Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2166(e)(1), the Board shall be composed of
thirteen members:
1. Two members of the Senate (the Chair and Ranking Member of the
Armed Services Committee or their designees);
2. Two Members of the House of Representatives (the Chair and
Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee or their designees);
3. One person designated by the Secretary of State; the senior
military officer responsible for training and education in the U.S.
Army (or designee); the commanders of the combatant commands having
geographic responsibility for the Western Hemisphere (or designee); and
4. Six persons designated by the Secretary of Defense including, to
the extent practicable, persons from academia, religious institutions,
and human rights communities.
Board 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. Board Members shall be
appointed for a two-year term, and may be extended for an additional
term of two years. With the exception of travel and per diem for
official travel, they shall serve without compensation.
The Board 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 Board, and shall report all their recommendations and
advice to the Board for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees
or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the
chartered Board nor can they report directly to the Department of
Defense or any federal officers or employees who are not Board Members.
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 Western
Hemisphere Institute for Security Operations Board of Visitors
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 Western Hemisphere Institute for Security
Operations Board of Visitors.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Operations
Board of Visitors, and this individual will ensure that the written
statements are provided to the membership for their consideration.
Contact information for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security
Operations Board of Visitors' 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 Western Hemisphere Institute for
Security Operations Board of Visitors. 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: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-2554,
extension 128.
Dated: February 26, 2008.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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