[Federal Register: April 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 73)]
[Notices]
[Page 20262-20263]
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: 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 102-3.65, the
Department of Defense gives notice that it is amending the charter for
the Board of Visitors National Defense University (hereafter referred
to as the Board).
The Board is a discretionary federal advisory committee established
by the Secretary of Defense to provide the Department of Defense
independent advice and recommendations on organization management,
curricula, instructional methods, facilities and other matters of
interest to the National Defense University.
The Board shall be composed of approximately twenty-one members,
who are eminent authorities in the fields of national defense,
academia, business, national security affairs, and the defense
industry. Three of the twenty-one Board members are Federal ex officio
members: (a) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness; (b) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and
Information Integration; and (c) the Department of State Director
General.
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. With the exception of
the federal ex officio members, Board members shall be appointed on an
annual basis by the Secretary of Defense, and shall serve no more than
fifteen years on the Board. Board members shall, with the exception of
travel and per diem for official travel, serve without compensation.
The Board Membership shall select the Board's Chairperson and the
Co-Chairperson from the total Board Membership, and this individual
shall serve at the discretion of the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
or designee. In addition, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or
designated representative may invite other distinguished Government
officers to serve as non-voting observers of the Board, and appoint
consultants, with special expertise, to assist the Board on an ad hoc
basis.
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 Government in the Sunshine 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
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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 President,
National Defense University. 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 Board of
Visitors National Defense University 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 Board of
Visitors National Defense University.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Board of Visitors National Defense University, and this
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the Board
of Visitors National Defense University 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 Board of Visitors National Defense
University. 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, 703-601-6128.
Dated: April 8, 2008.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-7988 Filed 4-14-08; 8:45 am]
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