[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 93 (Friday, May 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22893-22894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11350]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Defense Policy Board
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Modification of Federal Advisory Committee Charter.
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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 intends to revise the
charter for the Defense Policy Board. Specifically, the Department is,
(a) Changing the name of the committee from the Defense Policy Board
Advisory Committee to the Defense Policy Board; (b) increasing the
number of committee members from twenty-six to twenty-eight; and (c)
updating the operating cost.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, DoD Committee
Management Office, 703-601-6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Policy Board, pursuant to 41 CFR
102-3.50(d), is a discretionary Federal advisory committee established
to provide the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of
Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, with
independent, informed advice and opinion concerning matters of defense
policy.
The Board will focus on: (a) Issues central to strategic DoD
planning; (b) policy implications of U.S. force structure and force
modernization and transformation on DoD's ability to execute U.S.
defense strategy; (c) U.S. regional defense policies; and (d) any other
research and analysis of topics raised by the Secretary of Defense,
Deputy Secretary or Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
The Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) may act upon the Board's
advice and recommendations.
The Defense Policy Board shall be comprised of no more than twenty-
eight members, who have distinguished backgrounds in national security
affairs,
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and no more than four of the members shall be Federal officers or
employees.
Board members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not
full-time Federal officers or employees, shall be appointed as experts
and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and serve as
Special Government Employees. Board members will be appointed to serve
a term of two years, and their consultant appointments will be renewed
annually. With the exception of travel and per diem for official
travel, Board members shall serve without compensation.
The Secretary of Defense shall select the Board's Chairperson from
the membership at large. In addition, the Under Secretary of Defense
for Policy may appoint consultants to advise the Board and Board's task
forces and these individuals shall have no voting privileges.
The Defense Policy Board shall meet at the call of the Board's
Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Chairperson and
the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. The Designated Federal
Officer 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 Board meetings and
subcommittee meetings.
The Defense Policy 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 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as
amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as
amended), 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 Defense Policy 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 members of the Defense Policy Board.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Defense
Policy Board membership about the committee's mission and functions.
Written statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the
stated agenda of planned meetings of the Defense Policy Board.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Defense Policy Board, and this individual will ensure
that the written statements are provided to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for the 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 Defense Policy Board. 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: May 12, 2009.
Morgan E. Frazier,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-11350 Filed 5-14-09; 8:45 am]
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