[Federal Register: July 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 131)]
[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: Department of Defense.
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 Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific
Advisory board (hereafter referred to as the Advisory Board).
The Board is a non-discretionary federal advisory committee
established under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 2904. Pursuant to 10
U.S.C. 2902 and 10
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U.S.C. 2904(e), the Strategic Environmental Research and Development
Program Council (hereafter referred to as the Council) shall refer to
the Advisory Board and the Advisory Board shall review each proposed
research project including its estimated cost, for research in and
development of technologies related to environmental activities in
excess of $1,000,000. Notwithstanding, the Council, in an effort to
enhance the Advisory Board's review process, subsequently lowered the
Advisory Board's dollar threshold to any proposed research projects in
excess of $900,000. The Advisory Board shall make any recommendations
to the Council that the Advisory Board considers appropriate regarding
such project or proposal. The Advisory Board may make recommendations
to the Council regarding technologies, research, projects, programs,
activities, and if appropriate, funding within the scope of the
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. In addition,
the Advisory Board shall assist and advise the Council in identifying
the environmental data and analytical assistance activities that should
be covered by the policies and procedures prescribed pursuant to 10
U.S.C 2902(d)(1).
The Advisory Board shall be comprised of not less than six and not
more than 14 members. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2904(b) the Advisory Board
membership shall be comprised of the following: (a) Permanent members
of the Advisory Board--the Science Advisor to the President, the
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or
their designees; (b) One member of the Advisory Board shall be a
representative of environmental public interest groups; and (c) One
member shall be a representative of the interests of State governments.
Pursuant to 10 U.S.C 2904(b)(3), the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Energy, in conjunction with the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, shall request that the: (a) Head of
the National Academy of Science, in consultation with the head of the
National Academy of Engineering and the head of the Institutes of
Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, nominate persons for
appointment to the Advisory Board; (b) Council of Environmental quality
nominate for appointment to the Advisory board at least one person who
is a representative of environmental public interest groups; and (c)
National Association of Governors nominate for appointment to the
Advisory Board at least one person who is a representative of the
interests of State governments.
With the exception of the permanent Advisory Board members,
Advisory Board members, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2904(b)(2), shall be
appointed from among persons eminent in the fields of basic sciences,
engineering, ocean and environmental sciences, education, research
management, international and security affairs, health physics, health
sciences, or social sciences, with due regard given to the equitable
representation of scientists and engineers who are women or represent
minority groups.
The Advisory Board, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2904(d), shall develop
procedures for the annual election of the Advisory Board's chairperson.
Advisory Board members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who
are not full-time or permanent part-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. The terms of
their appointment shall not be less than two but not more than four
years and their appointments shall be reviewed by the Secretary of
Defense on an annual basis.
Advisory Board members who are Federal officers or employees shall
serve without compensation (other than compensation to which they are
entitled to as a Federal officer or employee). All Advisory Board
members shall receive compensation for travel and per diem for official
Advisory Board travel.
With DoD approval, the Advisory Board is authorized to establish
Subcommittees or Working Groups, 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 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
other appropriate federal regulations.
Such Subcommittees or Working Groups shall not work independently
of the chartered Advisory Board, and shall report their recommendations
and advice to the Advisory Board for full deliberation and discussion.
Subcommittees or Working Groups have no authority to make decisions on
behalf of the chartered Advisory Board nor can they report directly to
DoD or any Federal officers or employees who are not Advisory Board
members.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board shall meet at the call of
the Board's 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 Strategic
Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific Advisory
Board membership about the Advisory 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 Strategic Environmental
Research and Development Program Scientific Advisory Board.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Strategic Environmental Research and Development
Program Scientific Advisory Board, and this individual will ensure that
the written statements are provided to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for the Strategic Environmental
Research and Development Program Scientific Advisory Board'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 Strategic Environmental Research and
Development Program Scientific Advisory 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.
Morgan E. Frazier,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-16325 Filed 7-9-09; 8:45 am]
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