[Federal Register: January 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 11)]
[Notices]
[Page 2999]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
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 Transformation Advisory Group (hereafter referred to as the Group).
The Group is a discretionary federal advisory committee established
to provide the Secretary of Defense, through the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and the Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command,
independent advice and recommendations on strategic, scientific
technical, intelligence and policy-related issues to the Nation's joint
enterprise, and U.S. Joint Forces Command, with emphasis on how these
issues relate to the shaping of the command's efforts today and in the
future.
The Group shall be composed of no more than twenty four members who
are recognized experts and leaders in their fields. These areas of
expertise include, but are not limited to, innovation, development,
strategic communications, logistics, technologies, business practices,
military, government, education, training, intelligence and
appropriations. The Secretary of Defense shall appoint group members,
and their appointments will be renewed on an annual basis.
Group Members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not
full-time or permanent part-time federal employees, are appointed as
experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and shall
serve as Special Government employees. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C.
1114(a)(3), the members shall serve with the exception of travel and
per diem for official travel without compensation. The Chairperson of
the Group shall be designated by the Commander, U.S. Joint Forces
Command, on behalf of the Secretary of Defense.
The Group is authorized to establish Subcommittees, as necessary
and consistent with its mission, and these Subcommittees shall operate
under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976, and other appropriate federal
regulations.
Such Subcommittees shall not work independently of the chartered
Group, and shall report their recommendations and advice to the Group
for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees have no authority
to make decisions on behalf of the chartered Group nor can they report
directly to the Department of Defense or any Federal officers or
employees who are not Group Members.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Group shall meet at the call of the
Board's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Group'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
Transformation Advisory Group membership about the Group's mission and
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Transformation
Advisory Group.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Transformation Advisory Group, and this individual will
ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for
their consideration. Contact information for the Transformation
Advisory Group'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 Transformation Advisory Group. 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: January 12, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-879 Filed 1-15-09; 8:45 am]
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