[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65460-65461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26839]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committee;
United States Military Academy Board of Visitors
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Renewal of Federal advisory committee.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 4355, the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the Government in the
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.50, the
Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for
the United States Military Academy Board of Visitors (hereafter
referred to as the ``Board'').
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is a non-discretionary federal
advisory committee established to provide independent advice and
recommendation to the President of the United States on matters
relating to the U.S. Military Academy, including the following: morale
and discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal
affairs, academic methods, and any other matters relating to the
Academy that the Board decides to consider.
The Board shall visit the U.S. Military Academy annually, and any
other official visits by the Board or its members to the Academy, other
than the annual visit, shall be made in compliance with the
requirements set forth in Title 10, United States Code, section
4355(d).
The Board shall submit a written report to the President of the
United States within 60 days after its annual visit to the U.S.
Military Academy, to include the Board's views and recommendations
pertaining to the Academy.
The Secretary of the Army may act upon the Board's advice and
recommendations.
The Board shall be comprised of not more than fifteen members.
Under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 4355(a), the Board members shall
include:
a. The Chairperson of the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate, or designee;
b. Three other members of the Senate designated by the Vice
President or President pro tempore of the Senate, two of whom are
members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations
c. The Chairperson of the Committee on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives, or designee
d. Four other members of the House of Representatives designated by
the Speaker of the House or Representatives, two of whom are members of
the House Committee on Appropriations; and,
e. Six persons designated by the President.
Board members designated by the President, who are not full-time
federal officers or employees, shall be appointed to serve as special
government employees under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and these
appointments shall be renewed on an annual basis. Board members shall,
with the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, serve
without compensation.
Board members designated by the President shall serve for three
years except that any member whose term of office has expired shall
continue to serve until a successor is appointed. In addition, the
President shall designate two persons each year to succeed the members
whose terms expire that year.
If a member of the Board dies or resigns, a successor shall be
designated for the unexpired portion of the term by the official who
designated the member. The Board members shall select the Board
Chairperson from the total membership.
With the exception of travel and per diem for official travel,
board members shall serve without compensation.
The Board, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4355(g), may upon approval by the
Secretary of the Army, call in advisers for consultation, and these
advisers shall, with the exception of travel and per diem for official
travel, serve without compensation.
With DOD approval, the Board is authorized to establish
subcommittees, as necessary and consistent with its mission. These
subcommittees 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), and other governing Federal policies and
regulations.
Such subcommittees 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 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.
Subcommittee members, if not full-time or part-time government
employees, shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense according to
governing DoD policies and procedures. Such individuals shall be
appointed to serve as experts and consultants under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109, and shall serve as special government employees, whose
appointments must be renewed on an annual basis.
The Board shall meet at the call of the Designated Federal Officer,
in consultation with the Board's Chairperson. The estimated number of
Committee meetings is four per year.
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 governing policies and procedures.
In addition, the Designated Federal Officer is required to be in
attendance at all Board and subcommittee meetings, however, in the
absence of the Designated Federal Officer, an Alternate Designated
Federal Officer shall attend the meeting.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to the United
States Military Academy 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 United
States Military Academy Board of Visitors.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the United States Military Academy Board of Visitors, and
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to
the membership for their consideration. Contact information for the
United
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States Military Academy 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 United States Military Academy 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.
Dated: October 20, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-26839 Filed 10-22-10; 8:45 am]
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