[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65461-65462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26841]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committee;
United States Naval 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. 6968, 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 Naval 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
recommendations to the President of the United States on matters
relating to but not limited to morale and discipline, curriculum,
instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods and
other matters relating to the United States Naval Academy that the
Board decides to consider.
The Board shall visit the Naval 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 6968(d).
The Board shall submit a written report to the President of the
United States within 60 days after its annual visit to the Naval
Academy, to include the Board's advice and recommendations.
The Secretary of the Navy may act upon the Board's advice and
recommendations.
The Board, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 6968(a), shall be constituted
annually and shall be composed of no more than fifteen members. The
Board membership shall include:
a. The chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate,
or his designee;
b. Three other members of the Senate designated by the Vice
President or the President pro tempore of the Senate, two of whom are
members of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
c. The chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives, or his designee;
d. Four other members of the House of Representatives designated by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two of whom are members of
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
e. Six persons designated by the President.
Board members designated by the President shall serve for three
years each, except that any member whose term of office has expired
shall continue to serve until his successor is appointed. In addition,
the President shall designate two persons each year to succeed the
members whose terms expire that year. If a Board member 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's 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. 6968(g) and (h), may upon approval
by the Secretary of the Navy, 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 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), and other governing Federal
statutes and 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 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 policy 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
Board 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 DoD 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, the Alternate Designated Federal Officer
shall attend the Board or subcommittee 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 Naval 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 a planned meeting of the United
States Naval Academy Board of Visitors.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the United States Naval 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
States Naval Academy Board of Visitors Designated Federal Officer can
be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
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The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will
announce planned meetings of the United States Naval 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. 2010-26841 Filed 10-22-10; 8:45 am]
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