[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74021-74022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30041]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 1114 and 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 Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board
of Actuaries (hereafter referred to as the ``Board'').
The Board is a non-discretionary Federal advisory committee that
shall provide independent advice and recommendations related to
actuarial matters associated with the Department of Defense Medicare-
Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund and on matters referred by the
Secretary of Defense, including that regarding;
a. Valuations of the Fund under Title 10, United States Code,
Section 1115(c);
b. Recommendations for such changes as in the Board's judgment are
necessary to protect the public interest and maintain the Fund on a
sound actuarial basis; and
c. Advice the Secretary of Defense on all actuarial matters
necessary to make determinations in order to finance liabilities of the
Fund on an actuarially sound basis.
The Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense
(Personnel and Readiness), may act upon the Board's advice and
recommendations.
The Board shall be composed of not three Board members appointed by
the Secretary of Defense from among qualified professional actuaries
who are members of the Society of Actuaries. Except for those member of
the Board who were first appointed under Title 10, United States Code,
Section, Section
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1114(B), the Board members shall serve for a term of 15 years; except
those Board members appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the
end of the term for which the predecessor was appointed shall serve
only until the end of such term. Board members may serve after the end
of the term until a successor has taken office. No Board member, other
than those originally appointed for less than 15-year term or a Board
member appointed to fill an unexpired term may be reappointed for
successive terms.
Board members shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense, and
their membership shall be renewed by the Secretary of Defense on an
annual basis. A member of the Board may be removed by the Secretary of
Defense for misconduct or failure to perform functions vested in the
Board, and for no other reason.
Board members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not
full-time or permanent part-time federal officers or employees, shall
serve as special government employees under the authority of 5 U.S.C.
3109, and shall, under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 1114(a)(3), serve
with compensation, to include travel and per diem for official travel,
in accordance with Title 5, United States Code, Section 5703.
The Chairperson of the Board shall be designated by the Under
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), on behalf of the
Secretary of Defense.
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 statutes 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 who are not Board members, shall be appointed
in the same manner as the Board members.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Advisory
Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-
6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board shall meet at the call of the
Board's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the
Chairperson. The estimated number of Board meetings is one 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 meeting.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to the
Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of
Actuaries' 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 Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible
Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health
Care Board of Actuaries, and this individual will ensure that the
written statements are provided to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for the Department of Defense
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries 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 Department of Defense Medicare-
Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries. 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: November 18, 2010.
Morgan F. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-30041 Filed 11-29-10; 8:45 am]
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