[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77852-77853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31247]
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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 Section 601(c) of Title VI of Public
Law 108-183, 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 Veterans' Advisory Board on Dose
Reconstruction (hereafter referred to as the Board).
The Board is a non-discretionary Federal advisory committee
established to provide review and oversight of the Radiation Dose
Reconstruction program and make such recommendation on modifications in
the mission, procedures and administration of the Radiation Dose
Reconstruction Program as it considers appropriate as a result of the
audits conducted under the authority of Section 601(c)(3)(A) of Title
VI of Public Law 108-183. The Board shall:
a. Conduct periodic, random audits of dose reconstructions under
the Radiation Dose Reconstruction program and Decisions by the
Department of Veterans Affairs on Claims for service connection of
radiogenic diseases;
b. Assist the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Threat
Reduction Agency in communicating to veterans information on the
mission, procedures, and evidentiary requirements of the Radiation Dose
Reconstruction Program;
c. Carry out such other activities with respect to the review and
oversight of the Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program as the Secretary
of Defense and Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly specify;
d. Make recommendation on modifications to the mission and
procedures of the Dose Reconstruction program as the Board considers
appropriate as a result of the audits conducted pursuant to (a) above;
e. Any additional actions the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs jointly determine are required to ensure
that the quality assurance and quality control mechanisms of the
Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program are adequate and sufficient for
purpose of the program; and
f. Any additional actions the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs jointly determine are required to ensure
that the mechanisms of the Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program for
communication and interaction with veterans are adequate and sufficient
for the program.
The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and
Logistics), as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs may act upon
the Board's advice and recommendations.
The Council, pursuant to Section 601(c)(2) of Title VI of Public
Law 108-183, shall be comprised of:
a. At least one expert in historical dose reconstruction of the
type conducted under the Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program;
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b. At least one expert in radiation health matters;
c. At least one expert in risk communications matters;
d. A representative of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and a
representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and
e. At least three veterans, including at least one veteran who is a
member of an atomic veterans group.
Board members shall be jointly appointed by the Secretary of
Defense and Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the appointments must be
renewed on an annual basis. Board members, who are not full-time or
permanent part-time Federal officers or employees shall be appointed to
serve as experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109
and serve as special government employees, whose appointments must be
renewed on an annual basis.
With the exception of travel and per diem for official travel,
Board members shall 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 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. Such individuals, if not full-
time or part-time government employees, shall be appointed to serve as
experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and serve
as special government employees, whose appointments must be renewed on
an annual basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy 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 Board's
chairperson. The estimated number of Board meetings is two 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 established DoD policies and procedures. In
addition, the Designated Federal Officer is required to be in
attendance for the full duration of all Board and subcommittee
meetings; however, in the absence of the Designated Federal Officer,
the Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend the entire
meeting.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Veterans'
Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction 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 Veterans'
Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Veterans' Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction, and
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to
the membership for their consideration. Contact information for the
Veterans' Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction 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 Veterans' Advisory Board on Dose
Reconstruction. 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: December 8, 2010.
Morgan F. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-31247 Filed 12-13-10; 8:45 am]
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