[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 15695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7060]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committee;
Board of Visitors National Defense University
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DoD.
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), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976
(5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d), the Department of Defense
gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the Board of Visitors
National Defense University (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 shall provide independent advice
and recommendations on the overall management and governance of the
National Defense University.
The Board shall provide the Secretary of Defense, through the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the President of the National
Defense University, independent advice and recommendations on
organization management, curricula, methods of instruction, facilities
and other matters of interest to the National Defense University.
The Board shall be composed of not more than 21 members, who are
appointed by the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense has
appointed three of the 21 members: (a) The Under Secretary of Defense
for Personnel and Readiness; (b) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Networks and Information Integration; and (c) the Department of State
Director General. These appointments are based upon their DoD ex
officio position, and their appointments shall remain in effect for the
life of the Council.
The other Board members shall be eminent authorities in the field
of national defense, academia, business, national security affairs, and
the defense industry; their appointments will be renewed on an annual
basis; and members shall serve no more than fifteen years on the Board.
Board members, who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal
officers or employees, shall be appointed as experts and consultants
under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and serve as special government
employees. With the exception of travel and per diem for official
travel, Board Members shall serve without compensation.
The Board's membership shall select the Board's Chairperson and the
Co-Chairperson from the total Board membership, and this individual
shall serve at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, through the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
In addition, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or
designated representative, may invite other distinguished Government
officers to serve as non-voting observers of the Board and appoint,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, non-voting consultants, with special
expertise, to assist the Board on an ad hoc basis.
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 appropriate 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, who are not Board members, shall be appointed
in the same manner as the Board members.
The Board shall meet at the call of the Board's Designated Federal
Officer, in consultation with the President of the National Defense
University and 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 at all 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 Board of
Visitors National Defense University's mission and functions. Written
statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated
agenda of planned meeting of the Board of Visitors National Defense
University.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Board of Visitors National Defense University, and this
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the Board
of Visitors National Defense University 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 Board of Visitors National Defense
University. 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: March 25, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-7060 Filed 3-29-10; 8:45 am]
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