[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 69 (Monday, April 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 18487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8268]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Committee Termination and Committee Establishment--Department of
Defense Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Committee termination and establishment.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5
U.S.C., Appendix), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C.
552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.60 and 102-3.65 the Department of Defense
announces: the establishment of the Board of Advisors to the Presidents
of the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War College; and that
effective April 30, 2010, it will terminate the Board of Advisors to
the President Naval Postgraduate School.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The mission of the Board of Advisors to the
President Naval Postgraduate School will be included in the mission for
the new Board of Advisors to the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate
School and the Naval War College (hereafter referred to as ``the Board
of Advisors'').
The Board of Advisors shall advise and assist the Department of the
Navy, the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War
College in educational and support areas by providing independent
advice and recommendations on items such as, but not limited to,
organizational management, curricula, methods of instruction,
facilities, and other matters of interest. Pursuant to DoD policy, the
Secretary of the Navy may act upon the Board of Advisor's advice.
The Board of Advisors shall be comprised of not more than 10
members who are eminent authorities in the fields of academia,
business, national defense, the defense industry, and research and
analysis. Not less than fifty percent of the members shall be eminent
authorities in the field of academia. Board of Advisors members shall
be appointed by the Secretary of Defense, and their appointments will
be renewed on an annual basis. Those 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.
Members may be appointed for terms ranging from one to four years.
Such appointments will normally be staggered among the Board membership
to ensure an orderly turnover in the Board's overall composition on a
periodic basis. With the exception of travel and per diem for official
travel, they shall normally serve without compensation, unless
otherwise authorized by the appointing authority.
The Chief of Naval Personnel shall serve as an ex-officio Board
member. As an ex-officio member this individual shall have no voting
rights whatsoever on the Board or any of its subcommittees. In
addition, he or she shall not count toward the Board's total
membership.
With DoD approval, the Board of Advisors 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, as amended), and other appropriate
Federal statutes and regulations.
Such subcommittees or working groups shall not work independently
of the chartered Board of Advisors, and shall report all their
recommendations and advice to the Board of Advisors for full
deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees or working groups have no
authority to make decisions on behalf of the chartered Board of
Advisors nor can they report directly to the Department of Defense or
any Federal officers or employees who are not Board of Advisors
members.
The Board of Advisors shall establish and maintain two permanent
subcommittees:
a. The Naval Postgraduate School subcommittee shall be comprised of
no more than 19 members and shall focus primarily on the Naval
Postgraduate School. The subcommittee shall meet a minimum of twice
annually.
b. The Naval War College subcommittee shall be comprised of no more
than 10 members and shall focus primarily on the Naval War College. The
subcommittee shall meet a minimum of twice annually.
Subcommittee members, who are not Board of Advisors members, shall
be appointed in the same manner as Board of Advisors members.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations are reminded that they may submit written
statements to the committee membership about the committee'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
Advisors to the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate School and the
Naval War College.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Board of Advisors to the Presidents of the Naval
Postgraduate School and the Naval War College, and this individual will
ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for
their consideration. Contact information for the Board of Advisors to
the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War
College's Designated Federal Officer, may 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 Advisors to the Presidents of
the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War College. 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: April 7, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-8268 Filed 4-9-10; 8:45 am]
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