[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 16737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7050]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY: DoD.
ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 33 U.S.C. 2251 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(a), the
Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for
the Inland Waterways Users Board (hereafter referred to as the Board).
The Board is a non-discretionary federal advisory committee that
shall provide the Secretary of Defense through the Secretary of the
Army and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works,
independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to
construction and rehabilitation priorities and spending levels on the
commercial navigation features and components of the U.S. inland
waterways and inland harbors as defined in Public Law 95-502 and
amended by Public Law 99-662.
The Board shall annually file their recommendations with the
Secretary of the Army and with the Congress.
The Secretary of the Army may act upon the Board's advice and
recommendations.
Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 2251(a), the Board shall be composed of
eleven members appointed by the Secretary of Defense. The members shall
be selected so as to represent various regions of the country and a
spectrum of the primary users and shippers utilizing the inland and
intra-coastal waterways for commercial purposes. Due considerations
shall be given to assure a balance among the members based on the ton-
mile shipment of the various categories of commodities shipped on
inland waterways.
Board members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not
full-time federal officers or employees, shall be appointed as experts
and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and these
individuals shall serve as Special Government Employees. Board members
shall, with the exception of travel and per diem for official travel,
serve without compensation.
Board members shall serve two-year terms, with their appointments
renewed on an annual basis by the Secretary of Defense. No member,
unless otherwise selected by the Secretary of the Army and approved by
the Secretary of Defense, shall serve more than four consecutive years
on the Board. Appointments vacated prior to the expiration of the term
of appointment shall be filled only for the remainder of the term.
The Secretary of the Army shall select the Board's Chairperson and
Vice-Chairperson from the total membership, and these individuals shall
serve at the discretion of the Secretary of the Army. The Vice
Chairperson will act as Chairperson in the absence or incapacity of the
Chairperson, or in the event of a vacancy in the office of the
Chairperson.
The Secretary of the Army shall designate, and the Secretaries of
Agriculture, Transportation and Commerce may designate, representatives
to act as non-voting observers of the Board. In addition, the Secretary
of the Army through the Secretary of Defense may appoint 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 and 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 appropriate federal 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 Commission 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. 3019,
and serve as special government employees, whose appointments must be
renewed by the Secretary of Defense on an annual basis.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board shall meet at the call of the
Board's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the
Chairperson. Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 2251(B), the Board shall meet at
least semi-annually.
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 Inland
Waterways Users Board 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 Inland Waterways
Users Board.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Inland Waterways Users Board, and this individual will
ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for
their consideration. Contact information for the Inland Waterways Users
Board 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 Inland Waterways Users Board. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Advisory
Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-
6128.
Dated: March 22, 2011.
Morgan F. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2011-7050 Filed 3-24-11; 8:45 am]
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