[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR102-3.20]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
               CHAPTER 102--FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION
 
PART 102	3_FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
Subpart A_What Policies Apply to Advisory Committees Established Within 
                          the Executive Branch?
 
Sec.  102-3.20  How does this part meet the needs of its audience?

    This Federal Advisory Committee Management part meets the general 
and specific needs of its audience by addressing the following issues 
and related topics:
    (a) Scope and applicability. This part provides guidance on the 
threshold issue of what constitutes an advisory committee and clarifies 
the limits of coverage by the Act for the benefit of the intended users 
of this part.
    (b) Policies and guidelines. This part defines the policies, 
establishes minimum requirements, and provides guidance to Federal 
officers and agencies for the establishment, operation, administration, 
and duration of advisory committees subject to the Act. This includes 
reporting requirements that keep Congress and the public informed of the 
number, purpose, membership, activities, benefits, and costs of these 
advisory committees. These requirements form the basis for implementing 
the Act at both the agency and Governmentwide levels.
    (c) Examples and principles. This part provides summary-level key 
points and principles at the end of each subpart that provide more 
clarification on the role of Federal advisory committees in the larger 
context of public involvement in Federal decisions and activities. This 
includes a discussion of the applicability of the Act to different 
decisionmaking scenarios.