Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees, 42773-42775 [2014-17308]

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42773-42775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17308]


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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: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to 
announce that it is renewing the charter for the Army Education 
Advisory Committee (``the Committee'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This committee's charter is being renewed 
under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 
U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b) (``the Sunshine Act''), and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d).
    The Committee is a discretionary Federal advisory committee that 
shall provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary 
of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of 
the Army and the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, on matters relating 
to U.S. Army educational matters. Specifically, the Committee will 
focus on matters pertaining to the educational, doctrinal, and research 
policies and activities of the U.S. Army's educational programs, to 
include the U.S. Army's joint professional military education programs.
    The Committee will assess and provide independent advice and 
recommendations across the spectrum of educational policies, school 
curricula, educational philosophy and objectives, program 
effectiveness, facilities, staff and faculty, instructional methods, 
and other aspects of the organization and management of these programs. 
In addition, the Committee shall provide independent advice and 
recommendations on matters pertaining to the Army Historical Program 
and the roles and missions of the U.S. Army Center of Military History, 
particularly as they pertain to the study and use of military history 
in Army schools.
    The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Department of the Army 
and United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), shall 
provide support, as deemed necessary, for the performance of the 
Committee's functions, and shall ensure compliance with the 
requirements of the FACA, the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 
U.S.C. 552b, as amended) (``the Sunshine Act''), governing Federal 
statutes and regulations, and established DoD policies and procedures.
    The Committee shall be composed of not more than 15 members. The 
membership shall include not more than 13 individuals who are eminent 
authorities in the fields of defense, management, leadership, and 
academia, including those who are deemed to be

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historical scholars; the Chief Historian of the Army, U.S. Army, Center 
of Military History; and the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 
for U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command shall serve as a non-voting 
member of the Committee. The members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense and subject to 
annual renewals.
    Committee members shall serve a term of service of one-to-four 
years, but no member may serve more than two consecutive terms of 
service without approval from the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense.
    Committee members appointed by the Secretary of Defense or the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense, who are not full-time Federal officers or 
employees, shall be appointed as experts or consultants pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 3109, to serve as special government employee (SGE) members. 
Those individuals serving on the Committee who are full-time or 
permanent part-time Federal employees shall be appointed to serve as 
regular government employee (RGE) members pursuant to 41 CFR 102-
3.130(a).
    The Secretary of the Army is delegated the authority to appoint the 
Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee for a three-year period with 
annual renewals, not to exceed the member's approved term of service, 
from among the approved Committee membership. The Secretary of the Army 
may re-delegate this authority in writing.
    With the exception of reimbursement for official Committee-related 
travel and per diem, Committee members and any non-voting subject 
matter experts shall serve without compensation.
    DoD, when necessary and consistent with the Committee's mission and 
DoD policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees, task forces, 
or working groups to support the Committee. Establishment of 
subcommittees will be based upon a written determination, to include 
terms of reference, by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary 
of Defense, or the Secretary of the Army, as the DoD Sponsor.
    Such subcommittees shall not work independently of the Committee 
and shall report all of their recommendations and advice solely to the 
Committee for full and open deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees, 
task forces, or working groups have no authority to make decisions and 
recommendations, verbally or in writing, on behalf of the Committee. No 
subcommittee or any of its members can update or report, verbally or in 
writing, on behalf of the Committee, directly to the DoD or any Federal 
officer or employee.
    The Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall 
appoint subcommittee members to a term of service of one-to-four years, 
even if the member in question is a member of the Committee. 
Subcommittee members shall not serve more than two consecutive terms of 
service unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense. Subcommittee members, if not full-time or 
permanent part-time Federal employees, will be appointed as experts or 
consultants, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, to serve as SGE members, whose 
appointments must be renewed on an annual basis. Those individuals who 
are full-time or permanent part-time Federal employees shall be 
appointed to serve as RGE members, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a). 
With the exception of reimbursement of official travel and per diem 
related to the Committee or its subcommittees, subcommittee members 
shall serve without compensation.
    All subcommittees operate under the provisions of FACA, the 
Sunshine Act, governing Federal statutes and regulations, and 
established DoD policies and procedures. The Committee shall include up 
to four permanent subcommittees consistent with its mission and 
established Federal and DoD policies and procedures. The Committee 
shall establish and maintain four permanent subcommittees as described 
immediately below.
    a. The United States Army War College Board of Visitors 
subcommittee shall be comprised of no more than 12 members who are 
eminent authorities in the fields of defense, management, leadership, 
and academia, and shall focus primarily on the United States Army War 
College. The estimated number of meetings is two per year.
    b. The Command and General Staff College Board of Visitors 
subcommittee shall be comprised of no more than 12 members who are 
eminent authorities in the fields of defense, management, leadership, 
and academia, and shall focus primarily on the Command and General 
Staff College. The estimated number of meetings is one per year.
    c. The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Board of 
Visitors shall be comprised of no more than 12 members who are eminent 
authorities in the fields of defense, management, leadership, and 
academia, and shall focus primarily on the Defense Language Institute 
Foreign Language Center. The estimated number of meetings is two per 
year.
    d. The Department of the Army Historical Advisory Subcommittee 
shall be comprised of no more than 12 members: six members from 
academia who are deemed to be historical scholars and six members 
appointed, ex officio, RGE members. The Department of the Army 
Historical Advisory Subcommittee shall focus primarily on (1) the 
conformity of the Army's historical work and methods with professional 
standards, (2) ways to increase cooperation between the historical and 
military professions in advancing the purpose of the Army Historical 
Program, (3) approval of the annual Army Historical Program report, and 
(4) the furtherance of the mission of the U.S. Army Center of Military 
History to promote the study and use of military history in both 
civilian and military schools. The estimated number of meetings is one 
per year.
    The estimated number of Committee meetings is two per year.
    The Committee's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) shall be a full-
time or permanent part-time DoD employee and shall be appointed in 
accordance with established DoD policies and procedures.
    The Committee's DFO, 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.
    The Committee's DFO is required to be in attendance at all meetings 
of the Committee and any subcommittees for the entire duration of each 
and every meeting; however, in the absence of the DFO, a properly 
approved Alternate DFO shall attend the entire duration of all of the 
meetings of the Committee and its subcommittees.
    The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall call all meetings of the 
Committee and its subcommittees; prepare and approve all meeting 
agendas; and adjourn any meeting when the DFO, or the Alternate DFO, 
determines adjournment to be in the public interest or required by 
governing regulations or DoD policies and procedures.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to Army 
Education Advisory 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 Army Education 
Advisory Committee. All written statements shall be submitted to the 
DFO for the Army Education Advisory Committee, and this individual will 
ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for 
their consideration. Contact information for the Army

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Education Advisory Committee DFO can be obtained from the GSA's FACA 
Database--https://www.facadatabase.gov/.
    The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will announce planned 
meetings of the Army Education Advisory Committee. The DFO, 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: July 18, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-17308 Filed 7-22-14; 8:45 am]
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