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Dated: February 25, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
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ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Defense has
submitted to OMB for clearance, the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by April 2, 2008.
Title and OMB Number: Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) Part 251, Use of
Government Sources by Contractors,
and related clauses in DFARS 252.251;
OMB Control Number 0704–0252.
Type of Request: Extension.
Number of Respondents: 3,500.
Responses Per Respondent: 3.
Annual Responses: 10,500.
Average Burden Per Response: 30
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 5,250.
Needs And Uses: This information
collection requirement facilitates
contractor use of Government supply
sources. Contractors must provide
certain information to the Government
to verify their authorization to purchase
from Government supply sources or to
use Interagency Fleet Management
System vehicles and related services.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Susan Jennifer
Haggerty.
Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to
Ms. Haggerty at the Office of
Management and Budget, Desk Officer
for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
You may also submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by the following method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
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number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia
Toppings.
Written requests for copies of the
information collection proposal should
be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/
Information Management Division, 1777
North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000,
Arlington, VA 22209–2133.
Dated: February 25, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DoD–2007–OS–0031]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Defense has
submitted to OMB for clearance, the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by April 2, 2008.
Title, Form, and OMB Number: Post
Election Survey of Overseas Citizens
and Post-Election Survey of Local
Election Officials; OMB Number 0704–
0125.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 2,167.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 2,167.
Average Burden Per Response: .31
hours.
Annual Burden Hours: 672.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary to
meet a requirement of the Uniformed
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting
Act (UOCAVA) of 1986 [42 U.S.C.
1973ff]. UOCAVA requires a report to
the President and Congress on the
effectiveness of assistance under the
Act, a statistical analysis of voter
participation, and a description of StateFederal cooperation.
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Affected Public: Individuals or
households; state, local, or tribal
government.
Frequency: Quadrennially.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Sharon Mar.
Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to
Ms. Mar at the Office of Management
and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room
10236, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503. Comments may
be e-mail to Ms. Mar at
Sharon_Mar@omb.eop.gov.
You may also submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by the following method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia
Toppings.
Written requests for copies of the
information collection proposal should
be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/
Information Management Division, 1777
North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000,
Arlington, VA 22209–2133.
Dated: February 25, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Charter Amendment of Department of
Defense Federal Advisory Committees
DoD.
Charter Amendment of Federal
Advisory Committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: 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, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.85, the Department of
Defense gives notice that it is amending
the charter for the Western Hemisphere
Institute for Security Operations Board
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of Visitors (hereafter referred to as the
Board).
The Board is a non-discretionary
federal advisory committee established
by 10 U.S.C. 2166(e) to provide the
Secretary of Defense through the
Secretary of the Army, independent
advice and recommendations on matters
pertaining to the operations and
management of the Western Hemisphere
Institute for Security Operations
(hereafter referred to as the Institute).
Section 956 of Public Law 110–181
(National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2008) amended the Board’s
membership provisions of 10 U.S.C.
2166(e)(1) to include the commanders of
the combatant commands having
geographic responsibility for the
Western Hemisphere. All other
provisions of 10 U.S.C. 2166(e)
remained unchanged.
Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2166(e), the
Board shall:
1. Inquire into the curriculum
instruction, physical equipment, fiscal
affairs, and academic methods of the
Institute, other matters relating to the
Institute that the Board decides to
consider, and any other matter that the
Secretary of Defense determines
appropriate;
2. Review the curriculum to
determine whether it adheres to U.S.
doctrine, complies with applicable U.S.
laws and regulations, and is consistent
with U.S. policy goals towards the
Western Hemisphere; and
3. Determine whether the Institute
emphasizes human rights to include the
rule of law, due process, civilian control
of the military, and the role of the
military in a democratic society.
Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2166(e)(1), the
Board shall be composed of thirteen
members:
1. Two members of the Senate (the
Chair and Ranking Member of the
Armed Services Committee or their
designees);
2. Two Members of the House of
Representatives (the Chair and Ranking
Member of the Armed Services
Committee or their designees);
3. One person designated by the
Secretary of State; the senior military
officer responsible for training and
education in the U.S. Army (or
designee); the commanders of the
combatant commands having
geographic responsibility for the
Western Hemisphere (or designee); and
4. Six persons designated by the
Secretary of Defense including, to the
extent practicable, persons from
academia, religious institutions, and
human rights communities.
Board Members appointed by the
Secretary of Defense, who are not
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federal officers or employees, shall serve
as Special Government Employees
under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Board Members shall be appointed for a
two-year term, and may be extended for
an additional term of two years. With
the exception of travel and per diem for
official travel, they shall serve without
compensation.
The Board shall be authorized to
establish subcommittees, as necessary
and consistent with its mission, and
these subcommittees or working groups
shall operate under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, the Sunshine in the Government
Act of 1976, and other appropriate
federal 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
shall meet at the call of the Board’s
Designated Federal Officer, in
consultation with the Board’s
chairperson. 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. The Designated
Federal Officer or duly appointed
Alternate Designated Federal Officer
shall attend all committee meetings and
subcommittee meetings.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to the Western Hemisphere
Institute for Security Operations Board
of Visitors 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 the Western
Hemisphere Institute for Security
Operations Board of Visitors.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Western Hemisphere
Institute for Security Operations Board
of Visitors, and this individual will
ensure that the written statements are
provided to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for
the Western Hemisphere Institute for
Security Operations Board of Visitors’
Designated Federal Officer can be
obtained from the GSA’s FACA
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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
Western Hemisphere Institute for
Security Operations Board of Visitors.
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
Committee Management Officer for the
Department of Defense, 703–601–2554,
extension 128.
Dated: February 26, 2008.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
[USDF–2008–0005]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
AGENCY:
Department of the Air Force,
DoD.
Notice To Add a System of
Records.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of the Air
Force is proposing to add a system of
records to its inventory of record
systems subject to the Privacy Act of
1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
DATES: The changes will be effective on
April 2, 2008, unless comments are
received that would result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Air
Force Privacy Act Officer, Office of
Warfighting Integration and Chief
Information Officer, SAF/XCISI, 1800
Air Force Pentagon, Suite 220,
Washington, DC 20330–1800.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Novell Hill at (703) 696–6518.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of the Air Force notices for
systems of records subject to the Privacy
Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended,
have been published in the Federal
Register and are available from the
address above.
The proposed systems reports, as
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, were
submitted on February 11, 2008, to the
House Committee on Government
Oversight and Reform, the Senate
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Charter Amendment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory
Committees
AGENCY: DoD.
ACTION: Charter Amendment 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, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.85, the
Department of Defense gives notice that it is amending the charter for
the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Operations Board
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of Visitors (hereafter referred to as the Board).
The Board is a non-discretionary federal advisory committee
established by 10 U.S.C. 2166(e) to provide the Secretary of Defense
through the Secretary of the Army, independent advice and
recommendations on matters pertaining to the operations and management
of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Operations (hereafter
referred to as the Institute). Section 956 of Public Law 110-181
(National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) amended the
Board's membership provisions of 10 U.S.C. 2166(e)(1) to include the
commanders of the combatant commands having geographic responsibility
for the Western Hemisphere. All other provisions of 10 U.S.C. 2166(e)
remained unchanged.
Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2166(e), the Board shall:
1. Inquire into the curriculum instruction, physical equipment,
fiscal affairs, and academic methods of the Institute, other matters
relating to the Institute that the Board decides to consider, and any
other matter that the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate;
2. Review the curriculum to determine whether it adheres to U.S.
doctrine, complies with applicable U.S. laws and regulations, and is
consistent with U.S. policy goals towards the Western Hemisphere; and
3. Determine whether the Institute emphasizes human rights to
include the rule of law, due process, civilian control of the military,
and the role of the military in a democratic society.
Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2166(e)(1), the Board shall be composed of
thirteen members:
1. Two members of the Senate (the Chair and Ranking Member of the
Armed Services Committee or their designees);
2. Two Members of the House of Representatives (the Chair and
Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee or their designees);
3. One person designated by the Secretary of State; the senior
military officer responsible for training and education in the U.S.
Army (or designee); the commanders of the combatant commands having
geographic responsibility for the Western Hemisphere (or designee); and
4. Six persons designated by the Secretary of Defense including, to
the extent practicable, persons from academia, religious institutions,
and human rights communities.
Board Members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not
federal officers or employees, shall serve as Special Government
Employees under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109. Board Members shall be
appointed for a two-year term, and may be extended for an additional
term of two years. With the exception of travel and per diem for
official travel, they shall serve without compensation.
The Board shall be authorized to establish subcommittees, as
necessary and consistent with its mission, and these subcommittees or
working groups shall operate under the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Sunshine in the Government Act of
1976, and other appropriate federal 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board shall meet at the call of the
Board's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Board's
chairperson. 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.
The Designated Federal Officer or duly appointed Alternate Designated
Federal Officer shall attend all committee meetings and subcommittee
meetings.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Western
Hemisphere Institute for Security Operations Board of Visitors
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 the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security
Operations Board of Visitors.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Operations
Board of Visitors, and this individual will ensure that the written
statements are provided to the membership for their consideration.
Contact information for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security
Operations Board of Visitors' 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 Western Hemisphere Institute for
Security Operations Board of Visitors. 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 Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-2554,
extension 128.
Dated: February 26, 2008.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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