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the analytical underpinings of the
action. The amendment may address
excess capacity and other changes to the
scallop management program, including
essential fish habitat closures and a
change to scallop fishing year time
frame. Finally, the Council will address
any other outstanding business prior to
adjournment of its February meeting.
Although other non-emergency issues
not contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subjects of formal
action during this meeting. Council
action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided that the public
has been notified of the Council’s intent
to take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul
J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: January 21, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) coastal
pelagic species (CPS) advisory bodies
will hold meetings, which are open to
the public, on February 10–12, 2009.
The primary purpose of the meetings is
to comment on the draft terms of
reference for the CPS stock assessment
review process, review 2009 survey
plans, develop plans for a report to the
Council on long-term sardine allocation,
and discuss revisions to the CPS Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) in accordance
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Management Act.
The CPS Management Team
(CPSMT) will meet on Tuesday,
February 10, 2009, beginning at 1 p.m.
and again on Wednesday, February 11,
2009, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Both
meeting days will go until business for
that day is completed. The CPS
Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) will meet
Thursday, February 12, 2009, from 8:30
a.m. until business for the day is
completed.
DATES:
All meetings will be held in
the Large Conference Room at the
Southwest Fisheries Science Center of
the National Marine Fisheries Service,
8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA
92037, (858) 546–7000.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Mike Burner, Pacific Fishery
Management Council, (503) 820–2280.
The
CPSMT and CPSAS will also elect
officers for 2009, discuss the 2009 Stock
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation
document, and address other issues
relating to CPS management. The
CPSMT and CPSAS will develop
recommendations for Council
consideration at its March 8–13, 2009
meeting in Seattle, Washington.
Although nonemergency issues not
contained in the meeting agendas may
be discussed, those issues may not be
the subject of formal action during these
meetings. Advisory body action will be
restricted to those issues specifically
listed in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Ms.
Carolyn Porter at 503–820–2280 at least
five days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: January 21, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Establishment of Department of
Defense Federal Advisory Committees
Department of Defense.
Establishment of federal
advisory committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of
section 596 of Public Law 110–417, 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 102–3.65, the Department of
Defense gives notice that it is
establishing the Military Leadership
Diversity Commission (hereafter
referred to as the Commission).
The Commission is a nondiscretionary federal advisory
commission established under the
authority of section 596 of Public Law
110–417 and 41 CFR 102–3.50(a) to
conduct a comprehensive evaluation
and assessment of policies that provide
opportunities for the promotion and
advancement of minority members of
the Armed Forces, including minority
members who are senior officers.
In carrying out the study, the
commission shall examine the
following:
1. The efforts to develop and maintain
diverse leadership at all levels of the
Armed Forces.
2. The successes and failures of
developing and maintaining a diverse
leadership, particularly at the general
and flag officer positions.
3. The effect of expanding Department
of Defense secondary educational
programs to diverse civilian
populations, to include military service
academy preparatory schools.
4. The ability of current recruitment
and retention practices to attract and
maintain a diverse pool of qualified
individuals in sufficient numbers in
officer pre-commissioning programs.
5. The ability of current activities to
increase continuation rates for ethnicand gender-specific members of the
Armed Forces.
6. The benefits of conducting an
annual conference attended by civilian
military, active-duty and retired
military, and corporate leaders on
diversity, to include a review of current
policy and the annual demographic data
from the Defense Manpower Data
Center.
7. The status of prior
recommendations made to the
Department of Defense and to Congress
concerning diversity initiatives within
the Armed Forces.
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8. The incorporation of private sector
practices that have been successful in
cultivating diverse leadership.
9. The establishment and
maintenance of fair promotion and
command opportunities for ethnic- and
gender-specific members of the Armed
Forces at the 0–5 grade level and above.
10. An assessment of pre-command
billet assignments of ethnic-specific
members of the Armed Forces.
11. The development of a uniform
definition, to be used throughout the
Department of Defense, of diversity that
is congruent with the core values and
vision of the Department of Defense for
the future workforce.
12. The existing metrics and
milestones for evaluating the diversity
plans of the Department of Defense
(including the plans of the Military
Departments) and for facilitating future
evaluation and oversight.
13. The existence and maintenance of
fair promotion, assignment, and
command opportunities for ethnic- and
gender-specific members of the Armed
Forces at the levels of warrant officer,
chief warrant officer, company and
junior grade, field and mid-grade, and
general and flag officer.
14. The current institution structure
of the Office of Diversity Management
and Equal Opportunity of the
Department of Defense, and of similar
officers of the Military Departments, and
their ability to ensure effective and
accountable diversity management
across the Department of Defense.
15. The option available for
improving the substance or
implementation of current plans and
policies of the Department of Defense
and the Military Departments.
No later than 12 months after the date
on which the commission first meets,
the commission shall submit to the
President and Congress a report on the
commission’s study. The report shall
include, as a minimum, the following:
1. The findings and conclusions of the
commission;
2. The recommendations of the
commission for improving diversity
within the Armed Forces; and
3. Such other information and
recommendations as the commission
considers appropriate.
In addition, the commission may
submit interim reports to the President
and Congress as the commission
considers appropriate.
The commission, pursuant to section
596(d)(3) of Public Law 110–417, may
consult with appropriate private, for
profit, and non-profit organizations and
advocacy groups to learn methods for
developing, implementing, and
sustaining senior diverse leadership
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within the Department of Defense. In
addition, the commission, pursuant to
section 596(f)(1) of Public Law 110–416,
may hold such hearings, sit and act at
such times and places, take such
testimony, and receive such evidence as
the commission considers appropriate.
Members shall be appointed for the
life of the commission. Any vacancy in
the commission shall be filled in the
same manner as the original
appointment. The commission,
pursuant to section 596(b) of Public Law
110–416, shall be composed of the
following members:
1. The Director of the Defense
Manpower Data Center;
2. The Commandant of the Director of
the Defense Equal Opportunity
Management Institute;
3. A commissioned officer from each
of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and
Marine Corps who serves or has served
in a leadership position with either a
Military Department command or
combatant command;
4. A commissioned officer or
noncommissioned officer of the Coast
Guard on active duty;
5. A retired general or flag officer from
each of the Army, Navy, Air Force and
Marine Corps;
6. A retired flag officer of the Coast
Guard;
7. A retired noncommissioned officer
from each of the Army, Navy, Air Force
and Marine Corps;
8. Five retired commissioned officers
who served in leadership positions with
either a Military Department command
or combatant command, of who no less
than three shall represent the views of
minority veterans;
9. Four individuals with expertise in
cultivating diverse leaders in private or
non-profit organizations; and
10. An attorney with appropriate
experience and expertise in
constitutional and legal matters related
to the duties and responsibilities of the
committee.
The appointment of the Director of
the Defense Manpower Data Center and
the Commandant of the Defense Equal
Opportunity Management Institute shall
be based upon their ex-officio position
within the Department of Defense.
Representatives for the incumbents may
attend committee meetings; however,
they shall not exercise any authority
unless they have been appointed in
writing, pursuant to DoD policies and
procedures, as the Acting Director.
With the exception of the
representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard,
the Secretary of Defense shall appoint
the commission members. Commission
members appointed by the Secretary of
Defense, who are not full-time or
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permanent part-time employees of the
federal government, 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.
Pursuant to section 596(g)(1) of Public
Law 110–416, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, in consultation
with the Commandant of the Coast
Guard, shall appoint two individuals to
represent the interests of the U.S. Coast
Guard.
Commission members, who are not
full-time or permanent part-time federal
employees, shall serve without
compensation. All commission
members shall be provided travel and
per diem for official commission travel.
These experts and consultants shall
be considered Special Government
Employees, and their appointments,
regardless of their term of office, shall
be renewed by the Secretary of Defense
on an annual basis.
The Secretary of Defense, pursuant to
section 596(b)(3) of Public Law 110–
416, shall designate one member as the
chairman of the commission.
The commission, pursuant to section
596(c)(2) of Public Law 110–416, shall
meet at the call of the chairman.
Pursuant to section 596(b)(6) of Public
Law 110–416, fifteen committee
members shall constitute a quorum, but
a lesser number may hold hearings.
The Department of Defense, pursuant
to 41 CFR 102–3.105(i) and DoD policies
and procedures, shall appoint a fulltime or permanent part-time DoD
employee to serve as commission’s
Designated Federal Officer. The
Designated Federal Officer shall comply
with existing federal statutes and
regulations governing federal advisory
committees, and shall attend all
commission and subcommittee
meetings.
The commission 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 Government in the Sunshine
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as
amended), and other appropriate federal
regulations.
Such subcommittees or workgroups
shall not work independently of the
chartered commission, and shall report
all their recommendations and advice to
the commission for full deliberation and
discussion. Subcommittees or
workgroups have no authority to make
decisions on behalf of the chartered
commission nor can they report directly
to the Department of Defense or any
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federal officers or employees who are
not commission members.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy
Committee Management Officer for the
Department of Defense, 703–601–6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140,
the public or interested organizations
may submit written statements to the
Military Leadership Diversity
Commission membership about the
commission’s mission and functions.
Written statements may be submitted at
any time or in response to the stated
agenda of planned meeting of the
Military Leadership Diversity
Commission.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Military Leadership
Diversity Commission, and this
individual will ensure that the written
statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration.
Contact information for the Military
Leadership Diversity Commission’s
Designated Federal Officer, once
appointed, 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
Military Leadership Diversity
Commission. 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: January 14, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB)
AGENCY: Department of Defense; Office
of the Secretary of Defense Reserve
Forces Policy Board.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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 102–3.150, the Department of
Defense announces that the following
Federal advisory committee meeting of
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the Reserve Forces Policy Board (FRPB)
will take place:
DATES: February 18, 2009 (8:30 a.m.–4
p.m.) and February 19, 2009 (8:30 a.m.–
3 p.m.).
ADDRESSES: Meeting address is the
Pentagon, Conference Room 3E863,
Arlington, VA. Mailing address is
Reserve Forces Policy Board, 7300
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–7300.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Col
Marjorie Davis, Designated Federal
Officer, (703) 697–4486 (Voice), (703)
614–0504 (Facsimile),
marjorie.davis@osd.mil. Mailing address
is Reserve Forces Policy Board, 7300
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–7300.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Meeting: An open
meeting of the Reserve Forces Policy
Board.
Agenda: Discussion of policy issues
relevant to the Reserve Components.
Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting:
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended,
and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–
3.165, and the availability of space, this
meeting is open to the public.
Committee’s Designated Federal
Officer: To request a seat, contact the
Designated Federal Official (DFO) not
later than February 11, 2009, at 703–
697–4486, or by e-mail,
marjorie.davis@osd.mil and/or
donald.ahern@osd.mil. Mailing address
is Reserve Forces Policy Board, 7300
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–7300.
Written Statements: Pursuant to 41
CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, the
public or interested organizations may
submit written statements to the
membership of the Reserve Forces
Policy Board at any time or in response
to the stated agenda of a planned
meeting. Written statements should be
submitted to the Reserve Forces Policy
Board’s Designated Federal Officer. The
Designated Federal Officer’s contact
information can be obtained from the
GSA’s FACA Database—https://
www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
Written statements that do not pertain
to a scheduled meeting of the Reserve
Forces Policy Board may be submitted
at any time. However, if individual
comments pertain to a specific topic
being discussed at a planned meeting
then these statements must be submitted
no later than five business days prior to
the meeting in question. The Designated
Federal Officer will review all
submitted written statements and
provide copies to all the committee
members.
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Dated: January 14, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
[Docket ID: USAF–2009–0013]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
AGENCY:
Department of the Air Force,
DoD.
ACTION: Notice to alter a system of
records.
SUMMARY: The Department of the Air
Force is proposing to alter a system of
records notice in its existing inventory
of record systems subject to the Privacy
Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as
amended.
DATES: This proposed action will be
effective without further notice on
February 25, 2009, unless comments are
received which result in a contrary
determination.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Air
Force Privacy Act Officer, Office of
Warfighting Integration and Chief
Information Officer, SAF/XCPPI, 1800
Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC
20330–1800.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Kenneth Brodie at (703) 696–7557.
The
Department of the Air Force systems of
records notices 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 system report, as
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was
submitted on January 14, 2009, to the
House Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform, the Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, and the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I
to OMB Circular No. A–130, ‘Federal
Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining
Records About Individuals,’ dated
February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61
FR 6427).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Establishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory
Committees
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Establishment of federal advisory committee.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 596 of Public Law 110-417, 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 102-3.65, the Department of Defense gives notice that it is
establishing the Military Leadership Diversity Commission (hereafter
referred to as the Commission).
The Commission is a non-discretionary federal advisory commission
established under the authority of section 596 of Public Law 110-417
and 41 CFR 102-3.50(a) to conduct a comprehensive evaluation and
assessment of policies that provide opportunities for the promotion and
advancement of minority members of the Armed Forces, including minority
members who are senior officers.
In carrying out the study, the commission shall examine the
following:
1. The efforts to develop and maintain diverse leadership at all
levels of the Armed Forces.
2. The successes and failures of developing and maintaining a
diverse leadership, particularly at the general and flag officer
positions.
3. The effect of expanding Department of Defense secondary
educational programs to diverse civilian populations, to include
military service academy preparatory schools.
4. The ability of current recruitment and retention practices to
attract and maintain a diverse pool of qualified individuals in
sufficient numbers in officer pre-commissioning programs.
5. The ability of current activities to increase continuation rates
for ethnic- and gender-specific members of the Armed Forces.
6. The benefits of conducting an annual conference attended by
civilian military, active-duty and retired military, and corporate
leaders on diversity, to include a review of current policy and the
annual demographic data from the Defense Manpower Data Center.
7. The status of prior recommendations made to the Department of
Defense and to Congress concerning diversity initiatives within the
Armed Forces.
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8. The incorporation of private sector practices that have been
successful in cultivating diverse leadership.
9. The establishment and maintenance of fair promotion and command
opportunities for ethnic- and gender-specific members of the Armed
Forces at the 0-5 grade level and above.
10. An assessment of pre-command billet assignments of ethnic-
specific members of the Armed Forces.
11. The development of a uniform definition, to be used throughout
the Department of Defense, of diversity that is congruent with the core
values and vision of the Department of Defense for the future
workforce.
12. The existing metrics and milestones for evaluating the
diversity plans of the Department of Defense (including the plans of
the Military Departments) and for facilitating future evaluation and
oversight.
13. The existence and maintenance of fair promotion, assignment,
and command opportunities for ethnic- and gender-specific members of
the Armed Forces at the levels of warrant officer, chief warrant
officer, company and junior grade, field and mid-grade, and general and
flag officer.
14. The current institution structure of the Office of Diversity
Management and Equal Opportunity of the Department of Defense, and of
similar officers of the Military Departments, and their ability to
ensure effective and accountable diversity management across the
Department of Defense.
15. The option available for improving the substance or
implementation of current plans and policies of the Department of
Defense and the Military Departments.
No later than 12 months after the date on which the commission
first meets, the commission shall submit to the President and Congress
a report on the commission's study. The report shall include, as a
minimum, the following:
1. The findings and conclusions of the commission;
2. The recommendations of the commission for improving diversity
within the Armed Forces; and
3. Such other information and recommendations as the commission
considers appropriate.
In addition, the commission may submit interim reports to the
President and Congress as the commission considers appropriate.
The commission, pursuant to section 596(d)(3) of Public Law 110-
417, may consult with appropriate private, for profit, and non-profit
organizations and advocacy groups to learn methods for developing,
implementing, and sustaining senior diverse leadership within the
Department of Defense. In addition, the commission, pursuant to section
596(f)(1) of Public Law 110-416, may hold such hearings, sit and act at
such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence
as the commission considers appropriate.
Members shall be appointed for the life of the commission. Any
vacancy in the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment. The commission, pursuant to section 596(b) of
Public Law 110-416, shall be composed of the following members:
1. The Director of the Defense Manpower Data Center;
2. The Commandant of the Director of the Defense Equal Opportunity
Management Institute;
3. A commissioned officer from each of the Army, Navy, Air Force,
and Marine Corps who serves or has served in a leadership position with
either a Military Department command or combatant command;
4. A commissioned officer or noncommissioned officer of the Coast
Guard on active duty;
5. A retired general or flag officer from each of the Army, Navy,
Air Force and Marine Corps;
6. A retired flag officer of the Coast Guard;
7. A retired noncommissioned officer from each of the Army, Navy,
Air Force and Marine Corps;
8. Five retired commissioned officers who served in leadership
positions with either a Military Department command or combatant
command, of who no less than three shall represent the views of
minority veterans;
9. Four individuals with expertise in cultivating diverse leaders
in private or non-profit organizations; and
10. An attorney with appropriate experience and expertise in
constitutional and legal matters related to the duties and
responsibilities of the committee.
The appointment of the Director of the Defense Manpower Data Center
and the Commandant of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management
Institute shall be based upon their ex-officio position within the
Department of Defense. Representatives for the incumbents may attend
committee meetings; however, they shall not exercise any authority
unless they have been appointed in writing, pursuant to DoD policies
and procedures, as the Acting Director.
With the exception of the representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard,
the Secretary of Defense shall appoint the commission members.
Commission members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not
full-time or permanent part-time employees of the federal government,
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.
Pursuant to section 596(g)(1) of Public Law 110-416, the Secretary
of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast
Guard, shall appoint two individuals to represent the interests of the
U.S. Coast Guard.
Commission members, who are not full-time or permanent part-time
federal employees, shall serve without compensation. All commission
members shall be provided travel and per diem for official commission
travel.
These experts and consultants shall be considered Special
Government Employees, and their appointments, regardless of their term
of office, shall be renewed by the Secretary of Defense on an annual
basis.
The Secretary of Defense, pursuant to section 596(b)(3) of Public
Law 110-416, shall designate one member as the chairman of the
commission.
The commission, pursuant to section 596(c)(2) of Public Law 110-
416, shall meet at the call of the chairman. Pursuant to section
596(b)(6) of Public Law 110-416, fifteen committee members shall
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
The Department of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(i) and DoD
policies and procedures, shall appoint a full-time or permanent part-
time DoD employee to serve as commission's Designated Federal Officer.
The Designated Federal Officer shall comply with existing federal
statutes and regulations governing federal advisory committees, and
shall attend all commission and subcommittee meetings.
The commission 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 Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and other appropriate federal
regulations.
Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of
the chartered commission, and shall report all their recommendations
and advice to the commission for full deliberation and discussion.
Subcommittees or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on
behalf of the chartered commission nor can they report directly to the
Department of Defense or any
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federal officers or employees who are not commission members.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-
3.140, the public or interested organizations may submit written
statements to the Military Leadership Diversity Commission membership
about the commission's mission and functions. Written statements may be
submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned
meeting of the Military Leadership Diversity Commission.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Military Leadership Diversity Commission, and this
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the
Military Leadership Diversity Commission's Designated Federal Officer,
once appointed, 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 Military Leadership Diversity
Commission. 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: January 14, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-1423 Filed 1-23-09; 8:45 am]
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