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address the following detail: The issue,
discussion, and a recommended course
of action. Supporting documentation
may also be included as needed to
establish the appropriate historical
context and to provide any necessary
background information.
Individuals desiring to submit a
written statement may do so through the
Board’s Designated Federal Officer
(DFO) at the address detailed above at
any point. However, if the written
statement is not received at least 10
calendar days prior to the meeting,
which is subject to this notice, then it
may not be provided to or considered by
the Task Force on the Prevention of
Suicide by Members of the Armed
Forces until the next open meeting.
The DFO will review all timely
submissions with the Task Force on the
Prevention of Suicide by Members of
the Armed Forces Chairperson, and
ensure they are provided to members of
the Task Force before the meeting that
is subject to this notice. After reviewing
the written comments, the Chairperson
and the Designated Federal Officer may
choose to invite the submitter of the
comments to orally present their issue
during an open portion of this meeting
or at a future meeting.
The DFO, in consultation with the
Chairpersons of the Task Force on the
Prevention of Suicide by Members of
the Armed Forces, may, if desired, allot
a specific amount of time for members
of the public to present their issues for
review and discussion by the Task Force
on the Prevention of Suicide by Member
of the Armed Forces.
performance appraisals and makes
recommendations regarding
performance ratings and performance
scores to the Director, DFAS.
DATES: Effective Date: November 19,
2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Denise Thornburg, DFAS SES Program
Manager, Defense Finance and
Accounting Service, Arlington, Virginia,
(703) 337–3288.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(C)(4), the
following executives are appointed to
the DFAS PRB:
Richard Gustafson,
Steve Turner,
Nancy Zmyslinski.
Executives listed will serve a one-year
renewable term, effective November 19,
2009.
Dated: October 20, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 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(d), the Department of Defense gives
notice that it is modifying the charter for
the Defense Science Board (hereafter
referred to as the Board).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Jim Freeman, DoD Committee
Management Office, 703–601–6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Defense Science Board, pursuant to 41
CFR 102–3.50(d), is a discretionary
federal advisory committee established
to provide the Secretary of Defense, the
Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology and Logistics, the Chairman
of the joint Chiefs of Staff and, as
requested, other Office of the Secretary
of Defense (OSD) Principal Staff
Assistants, the Secretaries of the
Military Departments, the Commanders
of the Combatant Commands,
independent advice and
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AGENCY: Department of Defense; Defense
Finance and Accounting Service, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
appointment of the members of the
Performance Review Board (PRB) of the
Defense Finance and Accounting
Service (DFAS). The publication of PRB
membership is required by 5 U.S.C.
4314(C)(4).
The PRB provides fair and impartial
review of Senior Executive Service
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Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Modifying the Charter of a Department
of Defense Federal Advisory
Committee
Department of Defense.
Federal advisory committee
charter modification.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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recommendations on scientific,
technical, manufacturing, acquisition
process, and other matters of special
interest to the Department of Defense.
Pursuant to DoD policy, the under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology and Logistics or designated
representative shall be authorized to act
upon the advice and recommendations
of the Board.
The Board shall be composed of not
more than 45 members and not more
than 12 Senior Fellow members, who
are eminent authorities in the fields of
scientific, technical, manufacturing,
acquisition process, and other matters of
special interest to the Department of
Defense.
The Board members shall be
appointed by the Secretary of Defense,
and their appointments will be renewed
on an annual basis. Those members,
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 serve as
special government employees.
Members may be appointed for terms
ranging from one to four years. Such
appointments will normally be
staggered among the Board membership
to ensure an orderly turnover in the
Board’s overall composition on a
periodic basis. With the exception of
travel and per diem for official travel,
they shall normally serve with
compensation, unless otherwise
authorized by the appointing authority.
The Secretary of Defense, based upon
the recommendation of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology and Logistics, shall appoint
the Board’s Chairperson. The Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology and Logistics, shall appoint
the Vice Chairperson. The Board
Chairman and Vice Chairman shall
serve two-year terms and, with the
Secretary of Defense’s approval may
serve additional terms.
The Secretary of Defense may invite
other distinguished U.S. Government
officers to serve as non-voting observers,
and the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
may invite chairpersons from other
DoD-supported federal advisory
committees to serve as non-voting
observers.
The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
may appoint experts and consultants,
with special expertise, to assist the
Board on an ad hoc basis. These experts
and consultants, appointed under the
authority of 5 U.S.C 3109, shall also
serve as special government employees,
however, they shall have no voting
rights on the Board.
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Non-voting observers and those nonvoting experts and consultants
appointed by the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology
and Logistics shall not count toward the
Board’s total membership.
The Board shall meet at the call of the
Board’s Designated Federal Officer, in
consultation with the Chairperson. The
estimated number of Board meetings is
four per year.
The Designated Federal Officer,
pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a fulltime 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.
With DoD approval, the Board shall is
authorized to establish subcommittees,
as necessary and consistent with its
mission. These subcommittees or
working groups shall operate 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
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.
Subcommittee members, who are not
Board members, shall be appointed in
the same manner as the Board members.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to the Defense Science Board
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 the Defense
Science Board.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Defense Science Board,
and this individual will ensure that the
written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration.
Contact information for the Designated
Federal Officer can be obtained from the
GSA’s FACA Database—https://
www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
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The Designated Federal Officer,
pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will
announce planned meetings of the
Defense Science 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.
Dated: October 19, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID DoD–2009–OS–0152]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
AGENCY: Defense Threat Reduction
Agency, DoD.
ACTION: Notice to amend a system of
records.
SUMMARY: Defense Threat Reduction
Agency is amending a system of records
notices 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
November 25, 2009 unless comments
are received which result in a contrary
determination.
Send comments to the
Freedom of Information and Privacy
Office, Defense Threat Reduction
Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road,
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060–6201.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms.
Brenda Carter at (703) 767–1771.
The
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
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 specific changes to the record
systems being amended are set forth
below followed by the notice, as
amended, published in its entirety. The
proposed amendments are not within
the purview of subsection (r) of the
Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as
amended, which requires the
submission of a new or altered system
report.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Dated: October 20, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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SYSTEM NAME:
Nuclear Test Participants (August 9,
2005, 70 FR 46154).
CHANGES:
*
*
*
*
*
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
Delete entry and replace with ‘‘In
addition to those disclosures generally
permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the
Privacy Act of 1974, these records
contained therein may specifically be
disclosed outside the DoD as a routine
use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as
follows:
National Research Council and
Vanderbilt University, for the purpose
of conducting epidemiological studies
on the effects of ionizing radiation on
participants of nuclear test programs.
Department of Labor and the
Department of Justice for the purpose of
processing claims by individuals who
allege job-related disabilities as a result
of participation in nuclear test programs
and for litigation actions.
Department of Energy for the purpose
of identifying DOE and DOE contractor
personnel who were, or may be in the
future, involved in nuclear test
programs; and for use in processing
claims or litigation actions.
Department of Veterans Affairs for the
purpose of processing claims by
individuals who allege serviceconnected disabilities as a result of
participation in nuclear test programs
and for litigation actions and to conduct
epidemiological studies on the effect of
radiation on nuclear test participants.
Information may be released to
individuals or their authorized
representatives.
Veterans Advisory Board on Dose
Reconstruction for the purposes of
reviewing and overseeing the
Department of Defense Radiation Dose
Reconstruction Program. This includes
the conduct of audits of dose
reconstructions and decisions by the
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)
on claims for radiogenic diseases and
the provision of assistance to both the
DVA and the DTRA in providing
information on the Program, and such
other activities as authorized by the
Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (Pub. L.
108–183, section 601, Radiation Dose
Reconstruction Program of Department
of Defense).
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Modifying the Charter of a Department of Defense Federal Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Federal advisory committee charter modification.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 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(d), the Department of Defense
gives notice that it is modifying the charter for the Defense Science
Board (hereafter referred to as the Board).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, DoD Committee
Management Office, 703-601-6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Science Board, pursuant to 41
CFR 102-3.50(d), is a discretionary federal advisory committee
established to provide the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary
of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology
and Logistics, the Chairman of the joint Chiefs of Staff and, as
requested, other Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Principal
Staff Assistants, the Secretaries of the Military Departments, the
Commanders of the Combatant Commands, independent advice and
recommendations on scientific, technical, manufacturing, acquisition
process, and other matters of special interest to the Department of
Defense.
Pursuant to DoD policy, the under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics or designated representative
shall be authorized to act upon the advice and recommendations of the
Board.
The Board shall be composed of not more than 45 members and not
more than 12 Senior Fellow members, who are eminent authorities in the
fields of scientific, technical, manufacturing, acquisition process,
and other matters of special interest to the Department of Defense.
The Board members shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense,
and their appointments will be renewed on an annual basis. Those
members, 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 serve as special government employees.
Members may be appointed for terms ranging from one to four years.
Such appointments will normally be staggered among the Board membership
to ensure an orderly turnover in the Board's overall composition on a
periodic basis. With the exception of travel and per diem for official
travel, they shall normally serve with compensation, unless otherwise
authorized by the appointing authority.
The Secretary of Defense, based upon the recommendation of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics,
shall appoint the Board's Chairperson. The Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, shall appoint the Vice
Chairperson. The Board Chairman and Vice Chairman shall serve two-year
terms and, with the Secretary of Defense's approval may serve
additional terms.
The Secretary of Defense may invite other distinguished U.S.
Government officers to serve as non-voting observers, and the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics may
invite chairpersons from other DoD-supported federal advisory
committees to serve as non-voting observers.
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and
Logistics may appoint experts and consultants, with special expertise,
to assist the Board on an ad hoc basis. These experts and consultants,
appointed under the authority of 5 U.S.C 3109, shall also serve as
special government employees, however, they shall have no voting rights
on the Board.
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Non-voting observers and those non-voting experts and consultants
appointed by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology
and Logistics shall not count toward the Board's total membership.
The Board shall meet at the call of the Board's Designated Federal
Officer, in consultation with the Chairperson. The estimated number of
Board meetings is four per year.
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.
With DoD approval, the Board shall is authorized to establish
subcommittees, as necessary and consistent with its mission. These
subcommittees or working groups shall operate 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 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.
Subcommittee members, who are not Board members, shall be appointed
in the same manner as the Board members.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Defense
Science Board 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 the Defense Science Board.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Defense Science Board, and this individual will ensure
that the written statements are provided to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for the 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 Defense Science 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.
Dated: October 19, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-25704 Filed 10-23-09; 8:45 am]
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