Federal Advisory Committee; Defense Science Board; Charter Renewal, 22753-22754 [2010-10126]
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Dated: April 27, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010–10127 Filed 4–29–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Federal Advisory Committee; Defense
Science Board; Charter Renewal
Department of Defense (DoD).
Renewal of Federal advisory
committee.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
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, the Department of Defense gives
notice that it is renewing the charter for
the Defense Science Board (hereafter
referred to as the Board).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–601–6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
is a discretionary Federal advisory
committee that shall provide
independent advice and
recommendations on matters relating to
the Department of Defense’s scientific
and technical enterprise.
The Board shall 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,
and 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.
The Board is not established to advise
on individual DoD procurements, but
instead shall be concerned with the
pressing and complex technology
problems facing the Department of
Defense in such areas as research,
engineering, and manufacturing, and
will ensure the identification of new
technologies and new applications of
technology in those areas to strengthen
national security.
No matter shall be assigned to the
Board for its consideration that would
require any Board Member to participate
personally and substantially in the
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conduct of any specific procurement or
place him or her in the position of
acting as a contracting or procurement
official.
The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
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 or permanent parttime 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 without
compensation, unless the Secretary of
Defense authorizes compensation for a
particular member(s).
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, if not full-time or part
time government employees, shall be
appointed under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109, shall serve as special
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government employees, shall be
appointed on an intermittent basis to
work specific Board-related efforts, and
shall have no voting rights.
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.
With DoD approval, the Board 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, the Government
in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C.
552b), and other appropriate Federal
statutes and 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.
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.
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’s 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 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 Defense
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Science Board 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: April 27, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010–10126 Filed 4–29–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Federal Advisory Committee; Chief of
Engineers Environmental Advisory
Board; Charter Renewal
Department of Defense (DoD).
Renewal of Federal advisory
committee.
AGENCY:
wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1
ACTION:
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, the Department of Defense gives
notice that it is renewing the charter for
the Chief of Engineers Environmental
Advisory Board (hereafter referred to as
the Board).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–601–6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
is a discretionary Federal advisory
committee that shall provide
independent advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of
Defense, through the Secretary of the
Army, Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Civil Works), and the Chief of
Engineers (U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers) on matters relating to
environmental issues facing the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers.
The Secretary of the Army may act
upon the Board’s advice and
recommendations.
The Board shall be comprised of not
more than ten members, who are
eminent authorities in the fields of
natural (e.g. biological, ecological),
social (e.g. anthropologist, community
planner) and related sciences.
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Board Members appointed by the
Secretary of Defense, who are not fulltime Federal officers or employees, shall
be appointed under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109, and serve as special
government employees.
Board members shall be appointed for
two-year terms by the Secretary of
Defense, with annual reappointments,
and shall serve no more than four
consecutive years on the Board.
The Board membership shall elect the
Board’s Chairperson from the total
membership.
Board members shall, with the
exception of travel and per diem for
official travel, serve without
compensation.
With DoD approval, the Board 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, the Government
in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C.
552b), and other appropriate Federal
statutes and 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.
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
two 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.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to the Chief of Engineers
Environmental Advisory Board’s
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
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of Chief of Engineers Environmental
Advisory Board.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Chief of Engineers
Environmental Advisory Board, and this
individual will ensure that the written
statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration.
Contact information for the Chief of
Engineers Environmental Advisory
Board 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 Chief
of Engineers Environmental Advisory
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: April 27, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010–10125 Filed 4–29–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Federal Advisory Committee;
Department of Defense Board of
Actuaries; Charter Renewal
Department of Defense (DoD).
Renewal of Federal advisory
committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 10
U.S.C. 183, 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, as
amended), and 41 CFR 102–3.50, the
Department of Defense gives notice that
it is renewing the charter for the
Department of Defense Board of
Actuaries (hereafter referred to as the
Board).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–601–6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
is a non-discretionary Federal advisory
committee that shall provide
independent advice and
recommendations on matters relating to
the Department of Defense Military
Retirement Fund, the Department of
Defense Education Benefits Fund and
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Federal Advisory Committee; Defense Science Board; Charter
Renewal
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Renewal 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), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976
(5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.50, the Department of Defense gives
notice that it is renewing the charter for the Defense Science Board
(hereafter referred to as the Board).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is a discretionary Federal
advisory committee that shall provide independent advice and
recommendations on matters relating to the Department of Defense's
scientific and technical enterprise.
The Board shall 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, and 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.
The Board is not established to advise on individual DoD
procurements, but instead shall be concerned with the pressing and
complex technology problems facing the Department of Defense in such
areas as research, engineering, and manufacturing, and will ensure the
identification of new technologies and new applications of technology
in those areas to strengthen national security.
No matter shall be assigned to the Board for its consideration that
would require any Board Member to participate personally and
substantially in the conduct of any specific procurement or place him
or her in the position of acting as a contracting or procurement
official.
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and
Logistics 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 or permanent part-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 without compensation, unless the
Secretary of Defense authorizes compensation for a particular
member(s).
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,
if not full-time or part time government employees, shall be appointed
under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall serve as special government
employees, shall be appointed on an intermittent basis to work specific
Board-related efforts, and shall have no voting rights.
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.
With DoD approval, the Board 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, the Government in the
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and other appropriate Federal
statutes and 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.
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.
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's 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 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 Defense
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Science Board 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: April 27, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-10126 Filed 4-29-10; 8:45 am]
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