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Dated: January 31, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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the funds expended in the process of
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense
Federal Advisory Committees
Department of Defense (DoD).
Renewal of Federal Advisory
Committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Under the provisions of 10
U.S.C. 7903, 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(a), the Department
of Defense gives notice that it is
renewing the charter for the Ocean
Research Advisory Panel (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘the Panel’’).
The Panel is a statutory federal
advisory committee that shall provide
the National Ocean Research Leadership
Council (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the
Council’’) with independent scientific
advice and recommendations. The Panel
shall: (a) Provide advice on policies and
procedures to implement the National
Oceanographic Partnership Program; (b)
provide advice on selection of
partnership projects and allocations of
funds for partnership projects for
implementation under the program; (c)
provide advice on matters relating to
national oceanographic data and
requirements; and (d) fulfill any
additional responsibilities that the
Committee considers appropriate.
The Panel shall report to the National
Ocean Research Leadership Council.
The Panel shall consist of no less than
10 and no more than 18 members,
representing the National Academy of
Sciences, the National Academy of
Engineering, the Institute of Medicine,
ocean industries, State Governments,
academia and others including
individuals who are eminent in the
SUMMARY:
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fields of marine science, marine policy
or related fields including ocean
resource management.
Panel Members, shall be appointed by
the Chairman and their appointments
shall be renewed on an annual basis by
the Secretary of Defense. The panel
Membership shall select the
Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons of
the Panel for renewable one-year terms.
In addition, the Secretary of Defense
may invite other distinguished
Government officers to serve as nonvoting observers of the Panel, and
appoint consultants, with special
expertise, to assist the Panel on an ad
hoc basis. Non-voting observers and
those non-voting experts and
consultants appointed by the Secretary
of Defense shall not count toward the
Panel’s total membership. Panel
Members who are not full-time or
permanent part-time federal officers or
employees, shall be appointed to serve
as experts and consultants under the
authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 and shall
serve as special government employee
members. With the exception of travel
and per diem for official Panel related
travel, Panel members shall serve
without compensation.
The Secretary of Defense may approve
the appointment of Panel members for
one to four year terms of service;
however, no member, unless authorized
by the Secretary of Defense, may serve
more than two consecutive terms of
service. This same term of service
limitation also applies to any DoD
authorized subcommittees.
Each Panel member is appointed to
provide advice on behalf of the
government on the basis of his or her
best judgment without representing any
particular point of view and in a manner
that is free from conflict of interest.
The Department, when necessary, and
consistent with the Panel’s mission and
DoD policies and procedures, may
establish subcommittees deemed
necessary to support the Panel.
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 advisory
committee’s sponsor. Such
subcommittees shall not work
independently of the chartered Panel,
and shall report all their
recommendations and advice to the
Panel for full deliberation and
discussion. Subcommittees have no
authority to make decisions on behalf of
the chartered Panel; nor can any
subcommittee or its members update or
report directly to the DoD or any Federal
officers or employees.
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All subcommittee members shall be
appointed in the same manner as the
Panel members; that is, the Secretary of
Defense shall appoint subcommittee
members even if the member in
question is already a Panel member.
Subcommittee members, with the
approval of the Secretary of Defense,
may serve a term of service on the
subcommittee of one to four years;
however, no member shall serve more
than two consecutive terms of service
on the subcommittee. Subcommittee
members, if not full-time or part-time
government employees, shall be
appointed to serve as experts and
consultants under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109, and shall serve as special
government employees, whose
appointments must be renewed by the
Secretary of Defense on an annual basis.
With the exception of travel and per
diem for official Panel related travel,
subcommittee members shall serve
without compensation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–692–5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel
shall meet at the call of the Panel’s
Designated Federal Officer, in
consultation with the Panel’s
Chairperson. The estimated number of
Panel meetings is two per year. In
addition, the Designated Federal Officer
is required to be in attendance at all
Panel and subcommittee meetings for
the entire duration of each and every
meeting; however, in the absence of the
Designated Federal Officer, the
Alternate Designated Federal Officer
shall attend the entire duration of the
Panel or subcommittee meeting.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to Ocean Research Advisory
Panel’s membership about the Panel’s
mission and functions. Written
statements may be submitted at any
time or in response to the stated agenda
of planned meeting of Ocean Research
Advisory Panel. All written statements
shall be submitted to the Designated
Federal Officer for the Ocean Research
Advisory Panel, and this individual will
ensure that the written statements are
provided to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for
the Ocean Research Advisory Panel
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
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Ocean Research Advisory Panel. 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: February 1, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
Record of Decision for the White Elk
Military Operations Area White Pine
and Elko Counties, Nevada Final
Environmental Impact Statement
Notice of Availability (NOA) of
a Record of Decision (ROD).
ACTION:
SUMMARY: On November 4, 2011, the
United States Air Force signed the ROD
for the White Elk Military Operations
Area (MOA) as a result of findings in the
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) dealing with airspace over White
Pine and Elko Counties, Nevada. The
ROD states the Air Force decision to
select the Proposed Action to establish
the White Elk MOA airspace adjacent to
the Utah Test and Training Range over
White Pine County and Elko County in
eastern Nevada along with the
authorization of supersonic operations
in the overlying Currie/Tippet Air
Traffic Control Assigned Airspace
(ATCAA) and use of training chafe and
flare in the White Elk MOA and Currie/
Tippet ATCAA airspace.
The decision was based on matters
discussed in the Final EIS, inputs from
the public and regulatory agencies, and
other relevant factors. The Final EIS was
made available to the public on May 20,
2011 through a NOA in the Federal
Register (Volume 76, Number 98, Page
29241) with a wait period that ended on
June 20, 2011. The ROD documents only
the decision of the Air Force with
respect to the proposed Air Force
actions analyzed in the Final EIS.
Authority: This NOA is published
pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR Part
1506.6) implementing the provisions of the
NEPA of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.) and
the Air Force’s Environmental Impact
Analysis Process (EIAP) (32 CFR Parts
989.21(b) and 989.24(b)(7)).
Mr.
Nicholas M. Germanos, 129 Andrews
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 7903, 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(a), the
Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for
the Ocean Research Advisory Panel (hereafter referred to as ``the
Panel'').
The Panel is a statutory federal advisory committee that shall
provide the National Ocean Research Leadership Council (hereafter
referred to as ``the Council'') with independent scientific advice and
recommendations. The Panel shall: (a) Provide advice on policies and
procedures to implement the National Oceanographic Partnership Program;
(b) provide advice on selection of partnership projects and allocations
of funds for partnership projects for implementation under the program;
(c) provide advice on matters relating to national oceanographic data
and requirements; and (d) fulfill any additional responsibilities that
the Committee considers appropriate.
The Panel shall report to the National Ocean Research Leadership
Council.
The Panel shall consist of no less than 10 and no more than 18
members, representing the National Academy of Sciences, the National
Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, ocean industries,
State Governments, academia and others including individuals who are
eminent in the
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fields of marine science, marine policy or related fields including
ocean resource management.
Panel Members, shall be appointed by the Chairman and their
appointments shall be renewed on an annual basis by the Secretary of
Defense. The panel Membership shall select the Chairperson and Vice-
Chairpersons of the Panel for renewable one-year terms. In addition,
the Secretary of Defense may invite other distinguished Government
officers to serve as non-voting observers of the Panel, and appoint
consultants, with special expertise, to assist the Panel on an ad hoc
basis. Non-voting observers and those non-voting experts and
consultants appointed by the Secretary of Defense shall not count
toward the Panel's total membership. Panel Members who are not full-
time or permanent part-time federal officers or employees, shall be
appointed to serve as experts and consultants under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109 and shall serve as special government employee members.
With the exception of travel and per diem for official Panel related
travel, Panel members shall serve without compensation.
The Secretary of Defense may approve the appointment of Panel
members for one to four year terms of service; however, no member,
unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense, may serve more than two
consecutive terms of service. This same term of service limitation also
applies to any DoD authorized subcommittees.
Each Panel member is appointed to provide advice on behalf of the
government on the basis of his or her best judgment without
representing any particular point of view and in a manner that is free
from conflict of interest.
The Department, when necessary, and consistent with the Panel's
mission and DoD policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees
deemed necessary to support the Panel. 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 advisory committee's sponsor. Such subcommittees shall not work
independently of the chartered Panel, and shall report all their
recommendations and advice to the Panel for full deliberation and
discussion. Subcommittees have no authority to make decisions on behalf
of the chartered Panel; nor can any subcommittee or its members update
or report directly to the DoD or any Federal officers or employees.
All subcommittee members shall be appointed in the same manner as
the Panel members; that is, the Secretary of Defense shall appoint
subcommittee members even if the member in question is already a Panel
member. Subcommittee members, with the approval of the Secretary of
Defense, may serve a term of service on the subcommittee of one to four
years; however, no member shall serve more than two consecutive terms
of service on the subcommittee. Subcommittee members, if not full-time
or part-time government employees, shall be appointed to serve as
experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and shall
serve as special government employees, whose appointments must be
renewed by the Secretary of Defense on an annual basis. With the
exception of travel and per diem for official Panel related travel,
subcommittee members shall serve without compensation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel shall meet at the call of the
Panel's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Panel's
Chairperson. The estimated number of Panel meetings is two per year. In
addition, the Designated Federal Officer is required to be in
attendance at all Panel and subcommittee meetings for the entire
duration of each and every meeting; however, in the absence of the
Designated Federal Officer, the Alternate Designated Federal Officer
shall attend the entire duration of the Panel or subcommittee meeting.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to Ocean
Research Advisory Panel's membership about the Panel's mission and
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of Ocean Research
Advisory Panel. All written statements shall be submitted to the
Designated Federal Officer for the Ocean Research Advisory Panel, and
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to
the membership for their consideration. Contact information for the
Ocean Research Advisory Panel 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 Ocean Research Advisory Panel. 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: February 1, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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