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University, will serve as ex-officio
members of the subcommittee. The
subcommittee shall meet a minimum of
two times annually.
b. The Naval War College
subcommittee shall be comprised of no
more than 10 members and shall focus
on the Naval War College. The Chief of
Naval Personnel/Deputy Chief of Naval
Operations for Manpower, Personnel,
Training and Education will serve as exofficio member of the subcommittee.
The subcommittee shall meet a
minimum of two times annually.
These subcommittees shall not work
independently of the chartered Board,
and shall report all of their
recommendations and advice to the
Board for full deliberation and
discussion. Subcommittees have no
authority to make decisions on behalf of
the chartered Board; nor can any
subcommittees or any of its members
update or report directly to the
Department of Defense or any Federal
officers or employees.
Such subcommittee members shall be
appointed in the same manner as the
Board members; that is, the Secretary of
Defense shall appoint subcommittee
members even if the member in
question is already a Board 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 permanent
part-time government employees, shall
be appointed in the same manner as the
Board members. Such individuals, shall
be appointed to serve as experts and
consultants under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109, and 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 travel, subcommittee
members shall serve without
compensation.
All subcommittees operate under the
provisions of FACA, the Government in
the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C.
552b), governing Federal statutes and
regulations, and governing DoD
policies/procedures.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–692–5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
shall meet at the call of the Board’s
Designated Federal Officer, in
consultation with the Board’s
Chairperson and the Presidents of the
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Naval Postgraduate School and the
Naval War College. The estimated
number of Board meetings is one per
year.
In addition, the Designated Federal
Officer is required to be in attendance
at all Board 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
Board 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 the Board of Advisors to
the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate
School and the Naval War College
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 Board of Advisors to the Presidents
of the Naval Postgraduate School and
the Naval War College.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Board of Advisors to the
Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate
School and the Naval War College, and
this individual will ensure that the
written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration.
Contact information for the Board of
Advisors to the Presidents of the Naval
Postgraduate School and the Naval War
College 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
Board of Advisors to the Presidents of
the Naval Postgraduate School and the
Naval War College. 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 22, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense
Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY:
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Renewal of Federal Advisory
Committee.
ACTION:
Under the provisions of 10
U.S.C. 2166(e), 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 Board of
Visitors for the Western Hemisphere
Institute for Security Cooperation
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Board’’).
The Board shall provide the Secretary
of Defense, through the Secretary of the
Army, with independent advice and
recommendations on matters pertaining
to the operations and management of
the Institute.
The Board shall: (a) 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; (b) 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
toward Latin America and the
Caribbean; and (c) Determine whether
the Institute emphasizes human rights,
including the rule of law, due process,
civilian control of the military, and the
role of the military in a democratic
society.
The Board shall report to the
Secretary of Defense through the
Secretary of the Army.
The Board shall be comprised of no
more than fourteen members appointed
by the Secretary of Defense. All Board
member appointments must be renewed
by the Secretary of Defense on an
annual basis. The Board shall be
comprised of: (a) Two Members of the
Senate (the Chair and Ranking Member
of the Armed Services Committee or
their designees); (b) two Members of the
House of Representatives (the Chair and
Ranking Members of the Armed
Services Committee or their designees);
(c) 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 with geographic
responsibility for the Western
Hemisphere (U.S. Northern Command
and U.S. Southern Command (or
designees); and (d) six persons
designated by the Secretary of Defense,
including, to the extent practicable,
persons from academia, religious
SUMMARY:
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institutions, and human rights
communities.
Board members appointed by the
Secretary of Defense, who are not fulltime or permanent part-time federal
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 Board related
travel, Board members shall serve
without compensation.
The Secretary of Defense may approve
the appointment of Board 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.
Whenever possible, appointments
shall be staggered to avoid complete
turnover of the Board’s membership at
one time. In addition, the Board may be
assisted by non-voting subject matter
experts or consultants. These
consultants are designated at the request
of the Board by the Secretary of the
Army with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Defense.
Each Board 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 Board’s mission and
DoD policies and procedures may
establish subcommittees deemed
necessary to support the Board.
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 Board,
and shall report all their
recommendations and advice to the
Board for full deliberation and
discussion. Subcommittees have no
authority to make decisions on behalf of
the chartered Board; nor can any
subcommittee or its members update or
report directly to the Department of
Defense or any Federal officers or
employees.
All subcommittee members shall be
appointed in the same manner as the
Board members; that is, the Secretary of
Defense shall appoint subcommittee
members even if the member in
question is already a Board member.
Subcommittee members, with the
approval of the Secretary of Defense,
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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 fulltime 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 Board
related travel, subcommittee members
shall serve without compensation.
All subcommittees operate under the
provisions of FACA, the Government in
the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C.
552b), governing Federal statutes and
regulations, and governing DoD
policies/procedures.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–692–5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
shall meet at the call of the Board’s
Designated Federal Officer, in
consultation with the Board’s
Chairperson. The estimated number of
Board meetings is one per year.
In addition, the Designated Federal
Officer is required to be in attendance
at all Board 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
Board 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 Board of Visitors for the
Western Hemisphere Institute for
Security Cooperation 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 Board of
Visitors for the Western Hemisphere
Institute for Security Cooperation.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Board of Visitors for the
Western Hemisphere Institute for
Security Cooperation, and this
individual will ensure that the written
statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration.
Contact information for the Board of
Visitors for the Western Hemisphere
Institute for Security Cooperation
Designated Federal Officer can be
obtained from the GSA’s FACA
PO 00000
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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
Board of Visitors for the Western
Hemisphere Institute for Security
Cooperation. 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 22, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement/
Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement for Military Readiness
Activities in the Northwest Training
and Testing Study Area and To
Announce Public Scoping Meetings
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by
the Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations (40 Code of Federal
Regulations Parts 1500–1508), and
Executive Order 12114, the Department
of the Navy (DoN) announces its intent
to prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS)/Overseas
Environmental Impact Statement (OEIS)
to assess the potential environmental
impacts associated with training and
testing military readiness activities
conducted in the Northwest Training
and Testing (NWTT) Study Area (Study
Area). The Study Area is composed of
established maritime operating and
warning areas in the eastern north
Pacific Ocean region, located adjacent to
the Northwest coast of the United
States, to include the Strait of Juan de
Fuca, Puget Sound, and the Behm canal
in southeastern Alaska. The Study Area
includes four existing range complexes
and facilities: The Northwest Training
Range Complex (NWTRC), the Naval
Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC)
Keyport Range Complex, Carr Inlet
Operations Area, and the Southeast
Alaska Acoustic Measurement Facility
(SEAFAC). In addition to these range
complexes, the Study Area also includes
SUMMARY:
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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. 2166(e), 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 Board of Visitors for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security
Cooperation (hereafter referred to as ``the Board'').
The Board shall provide the Secretary of Defense, through the
Secretary of the Army, with independent advice and recommendations on
matters pertaining to the operations and management of the Institute.
The Board shall: (a) 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; (b) 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 toward Latin
America and the Caribbean; and (c) Determine whether the Institute
emphasizes human rights, including the rule of law, due process,
civilian control of the military, and the role of the military in a
democratic society.
The Board shall report to the Secretary of Defense through the
Secretary of the Army.
The Board shall be comprised of no more than fourteen members
appointed by the Secretary of Defense. All Board member appointments
must be renewed by the Secretary of Defense on an annual basis. The
Board shall be comprised of: (a) Two Members of the Senate (the Chair
and Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee or their designees);
(b) two Members of the House of Representatives (the Chair and Ranking
Members of the Armed Services Committee or their designees); (c) 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 with geographic
responsibility for the Western Hemisphere (U.S. Northern Command and
U.S. Southern Command (or designees); and (d) six persons designated by
the Secretary of Defense, including, to the extent practicable, persons
from academia, religious
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institutions, and human rights communities.
Board members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not
full-time or permanent part-time federal 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 Board related travel,
Board members shall serve without compensation.
The Secretary of Defense may approve the appointment of Board
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.
Whenever possible, appointments shall be staggered to avoid
complete turnover of the Board's membership at one time. In addition,
the Board may be assisted by non-voting subject matter experts or
consultants. These consultants are designated at the request of the
Board by the Secretary of the Army with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Defense.
Each Board 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 Board's
mission and DoD policies and procedures may establish subcommittees
deemed necessary to support the Board. 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 Board, and shall report all their
recommendations and advice to the Board for full deliberation and
discussion. Subcommittees have no authority to make decisions on behalf
of the chartered Board; nor can any subcommittee or its members update
or report directly to the Department of Defense or any Federal officers
or employees.
All subcommittee members shall be appointed in the same manner as
the Board members; that is, the Secretary of Defense shall appoint
subcommittee members even if the member in question is already a Board
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 Board related travel, subcommittee members shall serve
without compensation.
All subcommittees operate under the provisions of FACA, the
Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), governing
Federal statutes and regulations, and governing DoD policies/
procedures.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board shall meet at the call of the
Board's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Board's
Chairperson. The estimated number of Board meetings is one per year.
In addition, the Designated Federal Officer is required to be in
attendance at all Board 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 Board 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 Board of
Visitors for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation
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 Board of Visitors for the Western Hemisphere
Institute for Security Cooperation.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Board of Visitors for the Western Hemisphere Institute
for Security Cooperation, and this individual will ensure that the
written statements are provided to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for the Board of Visitors for the
Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation 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 Board of Visitors for the Western
Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. 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 22, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-4440 Filed 2-24-12; 8:45 am]
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