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Member of Group Certified to Have
Performed Active Duty with the Armed
Forces of the United States, DD Form
2168, OMB Control Number 0704–0100.
Needs and Uses: This information
collection requirement is necessary to
implement section 401 of Public Law
95–202 (codified at 38 U.S.C. 106 note),
which directs the Secretary of Defense:
(1) To determine if civilian employment
or contractual service rendered to the
Armed Forces of the United States by
certain groups shall be considered
Active Duty service, and (2) to award
members of approved groups an
appropriate certificate where the nature
and duration of service so merits. This
information is collected on DD Form
2168, ‘‘Application for Discharge of
Member of Group Certified to have
Performed Active Duty with the Armed
Forces of the United States,’’ which
provides the necessary data to assist
each of the Military Departments in
determining if an applicant was a
member of a group which has performed
active military service. Those
individuals who have been recognized
as members of an approved group shall
be eligible for benefits administered by
the Veterans Administration.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Annual Burden Hours: 285 hours.
Number of Respondents: 569.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: .5
hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
Section 401 of Public Law 95–202
(codified at 38 U.S.C. 106 note)
authorized the Secretary of Defense: (1)
To determine if civilian employment or
contractual service rendered to the
Armed Forces of the United States by
certain groups shall be considered
active duty service, and (2) to issue
members of approved groups an
appropriate certificate of service where
the nature and duration of service so
warrants. Such persons shall be eligible
for benefits administered by the
Department of Veterans Affairs. The
information collected on DD Form 2168,
‘‘Application for Discharge of Member
or Survivor of Member Group Certified
To Have Performed Duty with the
Armed Forces of the United States,’’ is
necessary to assist the Secretaries of the
Military Departments in: (1)
Determining if an applicant was a
member of an approved group that
performed civilian employment or
contractual service for the U.S. Armed
Forces and (2) to assist in issuing an
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applicant. Information provided by the
applicant will include: the name of the
group served with; dates and place of
service; highest grade/rank/rating held
during service; highest pay grade;
military installation where ordered to
report; specialty/job title(s). If the
information requested on a DD Form
2168 is compatible with that of a
corresponding approved group, and the
applicant can provide supporting
evidence, he or she will receive
veteran’s status in accordance with the
provisions of DoD Directive 1000.20E.
Information from the DD Form 2168 will
be extracted and used to complete the
DD Form 214, ‘‘Certificate for Release or
Discharge from Active Duty.’’
Dated: February 22, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
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
Department of Defense (DoD).
Renewal of Federal Advisory
Committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 renewing the charter for
the Board of Advisors to the Presidents
of the Naval Postgraduate School and
the Naval War College (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘the Board’’).
The Board of Advisors to the
Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate
School and the Naval War College,
pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.50(d), is a
discretionary Federal advisory
committee established to provide the
Secretary of the Navy through the Chief
of Naval Operations and the Presidents
of the Naval Postgraduate School and
the Naval War College, advice and
recommendations on items such as, but
not limited to, organizational
management, curricula, and methods of
instructions, facilities, and other matters
of interest.
The Secretary of the Navy may act
upon the Board’s advice and
recommendations. The Board shall be
comprised of no more than 10 members,
who are eminent authorities in the
fields of academia, business, national
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defense and security, the defense
industry, and research and analysis. Not
less than 50 percent of Board members
shall be eminent authorities in the field
of academia. Board members shall be
appointed by the Secretary of Defense,
with annual renewals.
The Board’s Chairperson shall be
elected by vote of the membership.
The Chief of Naval Personnel and the
Commanding General, Training and
Education Command, United States
Marine Corps, shall serve as ex-officio
members of the Board. Board members
appointed by the Secretary of Defense,
who are not full-time or permanent parttime Federal employees, shall be
appointed to serve as experts and
consultants under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109, and to serve as special
government employees.
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.
Regardless of the individual’s approve
term of service; all appointments to the
Board shall be renewed on an annual
basis. In addition, they shall serve
without compensation, except for travel
and per diem for official Board-related
travel.
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, task groups, or
working groups 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.
The Board shall establish two
permanent subcommittees:
a. The Naval Postgraduate School
subcommittee shall be comprised of no
more than 15 members and shall focus
on the Naval Postgraduate School. The
Chief of Naval Personnel/Deputy Chief
of Naval Operations for Manpower,
Personnel, Training and Education
Command; the Commanding General
USMC Training and Education
Command; the Commandant Army War
College; the Chief of Naval Research; the
President of the National Defense
University; and the President of the Air
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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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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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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 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 renewing the charter for the Board of Advisors
to the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War
College (hereafter referred to as ``the Board'').
The Board of Advisors to the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate
School and the Naval War College, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.50(d), is a
discretionary Federal advisory committee established to provide the
Secretary of the Navy through the Chief of Naval Operations and the
Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War College,
advice and recommendations on items such as, but not limited to,
organizational management, curricula, and methods of instructions,
facilities, and other matters of interest.
The Secretary of the Navy may act upon the Board's advice and
recommendations. The Board shall be comprised of no more than 10
members, who are eminent authorities in the fields of academia,
business, national defense and security, the defense industry, and
research and analysis. Not less than 50 percent of Board members shall
be eminent authorities in the field of academia. Board members shall be
appointed by the Secretary of Defense, with annual renewals.
The Board's Chairperson shall be elected by vote of the membership.
The Chief of Naval Personnel and the Commanding General, Training
and Education Command, United States Marine Corps, shall serve as ex-
officio members of the Board. 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 to serve as special government
employees.
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.
Regardless of the individual's approve term of service; all
appointments to the Board shall be renewed on an annual basis. In
addition, they shall serve without compensation, except for travel and
per diem for official Board-related travel.
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,
task groups, or working groups 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.
The Board shall establish two permanent subcommittees:
a. The Naval Postgraduate School subcommittee shall be comprised of
no more than 15 members and shall focus on the Naval Postgraduate
School. The Chief of Naval Personnel/Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
for Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education Command; the Commanding
General USMC Training and Education Command; the Commandant Army War
College; the Chief of Naval Research; the President of the National
Defense University; and the President of the Air
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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 ex-officio 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 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.
[FR Doc. 2012-4454 Filed 2-24-12; 8:45 am]
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