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Designated Federal Officer, in
consultation with the Board’s
Chairperson, and either the Secretary of
Defense of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
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, a properly
approved Alternate Designated Federal
Officer shall attend the entire duration
of the Board or subcommittee meeting.
The Designated Federal Officer, or the
Alternate Designated Federal Officer,
shall call all of the Board’s and
subcommittees’ meetings; prepare and
approve all meeting agendas; adjourn
any meeting when the Designated
Federal Officer, or the Alternate
Designated Federal Officer, determines
adjournment to be in the public interest
or required by governing regulations or
DoD policies/procedures; and chair
meetings when directed to do so by the
official to whom the Board reports.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to Department of Defense
Board of Actuaries’ 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
Department of Defense Board of
Actuaries.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Department of Defense
Board of Actuaries, and this individual
will ensure that the written statements
are provided to the membership for
their consideration. Contact information
for the Department of Defense Board of
Actuaries 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
Department of Defense Board of
Actuaries. 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 10, 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
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
(DoD) gives notice that it is renewing
the charter for the U.S. Air Force
Scientific Advisory Board (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘the Board’’).
The Board is a discretionary Federal
advisory committee and shall provide
independent advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of
Defense, and the Secretary of the Air
Force, to include the Secretary of the
Air Force’s senior leadership, as
determined by the Office of the
Secretary of the Air Force.
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 Board shall report to the
Secretary of Defense, through the
Secretary of the Air Force. The Secretary
of the Air Force, pursuant to DoD
policy, may act upon the Board’s advice.
The Board shall be comprised of no
more than 60 members to include no
more than five Senior Fellows who are
distinguished members of the science
and technology communities; Federally
Funded Research and Development
Centers (FFRDC)/National Labs,
industry, and academia. Senior Fellows
shall be voting members and count
toward the Board’s total membership.
Board members 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.
Board members shall be appointed by
the Secretary of Defense and their
appointments must be renewed by the
Secretary of Defense on an annual basis.
The Secretary of the Air Force shall
select the Board’s Chairperson. In
addition, the Secretary of the Air Force
may appoint, as deemed necessary nonvoting consultants to provide technical
subject matter expertise to the Board.
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These consultants, if not full-time or
part-time Federal employees, shall be
appointed under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109, shall serve as special
government employees, and shall be
appointed on an intermittent basis to
work specific Board-related efforts; such
individuals shall have no voting rights
and shall not count toward the Board’s
total membership.
Board members and consultants, with
the exception of travel and per diem for
official travel, shall serve without
compensation. However, the Secretary
of the Air Force, at his or her discretion,
may authorize compensation to Board
members and consultants according to
existing statutes, Federal regulations,
and DoD policies.
The Secretary of Defense may approve
the appointment of Board members for
one to four year terms of service, with
annual renewals; 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 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, with
annual renewals; however, no member
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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 serve as
special government employee members.
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, 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 Office of the
Secretary of the Air Force. The
estimated number of Board meetings is
four 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, a properly
approved Alternate Designated Federal
Officer shall attend the entire duration
of the Board or subcommittee meeting.
The Designated Federal Officer, or the
Alternate Designated Federal Officer,
shall call all of the Board’s and
subcommittees’ meetings; prepare and
approve all meeting agendas; adjourn
any meeting when the Designated
Federal Officer, or the Alternate
Designated Federal Officer, determines
adjournment to be in the public interest
or required by governing regulations or
DoD policies/procedures; and chair
meetings when directed to do so by the
official to whom the Board reports.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to U.S. Air Force Scientific
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 of the U.S. Air Force
Scientific Advisory Board.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the U.S. Air Force Scientific
Advisory Board, and this individual
will ensure that the written statements
are provided to the membership for
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their consideration. Contact information
for the U.S. Air Force Scientific
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 U.S.
Air Force Scientific 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 10, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012–8946 Filed 4–12–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense
Federal Advisory Committees
DoD.
Re-establishment of Federal
Advisory Committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Under the provisions of 10
U.S.C § 1746, 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(c), the Department
of Defense gives notice that it is reestablishing the charter for the Defense
Acquisition University Board of Visitors
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Board’’).
The Defense Acquisition University
Board of Visitors, pursuant to 41 CFR
102–3.50(a), is a non-discretionary
Federal advisory committee established
to provide the Secretary of Defense
through the through the Under Secretary
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology
and Logistics, and the President of the
Defense Acquisition University,
independent advice and
recommendations on organization
management, curricula, methods of
instruction, facilities, and other matters
of interest to the Defense Acquisition
University.
The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
or a designated representative may act
upon the Board’s advice and
recommendations.
The Board shall be composed of not
more than 14 members, who are former
senior Defense officials, or are eminent
authorities in academia, business, and
defense industry. Board members shall
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be appointed by the Secretary of
Defense, and their appointments will be
renewed on an annual basis. Board
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.
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 Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
shall select the Board’s Chairperson
from the total Board membership, and
this individual shall serve at the
discretion of the Secretary of Defense,
through the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition, Technology and
Logistics.
In addition, the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology
and Logistics, may invite other
distinguished Government officers to
serve as non-voting observers of the
Board, and appoint, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
3109, non-voting consultants, with
special expertise, to assist the Board on
an ad hoc basis.
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.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY: 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 (DoD)
gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the U.S. Air Force
Scientific Advisory Board (hereafter referred to as ``the Board'').
The Board is a discretionary Federal advisory committee and shall
provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of
Defense, and the Secretary of the Air Force, to include the Secretary
of the Air Force's senior leadership, as determined by the Office of
the Secretary of the Air Force.
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 Board shall report to the Secretary of Defense, through the
Secretary of the Air Force. The Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant to
DoD policy, may act upon the Board's advice.
The Board shall be comprised of no more than 60 members to include
no more than five Senior Fellows who are distinguished members of the
science and technology communities; Federally Funded Research and
Development Centers (FFRDC)/National Labs, industry, and academia.
Senior Fellows shall be voting members and count toward the Board's
total membership. Board members 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. Sec. 3109 and shall serve
as special government employee members. Board members shall be
appointed by the Secretary of Defense and their appointments must be
renewed by the Secretary of Defense on an annual basis.
The Secretary of the Air Force shall select the Board's
Chairperson. In addition, the Secretary of the Air Force may appoint,
as deemed necessary non-voting consultants to provide technical subject
matter expertise to the Board. These consultants, if not full-time or
part-time Federal employees, shall be appointed under the authority of
5 U.S.C. 3109, shall serve as special government employees, and shall
be appointed on an intermittent basis to work specific Board-related
efforts; such individuals shall have no voting rights and shall not
count toward the Board's total membership.
Board members and consultants, with the exception of travel and per
diem for official travel, shall serve without compensation. However,
the Secretary of the Air Force, at his or her discretion, may authorize
compensation to Board members and consultants according to existing
statutes, Federal regulations, and DoD policies.
The Secretary of Defense may approve the appointment of Board
members for one to four year terms of service, with annual renewals;
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 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, with annual renewals; however, no member
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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 serve as special government
employee members. 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, 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 Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. The
estimated number of Board meetings is four 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, a
properly approved Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend the
entire duration of the Board or subcommittee meeting.
The Designated Federal Officer, or the Alternate Designated Federal
Officer, shall call all of the Board's and subcommittees' meetings;
prepare and approve all meeting agendas; adjourn any meeting when the
Designated Federal Officer, or the Alternate Designated Federal
Officer, determines adjournment to be in the public interest or
required by governing regulations or DoD policies/procedures; and chair
meetings when directed to do so by the official to whom the Board
reports.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to U.S. Air
Force Scientific 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 of the U.S. Air Force
Scientific Advisory Board.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, and this
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the U.S.
Air Force Scientific 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 U.S. Air Force Scientific 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 10, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-8946 Filed 4-12-12; 8:45 am]
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