Reestablishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees, 68747-68748 [2012-27923]

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Notice to reestablish Federal Advisory Committee. AGENCY: ACTION: Under the provisions of 5 CFR 532, Federal Wage System (Pub. L. 92– 392), 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 (DoD) gives notice that it is reestablishing the charter for the Department of Defense Wage Committee (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Committee’’). The Committee is a discretionary federal advisory committee that shall provide the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)), independent advice and recommendations on all matters relating to the conduct of wage surveys and the establishment of wage schedules for all appropriated fund and non-appropriated fund wage areas of blue-collar employees within the DoD. The Committee shall report to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, through the USD(P&R). The USD(P&R) may act upon the Committee’s advice and recommendations. The Committee, consistent with 5 CFR 532.227, shall be comprised of seven members—a chairperson and six additional members. Committee 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 to serve as experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. § 3109 and serve as special government employees. Each Committee 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. With the exception of travel and per diem for official Committee related travel, Committee members shall serve without compensation, unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of Defense may approve the appointment of Committee members for one-to-two year terms of service, SUMMARY: NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: None. RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 15:43 Nov 15, 2012 SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: VerDate Mar<15>2010 disposal schedule, records will be treated as permanent). 68747 E:\FR\FM\16NON1.SGM 16NON1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 68748 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 222 / Friday, November 16, 2012 / Notices with annual renewals; however, no member, unless authorized, by the Secretary of Defense, may serve more than two consecutive terms of service. The Department, when necessary, and consistent with the Committee’s mission and DoD policies/procedures, may establish subcommittees to support the Committee. Establishment of subcommittees will be based upon a written determination, to include terms of reference, by the Secretary of Defense, or the Committee’s sponsor. These Subcommittees shall not work independently of the chartered Committee, and shall report all their recommendations and advice to the Committee for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the chartered Committee; 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 Committee members; that is, the Secretary of Defense shall appoint subcommittee members even if the member in question is already a Committee 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, unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense. 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 Committee-related travel, Subcommittee members shall serve without compensation. All subcommittees operate under the provisions of FACA, the Government in the Sunshine Act, 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 Committee shall meet at the call of the Committee’s Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with Committee’s Chairperson. The estimated number of Committee meetings is twenty-six per year. In addition, the Designated Federal Officer is required to be in attendance VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:43 Nov 15, 2012 Jkt 229001 at all Committee 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 Committee or subcommittee meeting. The Designated Federal Officer, or the Alternate Designated Federal Officer, shall call all of the Committee’s and Subcommittee’s 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 Committee 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 Wage Committee membership about the Committee’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 Wage Committee. All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal Officer for the Department of Defense Wage Committee, and this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact information for the Department of Defense Wage Committee’s 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 Wage Committee. 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: November 13, 2012. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2012–27923 Filed 11–15–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement and ˜ ´ Feasibility Report for the Cano Martın ˜ Pena Ecosystem Restoration, San Juan, PR Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice of Intent. AGENCY: The Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) intends to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Feasibility Report (FR) for the ˜ ecosystem restoration of the Cano ´ ˜ Martın Pena (CMP) within the San Juan Bay National Estuary (SJBE), San Juan, Puerto Rico. The CMP Ecosystem Restoration Project consists of (a) dredging approximately 825,200 cubic yards of sediments and debris in 2.2 miles of the eastern segment of the CMP, ´ from the San Jose Lagoon westbound to ´ the Enrique Martı Coll Linal Park pedestrian bridge; and, (b) installing sheet piles along north and south of the CMP. Additional features include, among others, a mangrove restoration project along the CMP, formal public spaces for recreation and interaction between the communities, visitors and the CMP identified as water plazas, and a mangrove restoration project at the ´ Suarez Canal. The project is a cooperative effort between the Corps and the non-Federal sponsor ´ Corporacion del Proyecto ENLACE del ´ ˜ ˜ Cano Martın Pena (ENLACE). ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, Planning Division, Environmental Branch, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, FL 32232–0019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wilberto Cubero by email at martinpena@usace.army.mil or by telephone at (904) 232–2050. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These DEIS and FR will be prepared under the provisions of the Memorandum for Commander, South Atlantic Division (CESAD–PM) Implementation Guidance for Section 5127 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA ´ ˜ ˜ 2007)—Cano Martın Pena, San Juan, Puerto Rico dated October 27, 2008. A Reconnaissance Report completed in June 2004 by the Corps, concluded that there is justification to continue into more detailed investigation and that there was strong Federal interest in proceeding to the feasibility phase. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16NON1.SGM 16NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 222 (Friday, November 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68747-68748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27923]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Reestablishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committees

AGENCY: DoD.

ACTION: Notice to reestablish Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 5 CFR 532, Federal Wage System (Pub. 
L. 92-392), 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 (DoD) gives notice 
that it is reestablishing the charter for the Department of Defense 
Wage Committee (hereafter referred to as ``the Committee'').
    The Committee is a discretionary federal advisory committee that 
shall provide the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
(USD(P&R)), independent advice and recommendations on all matters 
relating to the conduct of wage surveys and the establishment of wage 
schedules for all appropriated fund and non-appropriated fund wage 
areas of blue-collar employees within the DoD.
    The Committee shall report to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of 
Defense, through the USD(P&R). The USD(P&R) may act upon the 
Committee's advice and recommendations.
    The Committee, consistent with 5 CFR 532.227, shall be comprised of 
seven members--a chairperson and six additional members. Committee 
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 to serve as experts and consultants under the 
authority of 5 U.S.C. Sec.  3109 and serve as special government 
employees. Each Committee 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. With the exception of travel and per 
diem for official Committee related travel, Committee members shall 
serve without compensation, unless authorized by the Secretary of 
Defense.
    The Secretary of Defense may approve the appointment of Committee 
members for one-to-two year terms of service,

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with annual renewals; however, no member, unless authorized, by the 
Secretary of Defense, may serve more than two consecutive terms of 
service.
    The Department, when necessary, and consistent with the Committee's 
mission and DoD policies/procedures, may establish subcommittees to 
support the Committee. Establishment of subcommittees will be based 
upon a written determination, to include terms of reference, by the 
Secretary of Defense, or the Committee's sponsor.
    These Subcommittees shall not work independently of the chartered 
Committee, and shall report all their recommendations and advice to the 
Committee for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees have no 
authority to make decisions on behalf of the chartered Committee; 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 Committee members; that is, the Secretary of Defense shall appoint 
subcommittee members even if the member in question is already a 
Committee 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, unless authorized by 
the Secretary of Defense.
    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. Sec.  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 Committee-related travel, Subcommittee 
members shall serve without compensation.
    All subcommittees operate under the provisions of FACA, the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, 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 Committee shall meet at the call of the 
Committee's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with 
Committee's Chairperson. The estimated number of Committee meetings is 
twenty-six per year.
    In addition, the Designated Federal Officer is required to be in 
attendance at all Committee 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 Committee or 
subcommittee meeting.
    The Designated Federal Officer, or the Alternate Designated Federal 
Officer, shall call all of the Committee's and Subcommittee's 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 Committee 
reports.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR Sec. Sec.  102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the 
public or interested organizations may submit written statements to 
Department of Defense Wage Committee membership about the Committee'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 Wage Committee.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Department of Defense Wage Committee, and this 
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the 
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the 
Department of Defense Wage Committee's 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 Sec.  102-3.150, 
will announce planned meetings of the Department of Defense Wage 
Committee. 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: November 13, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-27923 Filed 11-15-12; 8:45 am]
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