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prepare and approve all meeting
agendas; adjourn any meeting when the
DFO, or the Alternate DFO, 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 Panel reports.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to the Panel 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 the Panel.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the DFO for the Panel, and
this individual will ensure that the
written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration.
Contact information for the Panel’s DFO
can be obtained from the GSA’s FACA
Database—https://www.fido.gov/
facadatabase/public.asp.
The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102–
3.150, will announce planned meetings
of the Panel. The DFO, 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: December 17, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Meeting of the Department of Defense
Military Family Readiness Council
(MFRC); Cancellation of Meeting and
Rescheduling of Meeting
ADDRESSES:
Pentagon Conference Center
B6.
Ms.
Melody McDonald or Ms. Betsy Graham,
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary
(Military Community & Family Policy),
4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA
22350–2300, Room 3G15. Telephones
(571) 372–0880; (571) 372–0881 and/or
email:
FamilyReadinessCouncil@osd.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pursuant
to Section 10(a), Public Law 92–463, as
amended, the Department of Defense
announces that this meeting is
rescheduled to occur on January 22,
2013, due to scheduling issues. The
purpose of the Council meeting is to
review the military family programs and
finalize the Council recommendations
that will appear in the Council’s Annual
Report.
The meeting is open to the public,
subject to the availability of space.
Persons desiring to attend may contact
Ms. Melody McDonald at 571–372–0880
or email
FamilyReadinessCouncil@osd.mil no
later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday,
January 10, 2013 to arrange for parking
and escort into the conference room
inside the Pentagon. Interested persons
may submit a written statement for
consideration by the Council. Persons
desiring to submit a written statement to
the Council must notify the point of
contact listed in FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT no later than 5:00
p.m., Thursday, January 3, 2013.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: December 17, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness,
Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of meeting cancellation;
rescheduling of meeting.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
On November 27, 2012 (77 FR
70740), the Department of Defense
Military Family Readiness Council
(MFRC) announced a meeting to be held
on Thursday, January 31, 2013, from
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Pentagon
Conference Center B6. The meeting on
January 31, 2013 has been cancelled.
The meeting is rescheduled for Tuesday,
January 22, 2013, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00
p.m. at Pentagon Conference Center B6.
DATES: The meeting is rescheduled for
January 22, 2013, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00
p.m.
AGENCY:
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Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense
Federal Advisory Committees
Department of Defense.
Renewal of Federal Advisory
Committee.
ACTION:
Under the provisions of 10
U.S.C. 1114, the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b) (‘‘the Sunshine
Act’’), and 41 CFR 102–3.50(a), the
Department of Defense (DoD) gives
notice that it is renewing the charter for
the Department of Defense Medicare-
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Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of
Actuaries (‘‘the Board’’).
The Board is a non-discretionary
Federal advisory committee that shall
provide the Secretary of Defense with
independent advice and
recommendations related to actuarial
matters associated with the Department
of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree
Health Care Fund (‘‘the Fund’’).
The Board, under the authority of
FACA, shall provide independent
advice and recommendations related to
actuarial matters associated with the
Fund and on matters referred by the
Secretary of Defense, including those
regarding: (a) Valuation of the Fund
under 10 U.S.C. 1115(c); (b)
Recommendations for such changes as
in the Board’s judgment are necessary to
protect the public interest and maintain
the Fund on a sound actuarial basis; and
(c) Advise the Secretary of Defense on
all actuarial matters necessary to make
determinations in order to finance
liabilities of the Fund on an actuarially
sound basis.
The Board shall report to the
Secretary of Defense. The Board shall
report annually on the actuarial status of
the Fund, and the Board shall furnish its
advice and opinion on matters referred
to it by the Secretary. The Board shall
report periodically, but not less than
once every four years, to the President
and the Congress on the status of the
Fund and shall include
recommendations for such changes as in
the Board’s judgment are necessary to
protect the public interest and maintain
the Fund on a sound actuarial basis.
The Secretary of Defense, through the
Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)),
may act upon the Board’s advice and
recommendations.
The Board shall be composed of three
members who are appointed by the
Secretary of Defense from among
qualified professional actuaries who are
members of the Society of Actuaries.
The Board members shall serve for a
term of 15 years; except those Board
members appointed to fill a vacancy
occurring before the end of the term for
which the predecessor was appointed,
shall serve only until the end of such
term. Board members may serve after
the end of the term until a successor has
taken office.
Members of the Board shall be
appointed by the Secretary of Defense
and their appointments shall be
renewed on an annual basis according
to DoD policies/procedures. Members of
the Board who are not full-time or
permanent part-time Federal employees
shall be appointed to serve as experts
and consultants under the authority of
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5 U.S.C. 3109 and serve as special
Government employees (SGEs) and
shall, under the authority of 10 U.S.C.
1114(a)(3), serve with compensation, to
include travel and per diem for official
travel, in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
5703. Each member of the Board 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.
A member of the Board may be
removed by the Secretary of Defense for
misconduct or failure to perform
functions vested in the Board and for no
other reason. The chairperson of the
Board shall be designated by the USD
(P&R), on behalf of the Secretary of
Defense.
The Department, when necessary, and
consistent with the Board’s mission and
DoD policies/procedures, may establish
subcommittees, task groups, and
working groups 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 USD(P&R).
Such subcommittees shall not work
independently of the chartered Board,
and shall report all of their
recommendations and advice solely to
the Board for full deliberation and
discussion. Subcommittees have no
authority to make decisions and
recommendations, verbally, or in
writing, on behalf of the Board; nor can
any subcommittee or its members
update or report directly to the DoD or
any Federal officer or employees.
The Secretary or the Deputy Secretary
of Defense may approve the
appointment of subcommittee members
for one-to-four year terms of service;
however, no member, unless authorized
by the Secretary, may serve more than
two consecutive terms of service. These
individuals may come from the parent
committee or may be new nominees, as
recommended by the USD(P&R) and
based upon the subject matters under
consideration.
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 SGEs, 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 related to the Board or its
subcommittees, subcommittee members
shall serve without compensation.
Each subcommittee member is
appointed to provide advice on behalf of
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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.
All subcommittees operate under the
provisions of FACA, the Sunshine Act,
governing Federal statutes and
regulations, and governing DoD
policies/procedures.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, Advisory Committee
Management Officer for DoD, 703–692–
5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
shall meet at the call of the Board’s
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), in
consultation with Board’s Chairperson.
The estimated number of meetings by
the Board is one per year.
The Board’s DFO, pursuant to DoD
policy, shall be a full-time or permanent
part-time DoD employee, and shall be
appointed in accordance with
established DoD policies/procedures.
The Board’s DFO is required to be in
attendance at all meetings of the Board
and its subcommittees for the entire
duration of each and every meeting.
However, in the absence of the Board’s
DFO, a properly approved Alternate
DFO, duly appointed to the Board
according to DoD policies/procedures,
shall attend the entire duration of the
meetings of the Board or subcommittee.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall
call all meetings of the Board and its
subcommittees; prepare and approve all
meeting agendas; adjourn any meeting
when the DFO or Alternate DFO
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 the Board 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.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the DFO for the Board, and
this individual will ensure that the
written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration.
Contact information for the Board’s DFO
can be obtained from the GSA’s FACA
Database—https://www.fido.gov/
facadatabase/public.asp.
The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102–
3.150, will announce planned meetings
of the Board. The DFO, at that time, may
provide additional guidance on the
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submission of written statements that
are in response to the stated agenda for
the planned meeting in question.
Dated: December 17, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012–30654 Filed 12–19–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of the Veterans’ Advisory
Board on Dose Reconstruction
Department of Defense.
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(a), the Department of Defense gives
notice that it is renewing the charter for
the Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose
Reconstruction (hereinafter referred to
as ‘‘the Board’’). The Board has been
determined to be in the public interest.
The Board is a non-discretionary
federal advisory committee that shall
provide review and oversight of the
Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program
and make such recommendations on
modifications in the mission,
procedures, and administration of the
Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program
as it considers appropriate as a result of
the audits conducted under the
authority of Section 601(c)(3)(A) of Title
VI of Public Law 108–183. The Board
shall:
a. Conduct periodic, random audits of
dose reconstructions under the
Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program
and of decisions by the Department of
Veterans Affairs on claims for service
connection of radiogenic diseases;
b. Assist the Department of Veterans
Affairs and the Defense Threat
Reduction Agency in communicating to
veterans information on the mission,
procedures, and evidentiary
requirements of the Radiation Dose
Reconstruction Program;
c. Carry out such other activities with
respect to the review and oversight of
the Radiation Dose Reconstruction
Program as the Secretary of Defense and
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
jointly specify;
d. Make recommendations on
modifications to the mission and
procedures of the Dose Reconstruction
Program as the Board considers
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 1114, the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b) (``the Sunshine
Act''), and 41 CFR 102-3.50(a), the Department of Defense (DoD) gives
notice that it is renewing the charter for the Department of Defense
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries (``the
Board'').
The Board is a non-discretionary Federal advisory committee that
shall provide the Secretary of Defense with independent advice and
recommendations related to actuarial matters associated with the
Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund (``the
Fund'').
The Board, under the authority of FACA, shall provide independent
advice and recommendations related to actuarial matters associated with
the Fund and on matters referred by the Secretary of Defense, including
those regarding: (a) Valuation of the Fund under 10 U.S.C. 1115(c); (b)
Recommendations for such changes as in the Board's judgment are
necessary to protect the public interest and maintain the Fund on a
sound actuarial basis; and (c) Advise the Secretary of Defense on all
actuarial matters necessary to make determinations in order to finance
liabilities of the Fund on an actuarially sound basis.
The Board shall report to the Secretary of Defense. The Board shall
report annually on the actuarial status of the Fund, and the Board
shall furnish its advice and opinion on matters referred to it by the
Secretary. The Board shall report periodically, but not less than once
every four years, to the President and the Congress on the status of
the Fund and shall include recommendations for such changes as in the
Board's judgment are necessary to protect the public interest and
maintain the Fund on a sound actuarial basis.
The Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense
for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)), may act upon the Board's advice
and recommendations.
The Board shall be composed of three members who are appointed by
the Secretary of Defense from among qualified professional actuaries
who are members of the Society of Actuaries. The Board members shall
serve for a term of 15 years; except those Board members appointed to
fill a vacancy occurring before the end of the term for which the
predecessor was appointed, shall serve only until the end of such term.
Board members may serve after the end of the term until a successor has
taken office.
Members of the Board shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense
and their appointments shall be renewed on an annual basis according to
DoD policies/procedures. Members of the Board who are not full-time or
permanent part-time Federal employees shall be appointed to serve as
experts and consultants under the authority of
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5 U.S.C. 3109 and serve as special Government employees (SGEs) and
shall, under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 1114(a)(3), serve with
compensation, to include travel and per diem for official travel, in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5703. Each member of the Board 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.
A member of the Board may be removed by the Secretary of Defense
for misconduct or failure to perform functions vested in the Board and
for no other reason. The chairperson of the Board shall be designated
by the USD (P&R), on behalf of the Secretary of Defense.
The Department, when necessary, and consistent with the Board's
mission and DoD policies/procedures, may establish subcommittees, task
groups, and working groups 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 USD(P&R). Such subcommittees shall not work
independently of the chartered Board, and shall report all of their
recommendations and advice solely to the Board for full deliberation
and discussion. Subcommittees have no authority to make decisions and
recommendations, verbally, or in writing, on behalf of the Board; nor
can any subcommittee or its members update or report directly to the
DoD or any Federal officer or employees.
The Secretary or the Deputy Secretary of Defense may approve the
appointment of subcommittee members for one-to-four year terms of
service; however, no member, unless authorized by the Secretary, may
serve more than two consecutive terms of service. These individuals may
come from the parent committee or may be new nominees, as recommended
by the USD(P&R) and based upon the subject matters under consideration.
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 SGEs, 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
related to the Board or its subcommittees, subcommittee members shall
serve without compensation.
Each subcommittee 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.
All subcommittees operate under the provisions of FACA, the
Sunshine Act, governing Federal statutes and regulations, and governing
DoD policies/procedures.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee
Management Officer for DoD, 703-692-5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board shall meet at the call of the
Board's Designated Federal Officer (DFO), in consultation with Board's
Chairperson. The estimated number of meetings by the Board is one per
year.
The Board's DFO, pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a full-time or
permanent part-time DoD employee, and shall be appointed in accordance
with established DoD policies/procedures.
The Board's DFO is required to be in attendance at all meetings of
the Board and its subcommittees for the entire duration of each and
every meeting. However, in the absence of the Board's DFO, a properly
approved Alternate DFO, duly appointed to the Board according to DoD
policies/procedures, shall attend the entire duration of the meetings
of the Board or subcommittee.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall call all meetings of the Board
and its subcommittees; prepare and approve all meeting agendas; adjourn
any meeting when the DFO or Alternate DFO 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 the Board
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.
All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the Board,
and this individual will ensure that the written statements are
provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact information
for the Board's DFO can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--
https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will announce planned
meetings of the Board. The DFO, 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: December 17, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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