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Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Military Personnel Policy, ATTN: Major
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Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Police Record Check, DD Form
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Sections 504, 505 and 12102, Title 10
U.S. Code, to identify persons who may
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forwarded to law enforcement agencies
to identify if applicant has a record.
Affected Public: Individuals or
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Annual Burden Hours: 97,450.
Number of Respondents: 233,881.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 233,881.
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applicant for military service.
Dated: April 23, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense
Federal Advisory Committees
DoD.
Renewal of Federal Advisory
Committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Defense is
publishing this notice to announce that
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it is renewing the charter for the Air
University Board of Visitors (‘‘the
Board’’).
Jim
Freeman, Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–692–5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
committee’s charter is being renewed
under the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act 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(d).
The Board is a discretionary Federal
advisory committee that shall provide
the Secretary of Defense, through the
Secretary of the Air Force, with
independent advice and
recommendations on educational,
doctrinal, and research policies and
activities of the Air University (‘‘the
University’’). The Board shall:
a. Review and evaluate progress of the
educational programs and the support
activities of the University;
b. Review and evaluate the published
statement of purpose, institutional
polices, and financial resources of the
University; and
c. Review and evaluate the
educational effectiveness, quality of
student learning, administrative and
educational support services, and
teaching, research, and public service of
the University.
The Board shall report to the
Secretary of the Air Force through the
Commander and President of the
University. The Secretary of the Air
Force may act upon the Board’s advice
and recommendations.
The Department of Defense (DoD),
through the Department of the Air
Force, shall provide support as deemed
necessary for the Board’s performance,
and shall ensure compliance with the
requirements of the FACA, the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) (‘‘the
Sunshine Act’’), governing Federal
statutes and regulations, and governing
DoD policies and procedures.
The Board shall be comprised of no
more than 15 members appointed by the
Secretary of Defense who are eminent
authorities in the field of air power,
defense, management, leadership, and
academia.
The Secretary of Defense authorizes
the Secretary of the Air Force to appoint
the Board’s Chair from among the
membership approved by the Secretary
of Defense or Deputy Secretary of
Defense, and this authority may be
further delegated in writing but no
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lower than to the Commander and
President of the Air University.
The Board members will be appointed
by the Secretary of Defense or the
Deputy Secretary of Defense for a term
of service of one-to-four years and their
appointments will be renewed on an
annual basis in accordance with DoD
policies and procedures. Those
members, who are not full-time or
permanent part-time Federal employees,
shall be appointed as experts and
consultants under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special
government employee (SGE) members.
Board members who are full-time or
permanent part-time Federal employees
will serve as regular government
employee (RGE) members. In addition,
all Board members, with the exception
of reimbursement for official Boardrelated travel and per diem, shall serve
without compensation.
No member, unless authorized by the
Secretary of Defense, may serve more
than two consecutive terms of service
on the Board, to include its
subcommittees, or serve on more than
two DoD Federal advisory committees at
one time.
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 DoD, when necessary and
consistent with the Board’s mission and
DoD policies and procedures, may
establish subcommittees, task forces, or
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 Secretary of
the Air Force, as the Board’s sponsor.
Subcommittees shall not work
independently of the Board, and shall
report all their recommendations and
advice solely 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 DoD or to 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 or the Deputy Secretary of
Defense shall appoint subcommittee
members to a term of service of one-tofour years with annual renewals, even if
the member in question is already a
Board member. Subcommittee members
shall not serve more than two
consecutive terms of service, without
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approval by the Secretary of Defense or
Deputy Secretary of Defense.
Subcommittee members are appointed
to provide advice on the basis of their
best judgment without representing an
particular point of view and in a manner
that is free from conflict of interest.
Subcommittee members, if not fulltime or part-time government
employees, shall be appointed to serve
as experts and consultants pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as SGE members.
Those individuals who are full-time or
permanent part-time Federal officers or
employees shall serve as RGE members,
subject to annual renewals. With the
exception of reimbursement for official
Board-related travel and per diem,
subcommittee members shall serve
without compensation. The Secretary of
Defense authorizes the Secretary of the
Air Force to appoint the chair of any
appropriately approved subcommittees
from among the subcommittee
membership approved by the Secretary
of Defense or Deputy Secretary of
Defense, and this authority may be
further delegated in but no lower than
to the Commander and President of the
Air University.
All subcommittees operate under the
provisions of FACA, the Sunshine Act,
governing Federal statutes and
regulations, and established DoD
policies and procedures.
Currently, DoD has approved the
following permanent subcommittee to
the Board:
a. The Air Force Institute of
Technology (AFIT) subcommittee shall
be comprised of no more than fifteen
members. The President of the Naval
Postgraduate School shall serve as an
ex-officio RGE member. The primary
focus of the subcommittee is to provide
advice and recommendations to the
Board concerning engineering and
technology graduate programs. The
estimated number and frequency of
subcommittee meetings is one per year.
The Board’s Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), pursuant to DoD policy,
shall be a full-time or permanent parttime DoD employee, and shall be
appointed in accordance with
established DoD policies and
procedures.
The Board’s DFO is required to be in
attendance at all meetings of the Board
and any subcommittees for the entire
duration of each and every meeting;
however, in the absence of the DFO, a
properly approved Alternate DFO shall
attend the entire duration of all of the
meetings of the Board and its
subcommittees.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall
call all meetings of the Board and its
subcommittees; prepare and approve all
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meeting agendas; and 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
and procedures.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to Air University Board of
Visitor 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 Air University
Board of Visitors.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the DFO for the Air
University Board of Visitors, and this
individual will ensure that the written
statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration.
Contact information for the Air
University Board of Visitors DFO can be
obtained from the GSA’s FACA
Database—https://
www.facadatabase.gov/.
The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102–
3.150, will announce planned meetings
of the Air University Board of Visitors.
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: April 22, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014–09502 Filed 4–25–14; 8:45 am]
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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:
The Department of Defense is
publishing this notice to announce that
it is renewing the charter for the Defense
Science Board (‘‘the Board’’).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–692–5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
committee’s charter is being renewed
under the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
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1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b) (‘‘the Sunshine
Act’’), and 41 CFR 102–3.50(d).
The Board is a discretionary Federal
advisory committee that shall provide
the Secretary of Defense; the Deputy
Secretary of Defense; the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L));
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
and, as requested, other Office of the
Secretary of Defense (OSD) Principal
Staff Assistants; the Secretaries of the
Military Departments; and the
Commanders of the Combatant
Commands independent advice and
recommendations on science,
technology, manufacturing, acquisition
process, and other matters of special
interest to the DoD.
The Board is not established to advise
on individual DoD procurements, but
instead shall be concerned with the
pressing and complex technology
problems facing the DoD in such areas
as research, engineering, and
manufacturing, and will ensure the
identification of new technologies and
new applications of technology in those
areas to strengthen national security.
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
USD(AT&L). The USD(AT&L) shall be
authorized to act upon the advice and
recommendations of the Board.
The DoD, through the Office of the
USD(AT&L), shall provide support as
deemed necessary for the Board’s
performance, and shall ensure
compliance with the requirements of the
FACA, the Government in the Sunshine
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended)
(‘‘the Sunshine Act’’), governing Federal
statutes and regulations, and established
DoD policies and procedures.
The Board shall be composed of not
more than 50 members, who are
eminent authorities in the fields of
science, technology, manufacturing,
acquisition process, and other matters of
special interest to the Department of
Defense.
The Board members shall be
appointed by the Secretary of Defense or
Deputy Secretary of Defense for a term
of service of one-to-four years and their
appointments will be renewed on an
annual basis in accordance to DoD
policies and procedures. Those
members who are not full-time or
permanent part-time federal officers or
employees shall be appointed as experts
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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: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to
announce that it is renewing the charter for the Air University Board
of Visitors (``the Board'').
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This committee's charter is being renewed
under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 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(d).
The Board is a discretionary Federal advisory committee that shall
provide the Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Air
Force, with independent advice and recommendations on educational,
doctrinal, and research policies and activities of the Air University
(``the University''). The Board shall:
a. Review and evaluate progress of the educational programs and the
support activities of the University;
b. Review and evaluate the published statement of purpose,
institutional polices, and financial resources of the University; and
c. Review and evaluate the educational effectiveness, quality of
student learning, administrative and educational support services, and
teaching, research, and public service of the University.
The Board shall report to the Secretary of the Air Force through
the Commander and President of the University. The Secretary of the Air
Force may act upon the Board's advice and recommendations.
The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Department of the Air
Force, shall provide support as deemed necessary for the Board's
performance, and shall ensure compliance with the requirements of the
FACA, the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as
amended) (``the Sunshine Act''), governing Federal statutes and
regulations, and governing DoD policies and procedures.
The Board shall be comprised of no more than 15 members appointed
by the Secretary of Defense who are eminent authorities in the field of
air power, defense, management, leadership, and academia.
The Secretary of Defense authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force
to appoint the Board's Chair from among the membership approved by the
Secretary of Defense or Deputy Secretary of Defense, and this authority
may be further delegated in writing but no lower than to the Commander
and President of the Air University.
The Board members will be appointed by the Secretary of Defense or
the Deputy Secretary of Defense for a term of service of one-to-four
years and their appointments will be renewed on an annual basis in
accordance with DoD policies and procedures. Those members, who are not
full-time or permanent part-time Federal employees, shall be appointed
as experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 to
serve as special government employee (SGE) members. Board members who
are full-time or permanent part-time Federal employees will serve as
regular government employee (RGE) members. In addition, all Board
members, with the exception of reimbursement for official Board-related
travel and per diem, shall serve without compensation.
No member, unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense, may serve
more than two consecutive terms of service on the Board, to include its
subcommittees, or serve on more than two DoD Federal advisory
committees at one time.
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 DoD, when necessary and consistent with the Board's mission and
DoD policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees, task forces,
or 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 Secretary of the Air Force, as the Board's sponsor.
Subcommittees shall not work independently of the Board, and shall
report all their recommendations and advice solely 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 DoD or to
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 or the Deputy
Secretary of Defense shall appoint subcommittee members to a term of
service of one-to-four years with annual renewals, even if the member
in question is already a Board member. Subcommittee members shall not
serve more than two consecutive terms of service, without
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approval by the Secretary of Defense or Deputy Secretary of Defense.
Subcommittee members are appointed to provide advice on the basis of
their best judgment without representing an particular point of view
and in a manner that is free from conflict of interest.
Subcommittee members, if not full-time or part-time government
employees, shall be appointed to serve as experts and consultants
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as SGE members. Those individuals
who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees
shall serve as RGE members, subject to annual renewals. With the
exception of reimbursement for official Board-related travel and per
diem, subcommittee members shall serve without compensation. The
Secretary of Defense authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to
appoint the chair of any appropriately approved subcommittees from
among the subcommittee membership approved by the Secretary of Defense
or Deputy Secretary of Defense, and this authority may be further
delegated in but no lower than to the Commander and President of the
Air University.
All subcommittees operate under the provisions of FACA, the
Sunshine Act, governing Federal statutes and regulations, and
established DoD policies and procedures.
Currently, DoD has approved the following permanent subcommittee to
the Board:
a. The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) subcommittee shall
be comprised of no more than fifteen members. The President of the
Naval Postgraduate School shall serve as an ex-officio RGE member. The
primary focus of the subcommittee is to provide advice and
recommendations to the Board concerning engineering and technology
graduate programs. The estimated number and frequency of subcommittee
meetings is one per year.
The Board's Designated Federal Officer (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 and
procedures.
The Board's DFO is required to be in attendance at all meetings of
the Board and any subcommittees for the entire duration of each and
every meeting; however, in the absence of the DFO, a properly approved
Alternate DFO shall attend the entire duration of all of the meetings
of the Board and its subcommittees.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall call all meetings of the Board
and its subcommittees; prepare and approve all meeting agendas; and
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 and procedures.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to Air
University Board of Visitor 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 Air University
Board of Visitors.
All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the Air
University Board of Visitors, and this individual will ensure that the
written statements are provided to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for the Air University Board of
Visitors DFO can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--https://www.facadatabase.gov/.
The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will announce planned
meetings of the Air University Board of Visitors. 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: April 22, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-09502 Filed 4-25-14; 8:45 am]
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