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of Research and Evaluation; Attention
Diana Epstein, Senior Research Analyst,
10th floor; 1201 New York Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20525.
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to
the CNCS mailroom at Room 8100 at the
mail address given in paragraph (1)
above, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
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except Federal holidays.
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Individuals who use a
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(TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Epstein, 202–606–7564, or by
email at depstein@cns.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CNCS is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of CNCS, including whether
the information will have practical
utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are expected to respond, including the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology
(e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses).
Background
The national evaluation of School
Turnaround AmeriCorps will use a
quasi-experimental design that
compares schools affected by School
Turnaround AmeriCorps (i.e., the
treatment group) to a matched
comparison group of low performing
schools without the School Turnaround
AmeriCorps initiative (i.e., the
comparison group). This research design
will attempt to isolate the effects of
AmeriCorps members’ service.
This is a new information collection
request. Information will be collected
from AmeriCorps grantee staff,
AmeriCorps members, school leaders,
Survey
AmeriCorps
Grantee staff ....................................................................
AmeriCorps members ......................................................
Principals .........................................................................
Teachers ..........................................................................
Total respondents: 4186.
Minutes—125580
AmeriCorps
Grantee staff ....................................................................
AmeriCorps members ......................................................
Principals .........................................................................
Teachers ..........................................................................
Parents ............................................................................
Total respondents: 310.
Minutes—9300
Hours—155
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Total respondents: 104.
Minutes —3120
Hours—52
Total hours per year—2300
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No ..................................................
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Yes .................................................
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Pre/post?
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248
1392
2093
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
None.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): None.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
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Dated: June 20, 2014.
Stephen Plank,
Director, Office of Research and Evaluation.
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Yes .................................................
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Total hours 2 years—4600
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Principals ..............................
Teachers ...............................
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Pre/post?
Hours—2093
Interviews
Focus group
teachers, and parents using online
surveys and semi-structured interviews
and focus groups conducted in person
and by phone.
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Corporation for National and
Community Service.
Title: National Evaluation of School
Turnaround AmeriCorps.
OMB Number: None.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: AmeriCorps grantee
staff, AmeriCorps members, school
leaders, teachers, and parents.
Total Respondents: 4236. Note that
this is the sum total of survey
respondents and parents, since the same
individuals in the categories of grantee
staff, AmeriCorps members, school
leaders, and teachers will take the
survey and participate in interview or
focus groups.
Frequency: Some instruments will be
administered twice per year, some only
once per year. Data collection will occur
for two years. See charts below for
details on respondents and frequency of
data collection.
Average Time per Response: Averages
30 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2300
hours per year; 4600 total over 2 years.
Comparison
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Establishment of Federal
Advisory Committee.
ACTION:
The Department of Defense
(DoD) is publishing this notice to
announce that it is establishing the
charter for the Judicial Proceedings
Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments
Panel (‘‘the Judicial Proceedings
Panel’’).
SUMMARY:
Jim
Freeman, Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–692–5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
committee’s charter is being established
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 Judicial Proceedings Panel is a
non-discretionary Federal advisory
committee that will conduct an
independent review and assessment of
judicial proceedings conducted under
the Uniform Code of Military Justice
(UCMJ) involving adult sexual assault
and related offenses since the
amendments made to the UCMJ by
section 541 of the National Defense
Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2012
(‘‘the FY 2012 NDAA’’) (Pub. L. 112–81)
for the purpose of developing
recommendations for improvements to
such proceedings. The Judicial Panel
shall:
a. Assess and make recommendations
for improvements in the
implementation of the reforms to the
offenses relating to rape, sexual assault,
and other sexual misconduct under the
UCMJ that were enacted by section 541
of the FY 2012 NDAA.
b. Review and evaluate current trends
in response to sexual assault crimes
whether by courts-martial proceedings,
non-judicial punishment and
administrative actions, including the
number of punishments by type, and the
consistency and appropriateness of the
decisions, punishments, and
administrative actions based on the facts
of individual cases.
c. Identify any trends in punishments
rendered by military courts, including
general, special, and summary courtsmartial, in response to sexual assault,
including the number of punishments
by type, and the consistency of the
punishments, based on the facts of each
case compared with the punishments
rendered by Federal and State criminal
courts.
d. Review and evaluate court-martial
convictions for sexual assault in the
year covered by the most-recent report
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of the Judicial Proceedings Panel and
the number and description of instances
when punishments were reduced or set
aside upon appeal and the instances in
which the defendant appealed following
a plea agreement, if such information is
available.
e. Review and assess those instances
in which prior sexual conduct of the
alleged victim was considered in a
proceeding under 10 U.S.C. 832 (article
32 of the UCMJ), and any instances in
which prior sexual conduct was
determined to be inadmissible.
f. Review and assess those instances
in which evidence of prior sexual
conduct of the alleged victim was
introduced by the defense in a courtmartial and what impact that evidence
had on the case.
g. Building on the data compiled as a
result of the assessment conducted by
the Response Systems to Adult Sexual
Assault Crimes Panel (‘‘the Response
Systems Panel’’), a Federal advisory
committee established pursuant to
section 576(a)(1) of the FY 2013 NDAA
and in accordance with FACA, of the
training level of military defense and
trial counsel, assess the trends in the
training and experience levels of
military defense and trial counsel in
adult sexual assault cases and the
impact of those trends in the
prosecution and adjudication of such
cases.
h. Monitor trends in the development,
utilization and effectiveness of the
special victims capabilities required by
Section 573 of the FY 2013 NDAA.
i. Monitor the implementation of the
April 20, 2012, Secretary of Defense
policy memorandum regarding
withholding initial disposition authority
under the UCMJ in certain sexual
assault cases.
j. An assessment of the likely
consequences of amending the
definition of rape and sexual assault
under 10 U.S.C. 920 (article 120 of the
UCMJ), to expressly cover a situation in
which a person subject to the UCMJ,
commits a sexual act upon another
person by abusing one’s position in the
chain of command of the other person
to gain access to or coerce the other
person.
k. An assessment of the
implementation and effect of the Special
Victim’s Counsel for victims of sexrelated offenses established by 10 U.S.C.
1044e, as added by section 1716 of the
FY 2014 NDAA, and make such
recommendations for modifications of
section 1044e as the Judicial
Proceedings Panel considers
appropriate.
l. An assessment of the
implementation and effect of the
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mandatory minimum sentences
established by 10 U.S.C. 856(b) (article
56(b) of the UCMJ), as added by section
1705 of the FY 2014 NDAA, which
requires at a minimum, that upon a
finding of guilt for the offenses of rape,
sexual assault, aggravated sexual
contact, abusive sexual contact, rape
and sexual assault of a child, forcible
sodomy, and attempts to commit such
acts, the punishment include dismissal
or dishonorable discharge, except as
provided for by Article 60 of the UCMJ,
and the appropriateness of statutorily
mandated minimum sentencing
provisions for additional offenses under
10 U.S.C. chapter 47 (the UCMJ).
m. An assessment of the adequacy of
the provision of compensation and
restitution for victims of offenses under
10 U.S.C. chapter 47 (the UCMJ), and
develop recommendations on
expanding such compensation and
restitution, including consideration of
the options as follows:
i. Providing the forfeited wages of
incarcerated members of the Armed
Forces to victims of offenses as
compensation.
ii. Including bodily harm among the
injuries meriting compensation for
redress under 10 U.S.C. 939 (article 139
of the UCMJ).
iii. Requiring restitution by members
of the Armed Forces to victims of their
offenses upon the direction of a courtmartial.
n. Consider such other matters and
materials as the Judicial Proceedings
Panel considers appropriate for
purposes of the reports.
In conducting reviews and
assessments and preparing reports, the
Judicial Proceedings Panel may review,
and incorporate as appropriate, the data
and findings of applicable ongoing and
completed studies. The Judicial
Proceedings Panel may hold such
hearings, sit and act at such times and
places, take such testimony, and receive
such evidence as it considers
appropriate to carry out its duties. Upon
request by the chair of the Judicial
Proceedings Panel, a department or
agency of the Federal Government shall
provide information that the Judicial
Proceedings Panel considers necessary
to carry out its duties.
Pursuant to sections 576(b)(1)(B) and
(b)(2) of the FY 2013 NDAA, the Judicial
Proceedings Panel shall be appointed by
the Secretary of Defense and consist of
five members, two of whom must have
served on the Response Systems to
Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel.
The members shall be selected from
among private United States citizens
who collectively possess expertise in
military law, civilian law, the
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investigation, prosecution, and
adjudication of sexual assaults in State
and Federal criminal courts, victim
advocacy, treatment for victims, military
justice, the organization and missions of
the Armed Force, and offenses relating
to rape, sexual assault, and other adult
sexual assault crimes. The Chair shall be
appointed by the Secretary of Defense
from among the members of the Judicial
Proceedings Panel.
Members shall be appointed for the
life of the Judicial Proceedings Panel,
subject to annual renewals. Any
vacancy on the Judicial Proceedings
Panel shall be filled in the same manner
as the original appointment. Panel
members shall be appointed as experts
or consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109
to serve as special government
employee (SGE) members. With the
exception of reimbursement of official
travel and per diem, Judicial
Proceedings Panel members shall serve
without compensation.
The DoD General Counsel, according
to DoD policies and procedures, may
select experts and consultants as subject
matter experts under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109 to advise the Judicial
Proceedings Panel or its subcommittees;
these individuals do not count toward
the Judicial Proceedings Panel’s total
membership nor do they have voting
privileges. In addition, these subject
matter experts, when appointed, shall
not participate in any discussions
dealing with the substantive matters
before the Judicial Proceedings Panel or
its subcommittees nor shall they
participate in any voting.
The DoD, when necessary and
consistent with the Judicial Proceedings
Panel’s mission and DoD policies and
procedures, may establish
subcommittees, task forces, or working
groups to support the Judicial
Proceedings Panel. 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
DoD General Counsel as the DoD
Sponsor.
These subcommittees shall not work
independently of the Judicial
Proceedings Panel and shall report all of
their recommendations and advice to
the Judicial Proceedings Panel for full
deliberation and discussion.
Subcommittees, task forces, or working
groups have no authority to make
decisions and recommendations,
verbally or in writing, on behalf of the
Judicial Proceedings Panel. No
subcommittee or any of its members can
update or report, verbally or in writing,
on behalf of the Judicial Proceedings
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Panel directly to the DoD or any Federal
officer or employee.
The Secretary of Defense shall
appoint subcommittee members even if
the member in question is already a
member of the Judicial Proceedings
Panel. Such individuals, if not full-time
or part-time government personnel,
shall be appointed as experts or
consultants under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109 to serve as SGE members.
Subcommittee members shall serve for
the life of the subcommittee. With the
exception of travel and per diem for
official travel related to the Judicial
Proceedings Panel or its subcommittees,
subcommittee members shall serve
without compensation.
All subcommittees operate pursuant
to the provisions of FACA, the Sunshine
Act, governing Federal statutes and
regulations, and established DoD
policies and procedures.
The Judicial Proceedings Panel’s
Designated Federal Officer (DFO),
pursuant to the DoD policy, shall be a
full-time or permanent part-time DoD
employee, and shall be appointed, in
accordance with governing the DoD
policies and procedures.
In addition, the Judicial Proceedings
Panel’s DFO is required to be in
attendance at all meetings of the Judicial
Proceedings Panel and its
subcommittees for the entire duration of
each and every meeting. However, in
the absence of the Judicial Proceedings
Panel’s DFO, a properly approved
Alternate DFO, duly appointed to the
Judicial Proceedings Panel according to
the DoD policies and procedures, shall
attend the entire duration of the Judicial
Proceedings Panel and its subcommittee
meetings.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall
approve all of the meetings of the
Judicial Proceedings Panel and its
subcommittees called by the Chair;
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 the 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 the Judicial Proceedings
Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments
Panel membership about the Judicial
Proceedings Panel’s mission and
functions. Written statements may be
submitted at any time or in response to
the stated agenda of planned meeting of
Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year
2012 Amendments Panel.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the Designated Federal
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Officer for the Judicial Proceedings
Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments
Panel, and this individual will ensure
that the written statements are provided
to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for
the Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal
Year 2012 Amendments Panel’s
Designated Federal Officer can be
obtained from the GSA’s FACA
Database—https://facadatabase.gov/.
The Designated Federal Officer,
pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will
announce planned meetings of the
Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year
2012 Amendments Panel. 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: June 24, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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AGENCY:
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Number 293. This bulletin lists
revisions in the per diem rates
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employees for official travel in Alaska,
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Establishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory
Committees
AGENCY: DoD.
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ACTION: Establishment of Federal Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to
announce that it is establishing the charter for the Judicial
Proceedings Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel (``the Judicial
Proceedings Panel'').
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
established 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 Judicial Proceedings Panel is a non-discretionary Federal
advisory committee that will conduct an independent review and
assessment of judicial proceedings conducted under the Uniform Code of
Military Justice (UCMJ) involving adult sexual assault and related
offenses since the amendments made to the UCMJ by section 541 of the
National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2012 (``the FY 2012
NDAA'') (Pub. L. 112-81) for the purpose of developing recommendations
for improvements to such proceedings. The Judicial Panel shall:
a. Assess and make recommendations for improvements in the
implementation of the reforms to the offenses relating to rape, sexual
assault, and other sexual misconduct under the UCMJ that were enacted
by section 541 of the FY 2012 NDAA.
b. Review and evaluate current trends in response to sexual assault
crimes whether by courts-martial proceedings, non-judicial punishment
and administrative actions, including the number of punishments by
type, and the consistency and appropriateness of the decisions,
punishments, and administrative actions based on the facts of
individual cases.
c. Identify any trends in punishments rendered by military courts,
including general, special, and summary courts-martial, in response to
sexual assault, including the number of punishments by type, and the
consistency of the punishments, based on the facts of each case
compared with the punishments rendered by Federal and State criminal
courts.
d. Review and evaluate court-martial convictions for sexual assault
in the year covered by the most-recent report of the Judicial
Proceedings Panel and the number and description of instances when
punishments were reduced or set aside upon appeal and the instances in
which the defendant appealed following a plea agreement, if such
information is available.
e. Review and assess those instances in which prior sexual conduct
of the alleged victim was considered in a proceeding under 10 U.S.C.
832 (article 32 of the UCMJ), and any instances in which prior sexual
conduct was determined to be inadmissible.
f. Review and assess those instances in which evidence of prior
sexual conduct of the alleged victim was introduced by the defense in a
court-martial and what impact that evidence had on the case.
g. Building on the data compiled as a result of the assessment
conducted by the Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel
(``the Response Systems Panel''), a Federal advisory committee
established pursuant to section 576(a)(1) of the FY 2013 NDAA and in
accordance with FACA, of the training level of military defense and
trial counsel, assess the trends in the training and experience levels
of military defense and trial counsel in adult sexual assault cases and
the impact of those trends in the prosecution and adjudication of such
cases.
h. Monitor trends in the development, utilization and effectiveness
of the special victims capabilities required by Section 573 of the FY
2013 NDAA.
i. Monitor the implementation of the April 20, 2012, Secretary of
Defense policy memorandum regarding withholding initial disposition
authority under the UCMJ in certain sexual assault cases.
j. An assessment of the likely consequences of amending the
definition of rape and sexual assault under 10 U.S.C. 920 (article 120
of the UCMJ), to expressly cover a situation in which a person subject
to the UCMJ, commits a sexual act upon another person by abusing one's
position in the chain of command of the other person to gain access to
or coerce the other person.
k. An assessment of the implementation and effect of the Special
Victim's Counsel for victims of sex-related offenses established by 10
U.S.C. 1044e, as added by section 1716 of the FY 2014 NDAA, and make
such recommendations for modifications of section 1044e as the Judicial
Proceedings Panel considers appropriate.
l. An assessment of the implementation and effect of the mandatory
minimum sentences established by 10 U.S.C. 856(b) (article 56(b) of the
UCMJ), as added by section 1705 of the FY 2014 NDAA, which requires at
a minimum, that upon a finding of guilt for the offenses of rape,
sexual assault, aggravated sexual contact, abusive sexual contact, rape
and sexual assault of a child, forcible sodomy, and attempts to commit
such acts, the punishment include dismissal or dishonorable discharge,
except as provided for by Article 60 of the UCMJ, and the
appropriateness of statutorily mandated minimum sentencing provisions
for additional offenses under 10 U.S.C. chapter 47 (the UCMJ).
m. An assessment of the adequacy of the provision of compensation
and restitution for victims of offenses under 10 U.S.C. chapter 47 (the
UCMJ), and develop recommendations on expanding such compensation and
restitution, including consideration of the options as follows:
i. Providing the forfeited wages of incarcerated members of the
Armed Forces to victims of offenses as compensation.
ii. Including bodily harm among the injuries meriting compensation
for redress under 10 U.S.C. 939 (article 139 of the UCMJ).
iii. Requiring restitution by members of the Armed Forces to
victims of their offenses upon the direction of a court-martial.
n. Consider such other matters and materials as the Judicial
Proceedings Panel considers appropriate for purposes of the reports.
In conducting reviews and assessments and preparing reports, the
Judicial Proceedings Panel may review, and incorporate as appropriate,
the data and findings of applicable ongoing and completed studies. The
Judicial Proceedings Panel may hold such hearings, sit and act at such
times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as it
considers appropriate to carry out its duties. Upon request by the
chair of the Judicial Proceedings Panel, a department or agency of the
Federal Government shall provide information that the Judicial
Proceedings Panel considers necessary to carry out its duties.
Pursuant to sections 576(b)(1)(B) and (b)(2) of the FY 2013 NDAA,
the Judicial Proceedings Panel shall be appointed by the Secretary of
Defense and consist of five members, two of whom must have served on
the Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel.
The members shall be selected from among private United States
citizens who collectively possess expertise in military law, civilian
law, the
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investigation, prosecution, and adjudication of sexual assaults in
State and Federal criminal courts, victim advocacy, treatment for
victims, military justice, the organization and missions of the Armed
Force, and offenses relating to rape, sexual assault, and other adult
sexual assault crimes. The Chair shall be appointed by the Secretary of
Defense from among the members of the Judicial Proceedings Panel.
Members shall be appointed for the life of the Judicial Proceedings
Panel, subject to annual renewals. Any vacancy on the Judicial
Proceedings Panel shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment. Panel members shall be appointed as experts or consultants
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special government employee (SGE)
members. With the exception of reimbursement of official travel and per
diem, Judicial Proceedings Panel members shall serve without
compensation.
The DoD General Counsel, according to DoD policies and procedures,
may select experts and consultants as subject matter experts under the
authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 to advise the Judicial Proceedings Panel or
its subcommittees; these individuals do not count toward the Judicial
Proceedings Panel's total membership nor do they have voting
privileges. In addition, these subject matter experts, when appointed,
shall not participate in any discussions dealing with the substantive
matters before the Judicial Proceedings Panel or its subcommittees nor
shall they participate in any voting.
The DoD, when necessary and consistent with the Judicial
Proceedings Panel's mission and DoD policies and procedures, may
establish subcommittees, task forces, or working groups to support the
Judicial Proceedings Panel. 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 DoD
General Counsel as the DoD Sponsor.
These subcommittees shall not work independently of the Judicial
Proceedings Panel and shall report all of their recommendations and
advice to the Judicial Proceedings Panel for full deliberation and
discussion. Subcommittees, task forces, or working groups have no
authority to make decisions and recommendations, verbally or in
writing, on behalf of the Judicial Proceedings Panel. No subcommittee
or any of its members can update or report, verbally or in writing, on
behalf of the Judicial Proceedings Panel directly to the DoD or any
Federal officer or employee.
The Secretary of Defense shall appoint subcommittee members even if
the member in question is already a member of the Judicial Proceedings
Panel. Such individuals, if not full-time or part-time government
personnel, shall be appointed as experts or consultants under the
authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as SGE members. Subcommittee
members shall serve for the life of the subcommittee. With the
exception of travel and per diem for official travel related to the
Judicial Proceedings Panel or its subcommittees, subcommittee members
shall serve without compensation.
All subcommittees operate pursuant to the provisions of FACA, the
Sunshine Act, governing Federal statutes and regulations, and
established DoD policies and procedures.
The Judicial Proceedings Panel's Designated Federal Officer (DFO),
pursuant to the DoD policy, shall be a full-time or permanent part-time
DoD employee, and shall be appointed, in accordance with governing the
DoD policies and procedures.
In addition, the Judicial Proceedings Panel's DFO is required to be
in attendance at all meetings of the Judicial Proceedings Panel and its
subcommittees for the entire duration of each and every meeting.
However, in the absence of the Judicial Proceedings Panel's DFO, a
properly approved Alternate DFO, duly appointed to the Judicial
Proceedings Panel according to the DoD policies and procedures, shall
attend the entire duration of the Judicial Proceedings Panel and its
subcommittee meetings.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall approve all of the meetings of
the Judicial Proceedings Panel and its subcommittees called by the
Chair; 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 the 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 the Judicial
Proceedings Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel membership about
the Judicial Proceedings Panel's mission and functions. Written
statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated
agenda of planned meeting of Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year
2012 Amendments Panel.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments
Panel, and this individual will ensure that the written statements are
provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact information
for the Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments Panel's
Designated Federal Officer can be obtained from the GSA's FACA
Database--https://facadatabase.gov/.
The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will
announce planned meetings of the Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year
2012 Amendments Panel. 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: June 24, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-15066 Filed 6-26-14; 8:45 am]
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