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asks the Facility Security Officers of
cleared contractor entities to provide for
each of three fiscal years (e.g., 2015,
2016, 2017): Projections of the numbers
and types of personnel security
investigations (PSIs) required; a
description of methodology used for the
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numbers and types of cleared
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separately attributable to DoD contracts
and the contracts of non-DoD agencies.
The data will be incorporated into DSS’s
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track against cleared contractors’ actual
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responsibility for conducting PSIs and
the subsequent periodic reinvestigations
(PRs) in accordance with the Code of
Federal Regulations, Title 5, Part 736.
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the annual survey.
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OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet
Seehra.
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recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to
Ms. Jasmeet Seehra at the Office of
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for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive
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Dated: December 3, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense
Federal Advisory Committees
DoD.
Renewal of Federal Advisory
Committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Defense is
publishing this notice to announce that
it is renewing the charter for the
Independent Review Panel on Military
Medical Construction Standards (‘‘the
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 renewed
pursuant to Section 2852(b) of Public
Law 111–383, and in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as
amended) and 41 CFR 102–3.50(a),
established the Panel.
The Panel is a statutory Federal
advisory committee that provides
independent advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of
Defense regarding a unified construction
standard for military medical centers
that provides a single standard of care.
The Panel shall perform the following
tasks, as outlined in Section 2852(b)(1)
of Public Law 111–383:
a. Review the unified military medical
construction standards, established by
the Secretary of Defense pursuant to
Section 2852(a) of Public Law 111–382,
to determine the standards consistency
with industry practices and benchmarks
for world class medical construction.
b. Review ongoing construction
programs within the Department of
Defense (DoD) to ensure medical
construction standards are uniformly
applied across applicable military
medical centers.
c. Assess the approach of the DoD to
planning and programming facility
improvements with specific emphasis
on (i) facility selection criteria and the
proportional assessment system and (ii)
facility programming responsibilities
between the Assistant Secretary of
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Defense for Health Affairs and the
Secretaries of the Military Departments.
d. Assess whether the Comprehensive
Master Plan for the National Capital
Region Medical (‘‘the Master Plan’’),
dated April 2010, adequately fulfills
statutory requirements, as required by
Section 2714 of the Military
Construction Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public
Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2656), to ensure
that the facilities and organizational
structure described in the Master Plan
result in world class military medical
centers in the National Capital Region.
e. Make recommendations regarding
any adjustments of the Master Plan that
are needed to ensure the provision of
world class military medical centers and
delivery system in the National Capital
Region.
The Panel, not later than 120 days
after its first meeting, shall submit, to
the Secretary of Defense, a written
report containing an assessment of the
adequacy of the Master Plan to address
the above items relating to the purpose
of the Panel and the recommendations
of the Panel to improve the Master Plan.
Additional Reports—Each year, until
the Panel terminates, it shall submit, no
later than February 1, an annual report
to the Secretary of Defense on the
Panel’s findings and recommendations
to address any identified deficiencies.
The Panel or its members, with the
Department’s approval, may visit
military health treatment centers and
military headquarters in connection
with the official duties of the Panel.
Such visits shall be undertaken through
the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R))
and in coordination with the Secretaries
of the Military Departments and the
Chiefs of the Military Services, as
appropriate. Visits to any U.S. military
installations or headquarters under the
operational control of a U.S. Combatant
Commander will be done in
consultation with the Director of the
Joint Staff and the appropriate
Combatant Commander.
The Panel is not established to
provide advice on individual DoD
procurements. No matter shall be
assigned to the Panel for its
consideration that would require any
member of the Panel to participate
personally and substantially in the
conduct of any specific procurement or
place him or her in the positions of
acting as a contracting or procurement
official.
The Panel reports to the Secretary of
Defense. The USD(P&R), pursuant to
DoD policy, may act upon the Panel’s
advice and recommendations.
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The Panel shall be comprised of no
more than 14 members, 10 of which
shall be appointed by the Secretary of
Defense or the Deputy Secretary of
Defense. Those members shall include
medical facility design experts; military
healthcare professionals; representatives
of premier health care centers in the
United States; and former retired senior
military officers with joint operational
and budgetary experience.
The Chairmen and ranking members
of the Committees on the Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives may each designate one
member of the Panel, for a total of four
members. Individuals designated by the
Chairman and ranking members of the
Committees on the Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of
Representatives shall be appointed by
the Secretary of Defense.
Panel members may be appointed by
the Secretary of Defense for the duration
of the Panel, with annual renewals of
appointments. Members of the Panel,
who are not full-time or permanent parttime Federal officers or employees, shall
be appointed to serve as experts or
consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to
serve as special government employee
(SGE) members. Those individuals who
are full-time or permanent part-time
Federal officers or employees shall be
appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102–
3.130(a) to serve as regular government
employee (RGE) members. Each member
of the Panel 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 reimbursement of official
Panel-related travel and per diem,
members of the Panel shall serve
without compensation.
The Secretary of Defense may appoint
additional experts and consultants, with
relevant expertise, to assist the Panel on
an ad-hoc basis as advisers. These nonmember experts and consultants, who
do not count toward the Panel’s total
membership, shall be appointed to serve
as SGE members under the authority of
5 U.S.C. 3109; however, these experts
and consultants have no voting rights on
the Panel and are prohibited from
engaging in any deliberations by
members of the Panel. These advisers
shall be reimbursed for necessary travel
expenses. The Department, when
necessary and consistent with the
Panel’s mission and DoD policies and
procedures, may establish
subcommittees, task forces, or working
groups to support the Panel.
Establishment of subcommittees will be
based upon a written determination, to
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include terms of reference, by the
Secretary of Defense, the Deputy
Secretary of Defense, or USD(P&R), as
the Panel’s sponsor.
Such subcommittees shall not work
independently of the Panel and shall
report all of their recommendations and
advice solely to the Panel for full and
open 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
Panel, directly to the DoD or any
Federal officers or employees.
The Secretary of Defense or the
Deputy Secretary of Defense will
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 member of the
Panel.
Subcommittee members, if not fulltime or permanent part-time Federal
employees, will be appointed as experts
or 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 be appointed, pursuant
to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a), to serve as RGE
members. With the exception of
reimbursement of official Panel-related
travel and per diem, subcommittee
members shall serve without
compensation.
All subcommittees operate under the
provisions of FACA, the Sunshine Act,
governing Federal statutes and
regulations, and governing DoD policies
and procedures.
The Panel’s Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) shall be a full-time or
permanent part-time DoD employee
appointed in accordance with governing
DoD policies and procedures.
The Panel’s DFO is required to
attendance at all meetings of the Panel
and its subcommittees for the entire
duration of each and every meeting.
However, in the absence of the Panel’s
DFO, a properly approved Alternate
DFO, duly appointed to the Panel
according to established DoD policies
and procedures, shall attend the entire
duration of all meetings of the Panel and
its subcommittees.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall
call all meetings of the Panel 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
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statements to Independent Review Panel
on Military Medical Construction
Standards 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 Independent
Review Panel on Military Medical
Construction Standards.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the DFO for the
Independent Review Panel on Military
Medical Construction Standards, and
this individual will ensure that the
written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration.
Contact information for the Independent
Review Panel on Military Medical
Construction Standards 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 Independent Review Panel on
Military Medical Construction
Standards. 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 2, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense
Federal Advisory Committees
DoD.
Renewal of Federal Advisory
Committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Defense is
publishing this notice to announce that
it is renewing the charter for the Defense
Health 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 in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41
CFR 102–3.50(d), established the Board.
The Board is a discretionary Federal
advisory committee that provides the
Secretary of Defense and/or the Deputy
Secretary of Defense, through the Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
SUMMARY:
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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 Independent Review
Panel on Military Medical Construction Standards (``the 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 renewed
pursuant to Section 2852(b) of Public Law 111-383, and in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,
Appendix, as amended) and 41 CFR 102-3.50(a), established the Panel.
The Panel is a statutory Federal advisory committee that provides
independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Defense
regarding a unified construction standard for military medical centers
that provides a single standard of care. The Panel shall perform the
following tasks, as outlined in Section 2852(b)(1) of Public Law 111-
383:
a. Review the unified military medical construction standards,
established by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to Section 2852(a) of
Public Law 111-382, to determine the standards consistency with
industry practices and benchmarks for world class medical construction.
b. Review ongoing construction programs within the Department of
Defense (DoD) to ensure medical construction standards are uniformly
applied across applicable military medical centers.
c. Assess the approach of the DoD to planning and programming
facility improvements with specific emphasis on (i) facility selection
criteria and the proportional assessment system and (ii) facility
programming responsibilities between the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Health Affairs and the Secretaries of the Military Departments.
d. Assess whether the Comprehensive Master Plan for the National
Capital Region Medical (``the Master Plan''), dated April 2010,
adequately fulfills statutory requirements, as required by Section 2714
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
(division B of Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2656), to ensure that the
facilities and organizational structure described in the Master Plan
result in world class military medical centers in the National Capital
Region.
e. Make recommendations regarding any adjustments of the Master
Plan that are needed to ensure the provision of world class military
medical centers and delivery system in the National Capital Region.
The Panel, not later than 120 days after its first meeting, shall
submit, to the Secretary of Defense, a written report containing an
assessment of the adequacy of the Master Plan to address the above
items relating to the purpose of the Panel and the recommendations of
the Panel to improve the Master Plan.
Additional Reports--Each year, until the Panel terminates, it shall
submit, no later than February 1, an annual report to the Secretary of
Defense on the Panel's findings and recommendations to address any
identified deficiencies.
The Panel or its members, with the Department's approval, may visit
military health treatment centers and military headquarters in
connection with the official duties of the Panel. Such visits shall be
undertaken through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness (USD(P&R)) and in coordination with the Secretaries of the
Military Departments and the Chiefs of the Military Services, as
appropriate. Visits to any U.S. military installations or headquarters
under the operational control of a U.S. Combatant Commander will be
done in consultation with the Director of the Joint Staff and the
appropriate Combatant Commander.
The Panel is not established to provide advice on individual DoD
procurements. No matter shall be assigned to the Panel for its
consideration that would require any member of the Panel to participate
personally and substantially in the conduct of any specific procurement
or place him or her in the positions of acting as a contracting or
procurement official.
The Panel reports to the Secretary of Defense. The USD(P&R),
pursuant to DoD policy, may act upon the Panel's advice and
recommendations.
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The Panel shall be comprised of no more than 14 members, 10 of
which shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy
Secretary of Defense. Those members shall include medical facility
design experts; military healthcare professionals; representatives of
premier health care centers in the United States; and former retired
senior military officers with joint operational and budgetary
experience.
The Chairmen and ranking members of the Committees on the Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives may each
designate one member of the Panel, for a total of four members.
Individuals designated by the Chairman and ranking members of the
Committees on the Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense.
Panel members may be appointed by the Secretary of Defense for the
duration of the Panel, with annual renewals of appointments. Members of
the Panel, who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal
officers or employees, shall be appointed to serve as experts or
consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special government
employee (SGE) members. Those individuals who are full-time or
permanent part-time Federal officers or employees shall be appointed
pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a) to serve as regular government employee
(RGE) members. Each member of the Panel 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 reimbursement
of official Panel-related travel and per diem, members of the Panel
shall serve without compensation.
The Secretary of Defense may appoint additional experts and
consultants, with relevant expertise, to assist the Panel on an ad-hoc
basis as advisers. These non-member experts and consultants, who do not
count toward the Panel's total membership, shall be appointed to serve
as SGE members under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109; however, these
experts and consultants have no voting rights on the Panel and are
prohibited from engaging in any deliberations by members of the Panel.
These advisers shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses. The
Department, when necessary and consistent with the Panel's mission and
DoD policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees, task forces,
or working groups to support the 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 USD(P&R), as the Panel's sponsor.
Such subcommittees shall not work independently of the Panel and
shall report all of their recommendations and advice solely to the
Panel for full and open 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 Panel,
directly to the DoD or any Federal officers or employees.
The Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense will
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
member of the Panel.
Subcommittee members, if not full-time or permanent part-time
Federal employees, will be appointed as experts or 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 be
appointed, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a), to serve as RGE members.
With the exception of reimbursement of official Panel-related travel
and per diem, subcommittee members shall serve without compensation.
All subcommittees operate under the provisions of FACA, the
Sunshine Act, governing Federal statutes and regulations, and governing
DoD policies and procedures.
The Panel's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) shall be a full-time
or permanent part-time DoD employee appointed in accordance with
governing DoD policies and procedures.
The Panel's DFO is required to attendance at all meetings of the
Panel and its subcommittees for the entire duration of each and every
meeting. However, in the absence of the Panel's DFO, a properly
approved Alternate DFO, duly appointed to the Panel according to
established DoD policies and procedures, shall attend the entire
duration of all meetings of the Panel and its subcommittees.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall call all meetings of the Panel
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 Independent
Review Panel on Military Medical Construction Standards 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 Independent Review Panel on Military Medical
Construction Standards.
All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the
Independent Review Panel on Military Medical Construction Standards,
and this individual will ensure that the written statements are
provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact information
for the Independent Review Panel on Military Medical Construction
Standards 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 Independent Review Panel on Military Medical
Construction Standards. 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 2, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-28639 Filed 12-5-14; 8:45 am]
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