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Commission will review the comments
from the OSD security review about the
draft Commission report.
Agendas:
January 13, 2016—Closed Meeting:
The Commission will hold a closed
meeting to review the Commission’s
report for content after recommend edits
from the OSD security review. All
presentations and resulting discussion
are classified.
Meeting Accessibility:
In accordance with applicable law, 5
U.S.C. 552b(c) and 41 CFR 102–3.155,
the DoD has determined that the
meeting scheduled for January 13, 2016
will be closed to the public.
Specifically, the Assistant Deputy Chief
Management Officer, with the
coordination of the DoD FACA
Attorney, has determined in writing that
this meeting will be closed to the public
because it will discuss matters covered
by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1).
Written Comments:
Pursuant to section 10(a)(3) of the
FACA and 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
comments to the Commission in
response to the stated agenda of the
closed meeting or the Commission’s
mission. The Designated Federal Officer
(DFO) will review all submitted written
statements. Written comments should
be submitted to Mr. Donald Tison, DFO,
via facsimile or electronic mail, the
preferred modes of submission. Each
page of the comment must include the
author’s name, title or affiliation,
address, and daytime phone number.
All comments received before Tuesday,
January 12, 2016, will be provided to
the Commission before the January 13,
2016, meeting. All contact information
may be found in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
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The DoD sponsor for the Commission
is the Deputy Chief Management
Officer. The Commission is tasked to
submit a report, containing a
comprehensive study and
recommendations, by February 1, 2016
to the President of the United States and
the Congressional defense committees.
The report will contain a detailed
statement of the findings and
conclusions of the Commission, together
with its recommendations for such
legislation and administrative actions it
may consider appropriate in light of the
results of the study. The comprehensive
study of the structure of the Army will
determine whether, and how, the
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requirements for the Army in a manner
consistent with available resources.
Dated: December 22, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Charter Renewal of Department of
Defense Federal Advisory Committees
Department of Defense.
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
Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel
(‘‘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 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).
The Panel is a discretionary Federal
advisory committee that provides the
Secretary of Defense and the Deputy
Secretary of Defense, through the
Secretary of the Navy, independent
advice and recommendations on critical
matters concerning the Department of
the Navy.
The Panel’s focus will include
Department of the Navy administration
and management, recruitment and
training, equipment acquisition and
maintenance, military and civilian
manpower systems, basing and support
infrastructure, and logistical support.
The Panel will also focus on research
and development matters confronting
the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine
Corps and on matters pertaining to
preserving the history and heritage of
the Naval Services.
The Panel shall be composed of no
more than 15 members. The members
will be eminent authorities in the fields
of science, research, finance, history,
engineering, business, and industry.
The appointment of Panel members
will be authorized by the Secretary of
Defense or the Deputy Secretary of
Defense, and administratively certified
by the Secretary of the Navy, for a term
of service of one-to-four years, and their
appointments will be renewed on an
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annual basis in accordance with DoD
policies and procedures. Members of the
Panel who are not full-time or
permanent part-time Federal officers or
employees will be appointed as experts
or consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109
to serve as special government
employee (SGE) members. Panel
members who are full-time or
permanent part-time Federal officers or
employees will serve as regular
government employee (RGE) members.
No member, unless authorized by the
Secretary of Defense, may serve more
than two consecutive terms of service
on the Panel, to include its
subcommittees, or serve on more than
two DoD federal advisory committees at
one time.
All members of the Panel are
appointed to provide advice on behalf of
the Government on the basis of their
best judgment without representing any
particular point of view and in a manner
that is free from conflict of interest.
Except for reimbursement of official
Panel-related travel and per diem, Panel
members serve without compensation.
The Secretary of the Navy has the
delegated authority to appoint the
Panel’s Chair from among the
membership previously authorized by
the Secretary of Defense or Deputy
Secretary of Defense.
The DoD, as 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 the Secretary of
the Navy, as the DoD Sponsor.
Such subcommittees shall not work
independently of the Panel and shall
report all their recommendations and
advice solely to the 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
Panel. No subcommittee or any of its
members can update or report, verbally
or in writing, directly to the DoD or any
Federal officers or employees. If a
majority of Panel members are
appointed to a particular subcommittee,
then that subcommittee may be required
to operate pursuant to the same notice
and openness requirements of FACA
which govern the Panel’s operations.
Pursuant to Secretary of Defense
policy, the Secretary of the Navy is
authorized to administratively certify
the appointment of subcommittee
members if the Secretary of Defense or
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the Deputy Secretary of Defense has
previously authorized the individual’s
appointment to the Panel or another
DoD advisory committee. If the
Secretary of Defense or the Deputy
Secretary of Defense has not previously
authorized the appointment of the
individual to the Panel or another DoD
advisory committee, then the
individual’s subcommittee appointment
must first be authorized by the Secretary
of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of
Defense and subsequently
administratively certified by the
Secretary of the Navy.
Subcommittee members, with the
approval of the Secretary of Defense,
will be appointed for a term of service
of one-to-four years, subject to annual
renewals; however, no member shall
serve more than two consecutive terms
of service on the subcommittee.
Subcommittee members, if not full-time
or part-time Federal officers or
employees, will be appointed as experts
or consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109
to serve as SGE members. Subcommittee
members who are full-time or
permanent part-time Federal officers or
employees will serve as RGE members.
With the exception of reimbursement
for travel and per diem as it pertains to
official travel related to the Panel or its
subcommittees, Panel subcommittee
members shall serve without
compensation.
The Secretary of Defense authorizes
the Secretary of the Navy to appoint the
chair and vice chair of any
appropriately approved subcommittees
from among the subcommittee
membership previously authorized by
the Secretary of Defense or Deputy
Secretary of Defense.
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 the FACA, the Sunshine
Act, governing Federal statutes and
regulations, and established DoD
policies and procedures.
Currently, DoD has approved the
following two permanent
subcommittees to the Panel:
(a) The Naval Research Advisory
Committee shall be composed of not
more than seven members and shall
provide independent advice and
recommendations on scientific,
technical, research, and development
matters confronting the U.S. Navy and
the U.S. Marine Corps. Pursuant to 10
U.S.C. 5024(a), the subcommittee shall
consist of civilians preeminent in the
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fields of science, research, and
development work, and one member
must be from the field of medicine. The
estimated number of meetings is four
per year.
(b) The Secretary of the Navy’s
Advisory Subcommittee on Naval
History shall be composed of not more
than 15 members and shall provide
independent advice and
recommendations on matters pertaining
to preserving the heritage and legacy of
the Naval Services and disseminating
their rich history to the Service and the
American public. Advisory topics may
include professional standards,
methods, program priorities,
cooperative relationships in Marine
Corps and Navy’s historical research
and publication programs, museums,
archives, archeology, libraries,
manuscript collections, rare book
collections, art collections, preservation,
and curatorial activities. The
subcommittee shall consist of civilians
who have broad managerial experience,
vision, and understanding in one or
more of the following areas: Military
and maritime history, archives,
museology, art, library science, and
information technology. The estimated
number of meetings is one per year.
The Panel’s Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), pursuant to DoD policy,
shall be a full-time or permanent parttime DoD employee, and will be
appointed in accordance with
established DoD policies and
procedures.
The Panel’s DFO is required to be in
attendance at all Panel and
subcommittee meetings for the 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 DoD
policies and procedures, will attend the
entire duration of all of the Panel or
subcommittee meeting.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, will
call all of the Panel and its
subcommittee meetings; 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 and 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 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.
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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.facadatabase.gov/.
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 22, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Vietnam War Commemoration
Advisory Committee; Notice of Federal
Advisory Committee Meeting
DoD.
Meeting notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Defense is
publishing this notice to announce the
following Federal advisory committee
meeting of the Vietnam War
Commemoration Advisory Committee.
This meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The public meeting of the
Vietnam War Commemoration Advisory
Committee (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the
Committee’’) will be held on Friday,
January 15, 2016. The meeting will
begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: 1331 F Street NW., Suite
1000, Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Committee’s Designated Federal Officer:
The committee’s Designated Federal
Officer is Mr. Michael Gable, Vietnam
War Commemoration Advisory
Committee, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite
810, Arlington, VA 22209,
michael.l.gable.civ@mail.mil, 703–697–
4811. For meeting information please
contact Mr. Michael Gable,
michael.l.gable.civ@mail.mil, 703–697–
4811, Mr. Mark Franklin,
mark.r.franklin.civ@mail.mil, 703–697–
4849, or Ms. Scherry Chewning,
scherry.l.chewning.civ@mail.mil, 703–
697–4908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This meeting is being held under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory
Committees
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
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 Secretary of the Navy
Advisory Panel (``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 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).
The Panel is a discretionary Federal advisory committee that
provides the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense,
through the Secretary of the Navy, independent advice and
recommendations on critical matters concerning the Department of the
Navy.
The Panel's focus will include Department of the Navy
administration and management, recruitment and training, equipment
acquisition and maintenance, military and civilian manpower systems,
basing and support infrastructure, and logistical support. The Panel
will also focus on research and development matters confronting the
U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps and on matters pertaining to
preserving the history and heritage of the Naval Services.
The Panel shall be composed of no more than 15 members. The members
will be eminent authorities in the fields of science, research,
finance, history, engineering, business, and industry.
The appointment of Panel members will be authorized by the
Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and
administratively certified by the Secretary of the Navy, 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. Members
of the Panel who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal
officers or employees will be appointed as experts or consultants
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special government employee (SGE)
members. Panel members who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal
officers or employees will serve as regular government employee (RGE)
members. No member, unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense, may
serve more than two consecutive terms of service on the Panel, to
include its subcommittees, or serve on more than two DoD federal
advisory committees at one time.
All members of the Panel are appointed to provide advice on behalf
of the Government on the basis of their best judgment without
representing any particular point of view and in a manner that is free
from conflict of interest.
Except for reimbursement of official Panel-related travel and per
diem, Panel members serve without compensation.
The Secretary of the Navy has the delegated authority to appoint
the Panel's Chair from among the membership previously authorized by
the Secretary of Defense or Deputy Secretary of Defense.
The DoD, as 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 the Secretary of the Navy,
as the DoD Sponsor.
Such subcommittees shall not work independently of the Panel and
shall report all their recommendations and advice solely to the 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 Panel. No subcommittee or any
of its members can update or report, verbally or in writing, directly
to the DoD or any Federal officers or employees. If a majority of Panel
members are appointed to a particular subcommittee, then that
subcommittee may be required to operate pursuant to the same notice and
openness requirements of FACA which govern the Panel's operations.
Pursuant to Secretary of Defense policy, the Secretary of the Navy
is authorized to administratively certify the appointment of
subcommittee members if the Secretary of Defense or
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the Deputy Secretary of Defense has previously authorized the
individual's appointment to the Panel or another DoD advisory
committee. If the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of
Defense has not previously authorized the appointment of the individual
to the Panel or another DoD advisory committee, then the individual's
subcommittee appointment must first be authorized by the Secretary of
Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense and subsequently
administratively certified by the Secretary of the Navy.
Subcommittee members, with the approval of the Secretary of
Defense, will be appointed for a term of service of one-to-four years,
subject to annual renewals; however, no member shall serve more than
two consecutive terms of service on the subcommittee. Subcommittee
members, if not full-time or part-time Federal officers or employees,
will be appointed as experts or consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109
to serve as SGE members. Subcommittee members who are full-time or
permanent part-time Federal officers or employees will serve as RGE
members. With the exception of reimbursement for travel and per diem as
it pertains to official travel related to the Panel or its
subcommittees, Panel subcommittee members shall serve without
compensation.
The Secretary of Defense authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to
appoint the chair and vice chair of any appropriately approved
subcommittees from among the subcommittee membership previously
authorized by the Secretary of Defense or Deputy Secretary of Defense.
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 the FACA, the
Sunshine Act, governing Federal statutes and regulations, and
established DoD policies and procedures.
Currently, DoD has approved the following two permanent
subcommittees to the Panel:
(a) The Naval Research Advisory Committee shall be composed of not
more than seven members and shall provide independent advice and
recommendations on scientific, technical, research, and development
matters confronting the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. Pursuant
to 10 U.S.C. 5024(a), the subcommittee shall consist of civilians
preeminent in the fields of science, research, and development work,
and one member must be from the field of medicine. The estimated number
of meetings is four per year.
(b) The Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval
History shall be composed of not more than 15 members and shall provide
independent advice and recommendations on matters pertaining to
preserving the heritage and legacy of the Naval Services and
disseminating their rich history to the Service and the American
public. Advisory topics may include professional standards, methods,
program priorities, cooperative relationships in Marine Corps and
Navy's historical research and publication programs, museums, archives,
archeology, libraries, manuscript collections, rare book collections,
art collections, preservation, and curatorial activities. The
subcommittee shall consist of civilians who have broad managerial
experience, vision, and understanding in one or more of the following
areas: Military and maritime history, archives, museology, art, library
science, and information technology. The estimated number of meetings
is one per year.
The Panel's Designated Federal Officer (DFO), pursuant to DoD
policy, shall be a full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee, and
will be appointed in accordance with established DoD policies and
procedures.
The Panel's DFO is required to be in attendance at all Panel and
subcommittee meetings for the 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 DoD policies
and procedures, will attend the entire duration of all of the Panel or
subcommittee meeting.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, will call all of the Panel and its
subcommittee meetings; 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 and 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 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.facadatabase.gov/.
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 22, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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