Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees, 37587-37588 [2016-13729]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 112 / Friday, June 10, 2016 / Notices The Board is being re-established 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 Board’s charter and contact information for the Board’s Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/. The Board provides the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Navy, independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War College. These matters include, but are not limited to, organizational management, curricula and methods of instructions, facilities, and other matters of interest. The Board is composed of no more than ten members who are eminent authorities in the fields of academia, business, national defense and security, the defense industry, and research and analysis. Membership appointments are 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, with annual renewals, in accordance with DoD policies and procedures. Board members, who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees, shall be appointed as experts or consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special government employee members. Board members 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 members. No member, unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense, may serve more than two consecutive terms of service on the Board, including its subcommittees, or serve on more than two DoD federal advisory committees at one time. All members of the Board 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 Board-related travel and per diem, Board members serve without compensation. The DoD may establish subcommittees, task forces, or working groups to support the Board. Currently, the DoD has approved two permanent subcommittees to the Board—the Naval Postgraduate School Subcommittee, and the Naval War College Subcommittee. The Naval Postgraduate School Subcommittee, comprised of no more asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Jun 09, 2016 Jkt 238001 than 15 members, shall focus on the Naval Postgraduate School, and the Secretary of Defense has approved the following non-voting ex-officio appointments to the Naval Postgraduate School Subcommittee—the Chief of Naval Personnel/Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education Command; the Commanding General USMC Training and Education Command; the Commandant Army War College; the Chief of Naval Research; and the Commander and President of the Air University. The Naval Postgraduate School Subcommittee shall meet a minimum of two times a year. The Naval War College Subcommittee, comprised of no more than ten members, shall focus on the Naval War College, and the Secretary of Defense has approved the following ex-officio non-voting member to the Naval War College Subcommittee—the Chief of Naval Personnel/Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education. The Naval War College Subcommittee shall meet a minimum of two times a year. Subcommittees will not work independently of the Board and must report all recommendations and advice solely to the Board 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 Board. 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. The Board’s DFO, pursuant to DoD policy, must be a fulltime or permanent part-time DoD employee, and must be in attendance for the duration of each and every Board/ subcommittee meeting. The public or interested organizations may submit written statements to Board membership about the Board’s mission and functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Board. All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the Board, and this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for their consideration. Dated: June 7, 2016. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2016–13838 Filed 6–9–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 37587 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 (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter for the Defense Business 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). The charter and contact information for the Board’s Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be obtained at https:// www.facadatabase.gov/. The Board provides the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense with independent advice and recommendations on critical matters concerning the Department of Defense (DoD). The Board shall be composed of no more than 35 members who must possess the following: (a) A proven track record of sound judgment and business acumen in leading or governing large, complex private sector corporations or organizations and (b) a wealth of toplevel, global business experience in the areas of executive management, corporate governance, audit and finance, human resources, economics, technology, or healthcare. Members who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees are appointed as experts or consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special government employee members. Members who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees are appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a) to serve as regular government employee members. Each member is 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 Board-related travel and per diem, members serve without compensation. The DoD, as necessary and consistent with the Board’s mission and DoD policies and procedures, may establish SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1 37588 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 112 / Friday, June 10, 2016 / Notices subcommittees, task forces, or working groups to support the Board, and all subcommittees must operate under the provisions of FACA and the Government in the Sunshine Act. Subcommittees will not work independently of the Board and must report all recommendations and advice solely to the Board 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 Board. 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. The Board’s DFO, pursuant to DoD policy, must be a fulltime or permanent part-time DoD employee, and must be in attendance for the duration of each and every Board/ subcommittee meeting. The public or interested organizations may submit written statements to the Board membership about the Board’s mission and functions. Such statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned Board meetings. All written statements must be submitted to the Board’s DFO who will ensure the written statements are provided to the membership for their consideration. Dated: June 6, 2016. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. to the transferee. This transfer of license reflects an internal corporate reorganization. The transferor will be merged into newly created transferee. Applicants Contact: Mr. Andrew Locke, Messalonskee Stream Hydro, LLC, c/o Essex Hydro Assets, 55 Union Street, Boston, MA 02108, Phone: 617– 367–0032, Email: alocke@ essexhydro.com. FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) 502–8735, patricia.gillis@ferc.gov. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests: 30 days from the date that the Commission issues this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission’s eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–2556–077. Dated: June 6, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–13729 Filed 6–9–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P [FR Doc. 2016–13751 Filed 6–9–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [Project No. 2556–077] [EPA–HQ–OGC–2016–0301; FRL–9947–57– OGC] asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Messalonskee Stream Hydro, LLC— Maryland; Messalonskee Stream Hydro, LLC—Maine; Notice of Application for Partial Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit; Request for Public Comment On May 20, 2016, Messalonskee Stream Hydro, LLC—Maryland (transferor) and Messalonskee Stream Hydro, LLC—Maine (transferee) filed an application for the transfer of license of the Messalonskee Project No. 2556. The project is located on Messalonskee Stream, a tributary of the Kennebec River, in Kennebec County, Maine. The project does not occupy Federal lands. The applicants seek Commission approval to transfer the license for the Messalonskee Project from the transferor VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Jun 09, 2016 Jkt 238001 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of proposed consent decree. AGENCY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (‘‘CAA’’ or the ‘‘Act’’), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Partnership for Policy Integrity (‘‘Plaintiffs’’) in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia: Partnership for Policy Integrity v. McCarthy, Civil Action No. 5:16–cv–00038–CAR (M.D. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 G.A.). On January 25, 2016, Plaintiffs filed a complaint alleging that Gina McCarthy, in her official capacity as Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’), failed to perform a nondiscretionary duty to grant or deny within 60 days a petition submitted by Plaintiffs on May 26, 2015 requesting that EPA object to a CAA Title V permit issued by the Environmental Protection Division (‘‘EPD’’) of Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources, to Piedmont Green Power, LLC, authorizing the operation of a 60.5 megawatt (MW) steam-turbine generator powered by a 700 million British thermal unit per hour (MMBtu) biomass boiler in Barnesville, Georgia. The proposed consent decree would establish a deadline for EPA to take such action. DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received by July 11, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA– HQ–OGC–2016–0301, online at www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred method); by email to oei.docket@ epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; or by hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD–ROM should be formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Krallman, Air and Radiation Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564–0904; email address: krallman.john@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree The proposed consent decree would resolve a lawsuit filed by the Plaintiffs seeking to compel the Administrator to take actions under CAA section 505(b)(2). Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, EPA would agree to sign its response granting or denying the petition filed by Plaintiffs regarding Piedmont Green Power’s biomass boiler located in Barnesville, Georgia, pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37587-37588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13729]


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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 (DoD) is publishing this notice to 
announce that it is renewing the charter for the Defense Business 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). The charter and 
contact information for the Board's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) 
can be obtained at https://www.facadatabase.gov/.
    The Board provides the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense with independent advice and recommendations on 
critical matters concerning the Department of Defense (DoD). The Board 
shall be composed of no more than 35 members who must possess the 
following: (a) A proven track record of sound judgment and business 
acumen in leading or governing large, complex private sector 
corporations or organizations and (b) a wealth of top-level, global 
business experience in the areas of executive management, corporate 
governance, audit and finance, human resources, economics, technology, 
or healthcare. Members who are not full-time or permanent part-time 
Federal officers or employees are appointed as experts or consultants 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special government employee 
members. Members who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal 
officers or employees are appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a) to 
serve as regular government employee members. Each member is 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 Board-related travel and per diem, members 
serve without compensation. The DoD, as necessary and consistent with 
the Board's mission and DoD policies and procedures, may establish

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subcommittees, task forces, or working groups to support the Board, and 
all subcommittees must operate under the provisions of FACA and the 
Government in the Sunshine Act. Subcommittees will not work 
independently of the Board and must report all recommendations and 
advice solely to the Board 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 
Board. 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. The Board's DFO, pursuant to DoD policy, must be a full-time 
or permanent part-time DoD employee, and must be in attendance for the 
duration of each and every Board/subcommittee meeting. The public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Board 
membership about the Board's mission and functions. Such statements may 
be submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned 
Board meetings. All written statements must be submitted to the Board's 
DFO who will ensure the written statements are provided to the 
membership for their consideration.

    Dated: June 6, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-13729 Filed 6-9-16; 8:45 am]
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