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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Establishment of Department of
Defense Federal Advisory
Committees—Armed Forces
Retirement Home Advisory Council
Department of Defense (DoD).
Establishment of Federal
advisory committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The DoD gives notice that it
is establishing the Armed Forces
Retirement Home Advisory Council
(AFRHAC) as a non-discretionary
Federal advisory committee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, DoD Advisory Committee
Management Officer, 703–697–1411.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoD
gives notice that it is establishing the
AFRHAC as a non-discretionary Federal
advisory committee in accordance with
chapter 10 of title 5 United States Code
(U.S.C.) (formerly the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C.,
App.)). The AFRHAC, required by 24
U.S.C. 416, provides guidance and
recommendations on the administration
of the Armed Forces Retirement Home
(AFRH) and the quality of care provided
to residents of the AFRH. Pursuant to 24
U.S.C. 411(b), the purpose of the AFRH
is to provide, through the AFRHWashington [Washington, DC] and
AFRH-Gulfport [Gulfport, Mississippi],
residences and related services for
certain retired and former members of
the Armed Forces.
In carrying out its objectives and
activities, the AFRHAC provides to the
Secretary of Defense, the AFRH Chief
Operating Officer, and the
Administrator of each facility such
guidance and recommendations on the
administration of the facility and the
quality of care provided to residents as
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the AFRHAC considers appropriate. In
carrying outs its functions, the AFRHAC
provides for participation in its
activities by a representative of the
Resident Advisory Committee of each
facility of the AFRH; and may make
recommendations to the DoD Inspector
General regarding issues that the
Inspector General should investigate.
Not less often than annually, the
AFRHAC shall submit to the Secretary
of Defense a report summarizing its
activities during the preceding year and
providing such observations and
recommendations with respect to the
AFRH as the AFRHAC considers
appropriate.
In reviewing the mission/scope of the
AFRHAC, the Secretary of Defense
directed that the AFRHAC membership
should include appropriate individuals
from both the private and public sectors
to promote diversity of background,
experience, and thought in support of
the AFRHAC mission. Based upon the
Secretary’s decision, the AFRHAC will
be established in accordance with
chapter 10 of title 5 U.S.C. and 41 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) 102–
3.50(a). The charter and contact
information for the AFRHAC’s
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be
found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/
FACA/apex/FACAPublic
AgencyNavigation.
Pursuant to 24 U.S.C. 416(c), the
AFRHAC shall be composed of at least
15 members. Members of the AFRHAC
shall be appointed by the Secretary of
Defense or the Deputy Secretary of
Defense (‘‘the DoD Appointing
Authority’’), or in the case of employees
of other Federal departments or
agencies, appointed in consultation
with the DoD Appointing Authority by
their respective departments and
agencies. Membership shall consist of
(1) one member who is an expert in
nursing home or retirement home
administration and financing; (2) one
member who is an expert in
gerontology; (3) one member who is an
expert in financial management; (4) two
representatives of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, one to be designated
from each of the regional offices nearest
in proximity to the facilities of the
AFRH; (5) the chairpersons of the AFRH
Resident Advisory Committees; (6) one
enlisted representative of the Services’
Retiree Advisory Council; (7) the senior
noncommissioned officer of one of the
Armed Forces; (8) two senior
representatives of military medical
treatment facilities, one to be designated
from each of the military hospitals
nearest in proximity to the facilities of
the AFRH; (9) one senior judge advocate
from one the Armed Forces; (10) one
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senior representative of one of the chief
personnel officers of the Armed Forces;
(11) such other members as the
Secretary of Defense may designate; and
(12) the Administrator of each facility of
the AFRH, who shall be a nonvoting
member of the AFRHAC.
In accordance with 24 U.S.C.
416(d)(1) and DoD policy, members
shall serve a two-year term of service,
with annual renewal, and the DoD
Appointing Authority may designate a
member to serve one additional term of
service. Pursuant to 24 U.S.C. 416(e), a
vacancy in the AFRHAC shall be filled
in the manner in which the original
designation was made. An AFRHAC
member designated to fill a vacancy
occurring before the end of the term of
the predecessor shall be designated for
the remainder of the term of the
predecessor.
Pursuant to 24 U.S.C. 416(d)(2)
through (4), a member of the AFRHAC
member, unless earlier terminated by
the DoD Appointing Authority, may
continue to serve as a member of the
AFRHAC after the expiration of the
member’s term until a successor is
designated; the DoD Appointing
Authority may terminate the term of
service of a member of the AFRHAC
before the expiration of the member’s
term; and a member of the AFRHAC
serves as a member of the AFRHAC only
for as long as the member is assigned to
or serving in a position for which the
duties include the duty to serve as a
member of the AFRHAC.
The DoD Appointing Authority shall
appoint the AFRHAC’s Chair from
among the membership previously
approved, in accordance with DoD
policy and procedures, for a term of
service of one-to-two years, with annual
renewal, which shall not exceed the
member’s approved AFRHAC
appointment. Pursuant to 24 U.S.C.
416(c)(5), the AFRHAC’s Chair shall
conduct the meetings of the AFRHAC.
AFRHAC members who are not fulltime or permanent part-time Federal
civilian officers or employees, or activeduty members of the Uniformed
Services, are appointed as experts or
consultants, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109,
to serve as special government
employee members. AFRHAC members
who are full-time or permanent parttime Federal civilian officers or
employees, or active-duty members of
the Uniformed Services, are designated
pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a) to
serve as regular government employee
members.
All AFRHAC members are appointed
to exercise their own best judgment
without representing any particular
point of view and in a manner that is
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free from conflict of interest. While
away from home or regular place of
business in the performance of services
for the AFRHAC, each member shall be
allowed reimbursement for official
AFRHAC-related travel and per diem.
Pursuant to 24 U.S.C. 416(f)(1)(A) and
(2), the DoD Appointing Authority may
provide a stipend consistent with the
daily government consultant fee for
each day on which an AFRHAC member
is engaged in the performance of
services for the AFRHAC unless the
member is a full-time or permanent
part-time Federal civilian officer or
employee, or active-duty member of the
Uniformed Services.
The public or interested organizations
may submit written statements about
the AFRHAC’s mission and functions.
Written statements may be submitted at
any time or in response to the stated
agenda of planned meeting of the
AFRHAC. All written statements shall
be submitted to the DFO for the
AFRHAC, who will ensure that the
written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration.
Dated: April 6, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0010]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Rehabilitation Services Administration
(RSA) Payback Information
Management System
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Department is proposing a
revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 12,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this
link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain to access the site. Find this
information collection request (ICR) by
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selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’
under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then
check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public
Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov
provides two links to view documents
related to this information collection
request. Information collection forms
and instructions may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Information
Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting
statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents’’ link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Karen
Holliday, (202) 245–7318.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Rehabilitation
Services Administration (RSA) Payback
Information Management System.
OMB Control Number: 1820–0617.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
local, and Tribal governments;
individuals or households; private
sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 12,026.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 4,906.
Abstract: Public Law 114–95, section
302 (b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
as amended by the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act
(WIOA), the Rehabilitation Services
Administration (RSA) provides LongTerm Training grants to academic
institutions to support scholarship
assistance to students. Students who
receive scholarships under this program
are required to work within the public
rehabilitation program, such as with a
state vocational rehabilitation agency, or
an agency or organization that has a
service arrangement with a state
vocational rehabilitation agency. The
student is expected to work two years in
such settings for every year of full-time
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scholarship support. The program
regulations at 34 CFR 386.33–386.35
and 386.40–386.43 detail the payback
provisions and the RSA scholars’
requirements to comply with them.
Section 302 (b)(2)(C) of the Act
requires tracking of scholars’
employment status and location of
former scholars supported under the
grants in order to ensure that students
are meeting the payback requirement.
Scholars must provide requested
information necessary to meet the exit
certification requirements.
In addition to meeting the
requirement that all scholars be tracked,
the information collected will provide
performance data relevant to the
rehabilitation fields and degrees
pursued by RSA scholars, as well as the
funds owed and the rehabilitation work
completed by them.
In summary, RSA is requesting a
revision of the currently approved
collection by adding a section titled
State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
Agency: RSA Job Board Posting, where
RSA envisions State VR agencies may
initiate posting of an open position on
the RSA Job Board on a rolling basis as
positions become available. This
addition to the current collection will be
a helpful resource to students who
receive RSA support, graduate, and seek
qualifying employment to fulfill their
required service obligation. This
collection package adds the
participation of State VR agencies to the
existing approved ICR. Job leads will be
submitted electronically through the
online RSA Payback Information
Management System (PIMS). There is
minimal estimated burden required to
report job information using the PIMS
system.
Dated: April 6, 2023.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Native
American-Serving Nontribal
Institutions Program
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Education
(Department) is issuing a notice inviting
applications for new awards for fiscal
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Establishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory
Committees--Armed Forces Retirement Home Advisory Council
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Establishment of Federal advisory committee.
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SUMMARY: The DoD gives notice that it is establishing the Armed Forces
Retirement Home Advisory Council (AFRHAC) as a non-discretionary
Federal advisory committee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, DoD Advisory Committee
Management Officer, 703-697-1411.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoD gives notice that it is establishing
the AFRHAC as a non-discretionary Federal advisory committee in
accordance with chapter 10 of title 5 United States Code (U.S.C.)
(formerly the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., App.)).
The AFRHAC, required by 24 U.S.C. 416, provides guidance and
recommendations on the administration of the Armed Forces Retirement
Home (AFRH) and the quality of care provided to residents of the AFRH.
Pursuant to 24 U.S.C. 411(b), the purpose of the AFRH is to provide,
through the AFRH-Washington [Washington, DC] and AFRH-Gulfport
[Gulfport, Mississippi], residences and related services for certain
retired and former members of the Armed Forces.
In carrying out its objectives and activities, the AFRHAC provides
to the Secretary of Defense, the AFRH Chief Operating Officer, and the
Administrator of each facility such guidance and recommendations on the
administration of the facility and the quality of care provided to
residents as the AFRHAC considers appropriate. In carrying outs its
functions, the AFRHAC provides for participation in its activities by a
representative of the Resident Advisory Committee of each facility of
the AFRH; and may make recommendations to the DoD Inspector General
regarding issues that the Inspector General should investigate. Not
less often than annually, the AFRHAC shall submit to the Secretary of
Defense a report summarizing its activities during the preceding year
and providing such observations and recommendations with respect to the
AFRH as the AFRHAC considers appropriate.
In reviewing the mission/scope of the AFRHAC, the Secretary of
Defense directed that the AFRHAC membership should include appropriate
individuals from both the private and public sectors to promote
diversity of background, experience, and thought in support of the
AFRHAC mission. Based upon the Secretary's decision, the AFRHAC will be
established in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5 U.S.C. and 41 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) 102-3.50(a). The charter and contact
information for the AFRHAC's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be
found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation.
Pursuant to 24 U.S.C. 416(c), the AFRHAC shall be composed of at
least 15 members. Members of the AFRHAC shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense (``the DoD
Appointing Authority''), or in the case of employees of other Federal
departments or agencies, appointed in consultation with the DoD
Appointing Authority by their respective departments and agencies.
Membership shall consist of (1) one member who is an expert in nursing
home or retirement home administration and financing; (2) one member
who is an expert in gerontology; (3) one member who is an expert in
financial management; (4) two representatives of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, one to be designated from each of the regional
offices nearest in proximity to the facilities of the AFRH; (5) the
chairpersons of the AFRH Resident Advisory Committees; (6) one enlisted
representative of the Services' Retiree Advisory Council; (7) the
senior noncommissioned officer of one of the Armed Forces; (8) two
senior representatives of military medical treatment facilities, one to
be designated from each of the military hospitals nearest in proximity
to the facilities of the AFRH; (9) one senior judge advocate from one
the Armed Forces; (10) one senior representative of one of the chief
personnel officers of the Armed Forces; (11) such other members as the
Secretary of Defense may designate; and (12) the Administrator of each
facility of the AFRH, who shall be a nonvoting member of the AFRHAC.
In accordance with 24 U.S.C. 416(d)(1) and DoD policy, members
shall serve a two-year term of service, with annual renewal, and the
DoD Appointing Authority may designate a member to serve one additional
term of service. Pursuant to 24 U.S.C. 416(e), a vacancy in the AFRHAC
shall be filled in the manner in which the original designation was
made. An AFRHAC member designated to fill a vacancy occurring before
the end of the term of the predecessor shall be designated for the
remainder of the term of the predecessor.
Pursuant to 24 U.S.C. 416(d)(2) through (4), a member of the AFRHAC
member, unless earlier terminated by the DoD Appointing Authority, may
continue to serve as a member of the AFRHAC after the expiration of the
member's term until a successor is designated; the DoD Appointing
Authority may terminate the term of service of a member of the AFRHAC
before the expiration of the member's term; and a member of the AFRHAC
serves as a member of the AFRHAC only for as long as the member is
assigned to or serving in a position for which the duties include the
duty to serve as a member of the AFRHAC.
The DoD Appointing Authority shall appoint the AFRHAC's Chair from
among the membership previously approved, in accordance with DoD policy
and procedures, for a term of service of one-to-two years, with annual
renewal, which shall not exceed the member's approved AFRHAC
appointment. Pursuant to 24 U.S.C. 416(c)(5), the AFRHAC's Chair shall
conduct the meetings of the AFRHAC.
AFRHAC members who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal
civilian officers or employees, or active-duty members of the Uniformed
Services, are appointed as experts or consultants, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
3109, to serve as special government employee members. AFRHAC members
who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal civilian officers or
employees, or active-duty members of the Uniformed Services, are
designated pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a) to serve as regular
government employee members.
All AFRHAC members are appointed to exercise their own best
judgment without representing any particular point of view and in a
manner that is
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free from conflict of interest. While away from home or regular place
of business in the performance of services for the AFRHAC, each member
shall be allowed reimbursement for official AFRHAC-related travel and
per diem. Pursuant to 24 U.S.C. 416(f)(1)(A) and (2), the DoD
Appointing Authority may provide a stipend consistent with the daily
government consultant fee for each day on which an AFRHAC member is
engaged in the performance of services for the AFRHAC unless the member
is a full-time or permanent part-time Federal civilian officer or
employee, or active-duty member of the Uniformed Services.
The public or interested organizations may submit written
statements about the AFRHAC's mission and functions. Written statements
may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of
planned meeting of the AFRHAC. All written statements shall be
submitted to the DFO for the AFRHAC, who will ensure that the written
statements are provided to the membership for their consideration.
Dated: April 6, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-07628 Filed 4-11-23; 8:45 am]
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