Department of Defense 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is proposing to alter an exempt system of records to its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

The Army proposes to recommence conducting live-fire military training exercises at MMR, Oahu, Hawaii, for units assigned to the 25th Infantry Division (25th ID) and for other military components (Marine Corps, Army Reserves, and the Hawaii Army National Guard). Conducting live-fire exercises at the company level and below is critical to maintaining the readiness of all military units assigned or stationed in Hawaii. Training at the company level is particularly important because it is one of the key building blocks upon which the Army's progressive training doctrine depends. The Army has prepared the Final EIS pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508) and Environmental Analysis of Army Actions (32 CFR part 651).

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning Economic Price Adjustment.

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Regulatory Secretariat (VPR) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement concerning Delivery Schedules. A request for public comments was published in the Federal Register at 73 FR 31071, on May 30, 2008. No comments were received.

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning Price Redetermination.

The Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) will meet to discuss classified, For Official Use Only (FOUO) information from government organizations, and proprietary information from commercial organizations. With the exception of the sessions on Monday June 22, 2009, the morning of Tuesday June 23, 2009, and the morning of Thursday July 2, 2009, all sessions of the meeting will be devoted to classified, unclassified, FOUO and vendor proprietary briefings, discussions and technical examination of information related to the study of Future Naval Use of Commercially Off The Shelf (COTS) Networking Infrastructure (FNCOTS), Immersive Simulations for U.S. Marine Corps Small Units (ISUSMC), Tactical Jet Noise Reduction (TJNR) and The Role of Unmanned Undersea Vehicles in Critical Undersea Infrastructure (UUV).

The Department of Defense published an announcement of a closed meeting of the U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Comprehensive Review Advisory Committee on May 15, 2009 (74 FR 22894- 22895). The meeting was scheduled for June 2, 2009. This meeting has been rescheduled to June 24, 2009. All other information in the notice remains the same.

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, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the Department of Defense announces that the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) meeting will take place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 24th-June 26th, 2009 at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Conference Center, 100 Academy, Irvine, CA 92617. The meeting on Wednesday, June 24th, and Thursday, June 25th, will be from 8 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., and the meeting on Friday, June 26th, will be from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for the summer meeting of the Board of Visitors (BoV) for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC). Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463). The Board's charter was renewed on February 1, 2008 in compliance with the requirements set forth in Title 10 U.S.C. 2166.

The Department of the Navy (Navy), after carefully weighing the operational and environmental consequences of the proposed action, announces its decision to provide unimpeded access to the Laurelwood housing area located at Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Earle, Colts Neck, New Jersey, as required by its agreement with the developer of the Laurelwood housing area. Unimpeded access will be accomplished through implementing Alternative Alignment 4, described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) as the preferred alternative, which will access NWS Earle via a new entrance south of the main gate along New Jersey Route 34 and terminate at the Laurelwood housing area. This will require the issuance of an easement to the Laurelwood developer over the path of the access road, construction of the access road, construction of a bridge over Esperance Road, and installation of perimeter fencing.

The draft supplement no. 2 will be prepared in conjunction with a general reevaluation report (GRR) and will supplement the ``Final Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement, West Tennessee Tributaries Project (Obion-Forked Deer River Basin),'' filed with the Environmental Protection Agency on February 25, 1983. A general reevaluation study will be conducted for the entire WTT project area to determine if there is still a federal interest in pursuing a flood risk management project and, if so, recommend a plan of improvement. The GRR and draft supplement no. 2 to the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) will focus on methods that reduce flood risks within the Obion and Forked Deer watersheds by restoring natural floodplain functions and reducing sedimentation that could cause channel blockages.

On Monday, March 16, 2009 (74 FR 11090-11091) the Department of Defense announced closed meetings of the Defense Science Board (DSB) Spring Quarterly. On Friday, May 8, 2009 (74 FR 21664) the Department of Defense announced that these meetings were rescheduled to June 3-4, 2009. This notice announces that the Defense Science Board Spring Quarterly meetings have been cancelled.

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is proposing to add a system of records notice to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

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, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.65, the Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the Department of Defense Audit Advisory Committee (hereafter referred to as the Committee).

Analyses of foreseeable environmental impacts from potential actions in the vicinity of Trilby Wash and the McMicken Dam project area located near the Cities of Surprise, Sun City, El Mirage Litchfield Park and Goodyear, Maricopa County, Arizona will commence. No explicit plans have been advanced as yet, so contents of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) remain to be determined during the public scoping process. The Trilby Wash Study area encompasses the Trilby Wash watershed upstream and downstream from the McMicken Dam Project which includes: McMicken Dam, McMicken Dam Outlet Channel and McMicken Dam Outlet Wash, approximately 9 miles, 6 miles, and 4 miles respectively in length. The McMiken Dam Outlet Wash discharges to the Agua Fria River in Maricopa County, Central Arizona.

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning Accident Prevention Plans and Recordkeeping.

Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announce the following advisory board meeting of the Veterans' Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction (VBDR).

The Defense Logistics Agency is proposing to amend system of records notices in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

The Defense Logistics Agency is proposing to amend a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

The Defense Logistics Agency is proposing to amend a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

Defense Information Systems Agency proposes to amend a system of records notice in its existing inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

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, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.65, the Department of Defense gives notice that it intends to revise the charter for the Defense Policy Board. Specifically, the Department is, (a) Changing the name of the committee from the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee to the Defense Policy Board; (b) increasing the number of committee members from twenty-six to twenty-eight; and (c) updating the operating cost.

The Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee will meet in closed session on June 16, 2009 from 0800 hrs until 1800 hrs and on June 17, 2009 from 0800 hrs until 1000 hrs at the Pentagon.

On May 8, 2009, 74 FR 21664, the Department of Defense published a notice announcing a meeting of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Board of Visitors (BoV) on May 20, 2009. This notice is published to inform participants of the new meeting location. All other information remains unchanged.

This notice announces the following proposed changes to Rules 19(a)(5), 20(e), 21(c)(2), 37(a), 37(b)(2), and 40(b)(3) of the Rules of Practice and Procedure, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and implementation of a new electronic filing program for public notice and comment. On April 30, 2009, at 74 FR 19947, the Department of Defense published a notice of this same title. The SUMMARY section stated that ``new language is in bold print'' but the notice did not contain bold print. This notice identifies those changes made.