[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 39026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18601]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense


Renewal of the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support 
(ARMS) Executive Advisory Committee

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The ARMS Executive Advisory Committee (hereinafter referred to 
as ARMS EAC) has been renewed in consonance with the public interest, 
and in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 92-463, The 
``Federal Advisory Committee Act.'' The ARMS EAC is authorized to be 
established in the Conference Report accompanying Pub.L. 102-484, the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993. Section 193 of 
the Authorization Act directs the Secretary of the Army to carry out an 
ARMS initiative which encourages commercial firms to use government-
owned-contractor-operated (GOCO) manufacturing facilities of the DoD 
for commercial purposes.
    The ARMS EAC provides a communications forum whereby a 
distinguished group of both industry and government experts advise the 
Secretary of the Army concerning changing roles for GOCO Army 
ammunition plants. In studying the objectives of the ARMS initiative, 
the ARMS EAC reviews and makes recommendations regarding the Army plan 
for implementation. Specific tasks include: assessing government and 
industry expectations for the ARMS initiative; evaluating the 
incentives, e.g., marketing, use of facilities and equipment, loan 
guarantees, planning grants, environmental concerns, free trade zones, 
for utilizing the idle capacity at industrial facilities for the 
manufacturing of government and commercial products; reviewing existing 
laws, regulations, and policies as to adequacy and possible need for 
revision or expansion; and, gauging the Army's plans for plant 
utilization, disposal of excess plant equipment, and allowance for 
contingencies.
    The ARMS EAC will continue to be comprised of approximately sixteen 
members, eight from the private sector and eight from government, who 
will be acknowledged experts and leaders in the diverse disciplines 
associated with industrial plant operations and processes. The common 
characteristic of the issues they will study is the management of 
change in the Army's ammunition industrial base. Consequently, the 
individuals selected to serve on the Committee will be accomplished in 
their ability to understand and manage change at the manufacturing 
level and have considerable experience in tooling processes to retain a 
viable ammunition production base alongside commercial ventures/
products. Efforts will be made to ensure that the membership is well-
balanced in terms of the functions to be performed and the interest 
groups represented.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Mr. Gary Eichorn, 
telephone: 309-782-4360 or Mr. John Kasper, telephone: 703-697-3055.

    Dated: July 19, 2001.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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