[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Draft Department of Defense Directive 5500.17, ``Role and 
Responsibilities of the Joint Service Committee (JSC) on Military 
Justice''

AGENCY: General Counsel of the Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Executive Order 12473, July 13, 1984, states that the 
Secretary of Defense shall cause the Manual for Courts-Martial to be 
reviewed annually and recommend to the President any appropriate 
amendments. Under the direction of the General Counsel of the 
Department of Defense, a Joint Service Committee on Military Justice 
(JSC) has been established to accomplish this review and make 
recommendations for amendments to the Manual. Department of Defense 
Directive 5500.17, ``Role and Responsibilities of the Joint Service 
Committee (JSC) on Military Justice'' provides for the organization, 
functions, and procedures applicable to the JSC and the annual review 
process. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has provided all 
government agencies guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the quality, 
objectivity, utility, and integrity of information disseminated to the 
public. OMB has directed the agencies to publish a notice in the 
Federal Register by May 1, 2002, that their draft policies complying 
with the OMB requirement are available for public view and comment on 
their public Web sites. The draft Department of Defense Directive is 
available on the Deputy General Counsel (Personnel and Health Policy), 
Office of the General Counsel public Web site located at http://www.defenselink.mil/dodgc/php.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received on or 
before January 17, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Robert E. Reed. ODGC (P&HP), Office of 
the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, 1600 Defense 
Pentagon, Room 3E999, Washington, DC 20301-1600.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert E. Reed, ODGC (P&HP), 703-
695-1055, [email protected].

    Dated: September 24, 2002.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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