[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 215 (Monday, November 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64783-64784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24953]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Office of the General Counsel; Senior Executive Service 
Performance Review Board

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the appointment of the members of the 
Performance Review Board (PRB) for the Office of the General Counsel, 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The purpose of the PRB is to 
review and make recommendations concerning proposed performance 
appraisals, ratings, bonuses, pay adjustments, and other appropriate 
personnel actions for incumbents of Senior Executive Service (SES) 
positions for which the General Counsel is the appointing authority. 
The PRB will perform PRB functions for other DHS SES positions if 
requested.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This Notice is effective November 8, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Michele Burton, Director, 
Executive Services, Office of Human Resources Management, U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 2.4-A, 
Washington, DC 20229. Telephone (202) 344-2525.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 5 U.S.C. 4314(c) requires each Federal 
agency to establish one or more performance review boards to make 
recommendations, as necessary, in regard to the performance of senior 
executives within the agency. This notice announces the appointment of 
the members of the PRB for the Office of the General Counsel for DHS. 
The purpose of the PRB is to review and make recommendations concerning 
proposed performance appraisals, ratings, bonuses, pay adjustments, and 
other appropriate personnel actions for incumbents of SES positions for 
which the General Counsel of DHS is the appointing authority. The Board 
will perform PRB functions for other DHS SES positions if requested.
    This notice does not constitute a significant regulatory action as 
are defined under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866. Therefore, DHS 
has not submitted this notice to the Office of Management and Budget.
    Further, because this notice is a matter of agency organization, 
procedure and practice, DHS is not required to follow the rulemaking 
requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553).
    Composition of Departmental PRB: The Board shall consist of at 
least three members. In the case of an appraisal of a career appointee, 
more than half of the members shall consist of career appointees. The 
names and titles of the PRB members are as follows:
    Elizabeth L. Branch, Associate General Counsel for Rules and 
Regulations, Office of the General Counsel, DHS;
    Dea Doris Carpenter, Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. Citizenship 
andImmigration Services;
    Thomas J. Connelly, Associate General Counsel for Information 
Analysis andInfrastructure Protection, Office of the General Counsel, 
DHS;
    Francine J. Kerner, Chief Counsel, Transportation Security 
Administration;
    John J. Kelleher, Chief Counsel, U.S. Secret Service;
    Calvin M. Lederer, Deputy Judge Advocate General, U.S. Coast Guard;
    Barry C. O'Melinn, Deputy Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration 
andCustoms Enforcement;
    Alfonso Robles, Chief Counsel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; 
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    Hugo Teufel III, Associate General Counsel for General Law, Office 
of the General Counsel, DHS.

Mary Kate Whalen,
Deputy Associate General Counsel for Regulations, Office of the General 
Counsel, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 04-24953 Filed 11-5-04; 8:45 am]
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