[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 149 (Friday, August 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43249-43250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3823]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 
1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government 
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.65, the 
Department of Defense gives notice that it will renew the charter for 
the Defense Advisory

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Board for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve on October 1, 2007.
    The Defense Advisory Board for Employer Support of the Guard and 
Reserve, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.50(d), is a discretionary Federal 
advisory committee established to provide the Secretary of Defense, 
through the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) and 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs), with independent 
advice concerning matters arising from the military service obligations 
of members of the National Guard and Reserve members and the impact on 
their civilian employment. The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve 
Affairs) may act upon the advice of the committee.
    The Defense Advisory Board for Employer Support of the Guard and 
Reserve shall be composed of no more than 15 members appointed by the 
Secretary of Defense for three-year terms, and their appointments will 
be reviewed on an annual basis. Those members, who are not full-time 
Federal officers or employees, shall serve as Special Government 
Employees under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109. With the exception of 
travel and per diem for official travel, Committee members shall serve 
without compensation. The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve 
Affairs) shall select the Committee's Chairperson from the membership 
at large.
    The Defense Advisory Board for Employer Support of the Guard and 
Reserve shall meet at the call of the committee's Designated Federal 
Officer, in consultation with the Chairperson and the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs). The Designated Federal Officer 
shall be a full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee, and shall be 
appointed in accordance with established DoD policies and procedures. 
The Designated Federal Officer or duly appointed Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer shall attend all committee meetings and subcommittee 
meetings.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Defense 
Advisory Board for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve membership 
about the committee's mission and functions. Written statements may be 
submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned 
meetings of the Defense Advisory Board for Employer Support of the 
Guard and Reserve.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Defense Advisory Board for Employer Support of the 
Guard and Reserve, and this individual will ensure that the written 
statements are provided to the membership for their consideration. 
Contact information for the Designated Federal Officer can be obtained 
from the GSA's FACA Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
    The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will 
announce planned meetings of the Defense Advisory Board for Employer 
Support of the Guard and Reserve. The Designated Federal Officer, at 
that time, may provide additional guidance on the submission of written 
statements that are in response to the stated agenda for the planned 
meeting in question.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Jim Freeman, DoD Committee Management 
Office, 703-601-2554, extension 128.

    Dated: July 30, 2007.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-3823 Filed 8-1-07 10:24 am]
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