[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 163 (Thursday, August 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48268-48269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4145]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee

AGENCY: 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 Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee on January 23, 
2008.
    The Task Force, under the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), provides 
independent advice and recommendations on matters regarding the 
professional standards, historical methodology, program priorities, 
liaison with professional

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groups and institutions, and adequacy of resources of the various 
historical programs and associated activities of the Department of 
Defense.
    The committee is comprised of the historians from the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense, the Offices of the Secretaries of the Army and 
Navy, and the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In 
addition, the committee is authorized to establish subcommittees, and 
it has two subcommittees that currently deal with history-related 
issues involving the Department of the Army and the Department of the 
Navy.
    Committee and subcommittee members appointed by the Secretary of 
Defense, who are not full-time Federal officers or employees, shall 
serve as Special Government Employees, and all members shall be 
appointed on an annual basis. With the exception of travel and per 
diem, the committee and subcommittee members will serve without 
compensation.
    The Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee shall meet 
at the call of the committee's Designated Federal Officer, in 
consultation with the chairperson. 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.
    The committee shall be authorized to establish subcommittees, as 
necessary and consistent with its mission, and these subcommittees or 
working groups shall operate under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Sunshine in the Government Act of 
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and other appropriate Federal 
regulations.
    Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of 
the chartered committee, and shall report all their recommendations and 
advice to the parent committee for full deliberation and discussion. 
Subcommittees or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on 
behalf of the chartered committee nor can they report directly to the 
Department of Defense or any Federal officers or employees who are not 
committee members.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to the 
Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee 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 
meeting of the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee, 
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 Department of Defense Historical 
Advisory Committee. 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: August 17, 2007.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-4145 Filed 8-21-07; 11:34 am]
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