[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60007-60008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5218]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Establishment 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 Government in the Sunshine 
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.65, the 
Department of Defense gives notice that it intends to establish a new 
Federal advisory committee.
    This discretionary advisory committee, the Secretary of the Navy 
Advisory Panel, will provide the Secretary of the Navy independent 
advice and recommendations on the critical matters concerning the 
Department of the Navy. The Panel's focus will include acquisition 
reform, the shipbuilding defense industrial base, intelligence 
organization, and related maritime issues. In accordance with DoD 
policy and procedures, the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to act 
upon the advice emanating from this advisory committee.
    The Secretary of the Navy Panel shall be authorized to establish 
subcommittees, as necessary and consisted with its mission, and these 
subcommittees or working groups shall operate under the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Government in the 
Sunshine Act of 1976, 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 Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel 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 members of the Secretary of the Navy 
Advisory Panel.

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    The Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel shall be composed of not 
more than 15 members, who are eminent authorities in the fields of 
national security policy, intelligence, science, engineering, or 
business and industry. The Secretary of the Navy Panel, in keeping with 
the DoD policy to make every effort to achieve a balanced membership, 
shall include a cross section of experts that are directly affected, 
interested and qualified to advise on U.S. defense and naval issues.
    Panel and subcommittee members appointed by the Secretary of 
Defense, who are not full-time Federal officers or employees, shall 
serve as Special Government Employees under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 
3109. Panel and subcommittee members shall be appointed on an annual 
basis by the Secretary of Defense, and with the exception of travel and 
per diem for official travel, they shall serve without compensation. 
The Secretary of the Navy shall select the Panel's chairperson from the 
total Panel membership.
    The Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel shall meet at the call of 
the Panel's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the 
chairperson. The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to DoD policy, 
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 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 Secretary 
of the Navy Advisory Panel membership about the Panel's mission and 
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Secretary of 
the Navy Advisory Panel.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel, and this 
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the 
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the 
Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel's 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 Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel. 
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: Contact Jim Freeman, DoD Committee 
Management Office, 703-601-2554, extension 128.

    Dated: October 17, 2007.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-5218 Filed 10-22-07; 8:45 am]
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