[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71124-71125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24224]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Amendment to Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: DoD.

ACTION: Amendment to Federal Advisory Committee.

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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 102-3.85, the 
Department of Defense gives notice that it is amending the charter for 
the Defense Advisory Board for Employer Support of the Guard and 
Reserve (hereafter referred to as the Board).
    The Department of Defense hereby authorizes the Board to establish 
and use subcommittees as necessary and consistent with its mission. 
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, and other appropriate Federal 
regulations.
    Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of 
the chartered Board, and shall report all their recommendations and 
advice to the Board for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees 
or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the 
chartered Board nor can they report directly to the Department of 
Defense or any federal officers or employees who are not Board Members.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is a discretionary federal 
advisory committee established by the Secretary of Defense to provide 
the Department of Defense 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. 
Pursuant to DoD policy, the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve 
Affairs) may act upon the advice of the Board.
    The Board shall be composed of no more than fifteen members 
appointed by the Secretary of Defense for three-year terms, and their 
appointments will be renewed 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.
    Board members, with the exception of travel and per diem for 
official travel, shall serve without compensation. The Assistant 
Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs) shall select the Board's 
Chairperson from the Board membership at large.
    The Board shall meet at the call of the Board'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 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 Board's mission and functions. Written statements may be 
submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned 
meeting 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 Defense Advisory Board for Employer Support 
of the Guard and Reserve'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

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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: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-2554, 
extension 128.

    Dated: December 7, 2007.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
 [FR Doc. E7-24224 Filed 12-13-07; 8:45 am]
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