[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1601-1602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-207]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Renewal of 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 102-3.65, the 
Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for 
the Department of Defense Education Benefits Board of Actuaries 
(hereafter referred to as the Board).
    The Board, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2006(e), is a non-discretionary 
Federal advisory committee established to: (1) Annually advise the 
Secretary of Defense on the actuarial status of the Department of 
Defense Education Benefits Fund (hereafter referred to as the Fund); 
(2) shall furnish its advice and opinion on matters referred to it by 
the Secretary; review valuations of the Fund conducted under the 
provisions of 10 U.S.C., Sec.  2006(f); (3) report to the Secretary of 
Defense annually on the actuarial status of the Fund; and (4) recommend 
to the President and Congress such changes as, in the Board's judgment, 
are necessary to protect the public interest and maintain the Fund on a 
sound actuarial basis.
    The Board shall be composed of not more than three members 
appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among qualified professional 
actuaries who are members of the Society of Actuaries. The members 
shall serve for a term of 15 years, except that a member of the Board 
appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the end of the term for 
which the predecessor was appointed shall serve only until the end of 
such term. A member may serve after the end of the term until a 
successor has taken office. A member of the Board may be removed by the 
Secretary of Defense for misconduct or failure to perform functions 
vested in the Board, and for no other reason.
    Members may not be reappointed for successive terms. The 
Chairperson of the Board shall be designated by the Under Secretary of 
Defense (Personnel and Readiness), on behalf of the Secretary of 
Defense, for a five-year term.
    Board Members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not 
Federal officers or employees, shall serve as Special Government 
Employees under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and shall, under the 
authority of 10 U.S.C. 2006(e)(1)(C), serve with compensation, to 
include travel and per diem for official travel.
    The Board shall meet at the call of the Designated Federal Officer, 
in consultation with the Chairperson, the Secretary of Defense or the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel & Readiness). 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 Alternate 
Designated Federal

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Officer shall attend all Board meetings and subcommittee meetings.
    The Board is authorized to establish subcommittees and workgroups, 
as necessary and consistent with its mission. Board subcommittees and 
workgroups shall operate under the provisions of Federal Advisory 
Committee Act of 1972, the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976, and 
other appropriate Federal regulations.
    Board subcommittees and workgroups shall not work independently of 
the Board and shall report all their recommendations and advice to the 
Board for full deliberation and discussion. Board subcommittees and 
workgroups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the Board 
and may not report directly to the Department of Defense or any Federal 
officers or employees who are not members of the Board.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 and 41 CFR 
102-3.140(c), members of the public or interested groups may submit 
written statements to the members of the Board. Written statements may 
be submitted at any time to the Board's Designated Federal Officer or 
in response to the stated agenda of a planned meeting.
    The contact information for the Designated Federal Officer for the 
Department of Defense Education Benefits Board of Actuaries can be 
obtained from the GSA's FACA Database: https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-2554.

    Dated: January 3, 2008.
C.R. Choate,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
 [FR Doc. E8-207 Filed 1-8-08; 8:45 am]
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