[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10229-10230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3482]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: DoD.

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 the charter for the Board of 
Advisors to the President, Naval Postgraduate School (hereafter 
referred to as the Board) is being renewed.
    The Board is a discretionary federal advisory committee established 
by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to his authority in 41 CFR 102-
3.50(d), to provide independent advice and recommendations on 
organization management, curricula, methods of instruction, facilities, 
and other matters of interest to Naval Graduate Education Programs.
    The Board shall be composed of not more than nineteen members, who 
are eminent authorities in the filed of academia, business, and the 
defense industry. Board 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. 
Board Members shall, with the exception of travel and per diem for 
official travel, serve without compensation.
    Board Members shall be appointed on an annual basis by the 
Secretary of Defense and shall serve terms of four years. Following 
their initial four-year tour, Board Members may, at the discretion of 
the President Naval Postgraduate School, be considered for additional 
terms on the Board. The Board's Membership shall select the Board's 
Chairperson, who shall serve a two-year term. The Board's Chairperson 
shall select the Board's Vice Chairperson.
    The Secretary of the Navy or designated representative may act upon 
the Board's advice and recommendations.
    The Board 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, 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.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board shall meet at the call of the 
Board's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Board's 
Chairperson and the President Naval Postgraduate School. 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 Board of 
Advisors to the President, Naval Postgraduate School 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 Board of Advisors to the President, Naval Postgraduate School.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Board of Advisors to the President, Naval Postgraduate 
School, and this individual will ensure that the written statements are 
provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact information 
for the Board of Advisors to the President, Naval Postgraduate School'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 Board of Advisors to the President, 
Naval Postgraduate School. 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, Deputy Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-2554, 
extension 128.

    Dated: February 19, 2008.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-3482 Filed 2-25-08; 8:45 am]
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