[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 10230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3483]


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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 it is renewing the charter for 
the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel (hereafter referred to as 
the Panel).
    The Panel is a discretionary federal advisory committee established 
by the Secretary of Defense to provide the Department of Defense 
independent advice and recommendations on a broad array of issues 
relating to (1) the role of the naval power in the international 
strategic environment, including issues of technology, manpower, 
strategy and policy; (2) current and projected Navy policies and 
procedures to enhance the Navy's effectiveness and efficiency in 
execution of national and defense policy; and (3) alternative policies 
and postures for fulfilling the Navy's mission in the face of evolving 
political, economic, technological, and military circumstances.
    The Panel shall be composed of not more than 40 members, who are 
eminent authorities in the fields of science, engineering, business and 
political-military. Panel 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. 
Panel 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 Chief of Naval 
Operations shall select the Panel's Chairperson from the total Panel 
membership.
    The Panel 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 Panel, and shall report all their recommendations and 
advice to the Panel for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees 
or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the 
chartered Panel nor can they report directly to the Department of 
Defense or any federal officers or employees who are not Panel members.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel shall meet at the call of the 
Panel's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Chief of 
Naval Operations and the Panel's 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 Chief of 
Naval Operations Executive 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 Chief of Naval 
Operations Executive Panel.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel, and this 
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the 
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the Chief 
of Naval Operations Executive Panel 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 Chief of Naval Operations Executive 
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: 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. E8-3483 Filed 2-25-08; 8:45 am]
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