[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 62 (Monday, March 31, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16846-16847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6531]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense


Charter Amendment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committees

AGENCY: DoD.

ACTION: Charter Amendment 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 Government in the Sunshine 
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 Board of Regents Uniformed Services University of the Health 
Sciences (hereafter referred to as the Board of Regents).
    The Board of Regents is a non-discretionary federal advisory 
committee established by 10 U.S.C. 2166(e) to assist the Secretary of 
Defense in an advisory capacity in carrying out the Secretary's 
responsibility to conduct the business of the Uniformed Services 
University of the Health Sciences. Section 956 of Public Law 110-181 
(National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) amended the 
Board's membership provisions of 10 U.S.C. 2113(a). All other 
provisions of 10 U.S.C. 2113(a) remained unchanged.
    Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2113(a), the Board of Regents shall be 
composed of fifteen members:
    1. Nine persons outstanding in the fields of health and health 
education who shall be appointed from civilian life by the Secretary of 
Defense;

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    2. The Secretary of Defense, or his designee, who shall be an ex 
officio member;
    3. The surgeons general of the uniformed services, who shall be ex 
officio members; and
    4. The President of the University, who shall be a non-voting ex 
officio member. The terms of office for each member of the Board of 
Regents (other than ex officio members shall be six years except that:
    1. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the 
expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be 
appointed for the remainder of such term; and
    2. Any member who term of office has expired shall continue to 
serve until his successor is appointed.
    One of the appointed members of the Board of Regents shall be 
designated as Chairman by the Secretary of Defense. The Chairman shall 
be the presiding officer of the Board.
    Members of the Board of Regents 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 
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2113(e), shall receive compensation at a rate 
fixed by the Secretary of Defense, in addition to travel expense and 
per diem for official travel.
    The Board of Regents 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 Government in the 
Sunshine 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 of Regents 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 of Regents members.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board of Regents shall meet at the call 
of the Board's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the 
Board'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 Board of 
Regents Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 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 Regents Uniformed Services University of the 
Health Sciences.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Board of Regents Uniformed Services University of the 
Health Sciences, and this individual will ensure that the written 
statements are provided to the membership for their consideration. 
Contact information for the Board of Regents Uniformed Services 
University of the Health Sciences' 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 Regents Uniformed Services 
University of the Health Sciences. 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, 703-601-6128.

    Dated: March 25, 2008.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-6531 Filed 3-28-08; 8:45 am]
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