[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20262-20263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7988]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: DoD.

ACTION: 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 102-3.65, the 
Department of Defense gives notice that it is amending the charter for 
the Board of Visitors National Defense University (hereafter referred 
to as the Board).
    The Board is a discretionary federal advisory committee established 
by the Secretary of Defense to provide the Department of Defense 
independent advice and recommendations on organization management, 
curricula, instructional methods, facilities and other matters of 
interest to the National Defense University.
    The Board shall be composed of approximately twenty-one members, 
who are eminent authorities in the fields of national defense, 
academia, business, national security affairs, and the defense 
industry. Three of the twenty-one Board members are Federal ex officio 
members: (a) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness; (b) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and 
Information Integration; and (c) the Department of State Director 
General.
    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. With the exception of 
the federal ex officio members, Board members shall be appointed on an 
annual basis by the Secretary of Defense, and shall serve no more than 
fifteen years on the Board. Board members shall, with the exception of 
travel and per diem for official travel, serve without compensation.
    The Board Membership shall select the Board's Chairperson and the 
Co-Chairperson from the total Board Membership, and this individual 
shall serve at the discretion of the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 
or designee. In addition, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or 
designated representative may invite other distinguished Government 
officers to serve as non-voting observers of the Board, and appoint 
consultants, with special expertise, to assist the Board on an ad hoc 
basis.
    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 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 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

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Department of Defense or any federal officers or employees who are not 
Board Members.

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

    Dated: April 8, 2008.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
 [FR Doc. E8-7988 Filed 4-14-08; 8:45 am]
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