[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 240 (Friday, December 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 75679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29401]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Modification of Federal Advisory Committee Charter

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Modification of Federal Advisory Committee Charter.

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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 intends to revise the 
charter for the Department of Defense Audit Advisory Committee. 
Specifically, the Department is increasing the number of committee 
members from five to seven members.
    This committee will provide the Secretary of Defense, through the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, 
independent advice on DoD's financial management, including the 
financial reporting process, systems of internal controls, audit 
process and processes for monitoring compliance with applicable laws 
and regulations. In accordance with DoD policy and procedures, the 
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer is 
authorized to act upon the advice emanating from this advisory 
committee.
    Members of the Department of Defense Audit Advisory Committee shall 
be eminent authorities in the fields of financial management and audit. 
Committee members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not 
full-time Federal officers or employees, shall be appointed as experts 
and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and serve as 
Special Government Employees.
    The Department of Defense Audit Advisory Committee, in keeping with 
DoD policy to make every effort to achieve a balanced membership, 
includes a cross section of experts directly affected, interested, and 
qualified to advise on financial and audit matters. Committee 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, shall 
serve without compensation. The Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer shall select the committee's 
chairperson from the committee's membership at large.
    The Department of Defense Audit Advisory Committee shall meet at 
the call of the committee's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation 
with the Chairperson, and the estimated number of committee meetings is 
four per year. 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 duly appointed Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall 
attend all committee meetings and subcommittee meetings.
    The Department of Defense Audit Advisory Committee 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 committee, and shall report all their recommendations and 
advice to the Department of Defense Audit Advisory Committee for full 
deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees or workgroups have no 
authority to make decisions on behalf of the chartered committee nor 
can they report directly to the Department of Defense or any Federal 
officers or employees who are not members of the Department of Defense 
Audit Advisory Committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense at 703-601-6128.

    Dated: December 5, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
 [FR Doc. E8-29401 Filed 12-11-08; 8:45 am]
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