[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 249 (Monday, December 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79455-79456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30795]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

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 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 renewing the charter for 
the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board 
of Actuaries (hereafter referred to as the Board).
    The Board is a non-discretionary federal advisory committee 
established under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 1114, to advise and 
assist the Secretary of Defense on actuarial matters associated with 
the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care

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Fund. The Board shall report annually to the Secretary of Defense 
periodically, but no less than once every four years, to the President 
and the Congress on the status of the Fund to include recommendations 
for such changes as in the Board's judgment are necessary to protect 
the public interest and maintain the Fund on a sound actuarial basis.
    The Board shall be composed of not more than three members 
appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among qualified professional 
actuaries who are members of the Society of Actuaries. The Board 
Members shall serve for a term of 15 years; except those Board Members 
appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the end of the term for 
which the predecessor was appointed shall serve only until the end of 
such term. Board Members may serve after the end of the term until a 
successor has taken office. No Board Member, other than those 
originally appointed for less than a 15-year term or a Board Member 
appointed to fill an unexpired term may be reappointed for successive 
terms.
    Board Members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not 
full-time or permanent part-time federal employees, are appointed as 
experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and shall 
serve as Special Government employees. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
1114(a)(3), the members shall serve with compensation to include travel 
and per diem for official travel. The Chairperson of the Board shall be 
designated by the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 
on behalf of the Secretary of Defense.
    The Board is authorized to establish Subcommittees or Working 
Groups, as necessary and consistent with its mission, and these 
Subcommittees or Working Groups shall operate under the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Government in the Sunshine Act 
of 1976, and other appropriate federal regulations.
    Such Subcommittees or Working Groups shall not work independently 
of the chartered Board, and shall report their recommendations and 
advice to the Board for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees 
or Working Groups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the 
chartered Board nor can they report directly to the Agency or any 
Federal officers or employees who are not Board Members.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 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 
Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of 
Actuaries 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 Department of Defense Medicare-
Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health 
Care Board of Actuaries, and this individual will ensure that the 
written statements are provided to the membership for their 
consideration. Contact information for the Department of Defense 
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries' 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 Department of Defense Medicare-
Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries. 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.

    Dated: December 19, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-30795 Filed 12-24-08; 8:45 am]
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