[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 205 (Monday, October 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54977-54978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25701]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Establishment 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 102-3.50(d), the 
Department of Defense gives notice that it is establishing the charter 
for the Defense Intelligence Agency Advisory Board (hereafter referred 
to as the Board).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Intelligence Agency Advisory 
Board, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.50(d), is a discretionary Federal 
advisory committee established to provide the Secretary of Defense 
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and the 
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency advice on matters relating 
to DoD's intelligence enterprise.
    The Board shall be comprised of no more than fifteen members who 
have distinguished backgrounds in national security policy, defense 
intelligence, geopolitical matters, academia and the private sector. 
All Board member appointments shall be on an annual basis.
    Board members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not 
full-time or permanent part-time Federal employees, shall be appointed 
as experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 
serve as Special Government Employees. In addition, they shall serve 
without compensation except for travel and per diem for official Board-
related travel.
    The Secretary of Defense, based upon the recommendation of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and the Director of the 
Defense Intelligence Agency, shall select the Chairperson.
    With DoD approval, the Board is authorized to establish 
subcommittees, as necessary and consistent with its mission. These 
subcommittees or working groups shall operate under the provision of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Government in the 
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552B, as amended), 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 Department of 
Defense or any Federal officers or employees who are not Board members. 
Subcommittee members, who are not Board members, shall be appointed in 
the same manner as the Board members.
    The Board shall meet at the call of the Board's Designated Federal 
Officer, in consultation with the Board's Chairperson and the Director 
of the Defense Intelligence Agency. The estimated number of Board 
meetings is four per year.
    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. In 
addition, the Designated Federal Officer is required to be in 
attendance at all meetings, however, in the absence of the Designated 
Federal Officer, the Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend 
the meeting.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Defense 
Intelligence Agency Advisory Board 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 Defense 
Intelligence Agency Advisory Board.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Defense Intelligence Agency Advisory Board, and this 
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the 
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the Defense 
Intelligence Agency Advisory Board 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

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Defense Intelligence Agency Advisory Board. 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: October 14, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-25701 Filed 10-23-09; 8:45 am]
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