[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 66298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29713]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Board of Visitors for the National Defense Intelligence College; 
Charter Renewal

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: 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 renew the charter 
for the Board of Visitors for the National Defense Intelligence College 
(hereafter referred to as the Board).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, DoD Committee Management 
Office, 703-601-6128.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 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, Defense Intelligence Agency, independent 
advice on matters related to mission, policy, accreditation, faculty, 
student facilities, curricula, educational methods, research, and 
administration of the National Defense Intelligence College.
    The Director, Defense Intelligence Agency may act upon the Board's 
advice and recommendations.
    The Board shall be comprised of no more than 12 members, who are 
distinguished members of the national intelligence community, defense, 
and academia and shall be appointed on an annual basis by the Secretary 
of Defense. The Director, Defense Intelligence Agency shall select the 
Board's Chairperson.
    Board members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not 
full-time or permanent part-time 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 Board shall meet at the call of the Board's Designated Federal 
Officer, in consultation with the Chairperson and the Director, Defense 
Intelligence Agency. The estimated number of Board meetings is two 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 DoD policies and procedures. In addition, the 
Designated Federal Officer is required to attend all Board and 
subcommittee meetings. In the absence of the Designated Federal Officer 
the Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend the meeting.
    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 provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as 
amended), the Government in the Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as 
amended), 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 Visitors for the National Defense Intelligence 
College 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 members.
    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 for the National Defense Intelligence College 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 for the National Defense Intelligence College.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Board of Visitors for the National Defense Intelligence 
College, and this individual will ensure that the written statements 
are provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact 
information for the 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 for the National 
Defense Intelligence College. 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 9, 2009.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-29713 Filed 12-14-09; 8:45 am]
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