[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 13 (Thursday, January 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 3448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1046]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Federal Advisory Committee; Military Leadership Diversity 
Commission

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Charter modification.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 596 of Public Law 110-417, the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the 
Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-
3.65, the Department of Defense established the Military Leadership 
Diversity Commission (hereafter referred to as the Commission) on 
January 15, 2009. The requirement for the Commission remains; however, 
section 594 of Public Law 111-84 modified the Commission's membership 
by adding six additional members.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The six additional members include--(a) An 
active commissioned officer from the National Guard, and an active 
commissioned officer from the Reserves, each of whom serves or has 
served in a leadership position with either a Military Department 
command or combatant command; (b) a retired general or flag officer 
from the National Guard, and a retired general or flag officer from the 
Reserves; and (c) a retired noncommissioned officer from the National 
Guard, and a retired noncommissioned officer from the Reserves.
    The additional members, as with the original members, shall be 
appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the commission 
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
    With the exception of the representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard, 
the Secretary of Defense shall appoint the commission members. 
Commission members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not 
full-time or permanent part-time employees of the federal government, 
shall be appointed as experts and consultants under the authority of 5 
U.S.C. 3109, and these individuals shall serve as special government 
employees.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations are reminded that they may submit written 
statements to the Military Leadership Diversity Commission membership 
about the commission's mission and functions. Written statements may be 
submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned 
meeting of the Military Leadership Diversity Commission.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Military Leadership Diversity Commission, and this 
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the 
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the 
Military Leadership Diversity Commission's Designated Federal Officer, 
once appointed, may 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 Military Leadership Diversity 
Commission. 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: January 15, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-1046 Filed 1-20-10; 8:45 am]
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