[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 69 (Monday, April 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 18487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8268]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Committee Termination and Committee Establishment--Department of 
Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Committee termination and establishment.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 
U.S.C., Appendix), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 
552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.60 and 102-3.65 the Department of Defense 
announces: the establishment of the Board of Advisors to the Presidents 
of the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War College; and that 
effective April 30, 2010, it will terminate the Board of Advisors to 
the President Naval Postgraduate School.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The mission of the Board of Advisors to the 
President Naval Postgraduate School will be included in the mission for 
the new Board of Advisors to the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate 
School and the Naval War College (hereafter referred to as ``the Board 
of Advisors'').
    The Board of Advisors shall advise and assist the Department of the 
Navy, the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War 
College in educational and support areas by providing independent 
advice and recommendations on items such as, but not limited to, 
organizational management, curricula, methods of instruction, 
facilities, and other matters of interest. Pursuant to DoD policy, the 
Secretary of the Navy may act upon the Board of Advisor's advice.
    The Board of Advisors shall be comprised of not more than 10 
members who are eminent authorities in the fields of academia, 
business, national defense, the defense industry, and research and 
analysis. Not less than fifty percent of the members shall be eminent 
authorities in the field of academia. Board of Advisors members shall 
be appointed by the Secretary of Defense, and their appointments will 
be renewed on an annual basis. Those members, who are not full-time or 
permanent part-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.
    Members may be appointed for terms ranging from one to four years. 
Such appointments will normally be staggered among the Board membership 
to ensure an orderly turnover in the Board's overall composition on a 
periodic basis. With the exception of travel and per diem for official 
travel, they shall normally serve without compensation, unless 
otherwise authorized by the appointing authority.
    The Chief of Naval Personnel shall serve as an ex-officio Board 
member. As an ex-officio member this individual shall have no voting 
rights whatsoever on the Board or any of its subcommittees. In 
addition, he or she shall not count toward the Board's total 
membership.
    With DoD approval, the Board of Advisors 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, The Government in the 
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and other appropriate 
Federal statutes and regulations.
    Such subcommittees or working groups shall not work independently 
of the chartered Board of Advisors, and shall report all their 
recommendations and advice to the Board of Advisors for full 
deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees or working groups have no 
authority to make decisions on behalf of the chartered Board of 
Advisors nor can they report directly to the Department of Defense or 
any Federal officers or employees who are not Board of Advisors 
members.
    The Board of Advisors shall establish and maintain two permanent 
subcommittees:
    a. The Naval Postgraduate School subcommittee shall be comprised of 
no more than 19 members and shall focus primarily on the Naval 
Postgraduate School. The subcommittee shall meet a minimum of twice 
annually.
    b. The Naval War College subcommittee shall be comprised of no more 
than 10 members and shall focus primarily on the Naval War College. The 
subcommittee shall meet a minimum of twice annually.
    Subcommittee members, who are not Board of Advisors members, shall 
be appointed in the same manner as Board of Advisors members.
    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 committee membership about the committee'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 
Advisors to the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate School and the 
Naval War College.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Board of Advisors to the Presidents of the Naval 
Postgraduate School and the Naval War College, and this individual will 
ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for 
their consideration. Contact information for the Board of Advisors to 
the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War 
College's Designated Federal Officer, 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 Board of Advisors to the Presidents of 
the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War 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: April 7, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-8268 Filed 4-9-10; 8:45 am]
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