[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 79 (Monday, April 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21603-21604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9539]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committee; 
Missouri River (North Dakota) Task Force

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Renewal of Federal advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 705(a) of title VII, the 
Missouri River Protection and Improvement Act of 2000, Public Law 106-
541, 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, as amended), 
and 41 CFR 102-3.50, the Department of Defense gives notice that it is 
renewing the charter for the Missouri River (North Dakota) Task Force 
(hereafter referred to as the Task Force).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Task Force is a non-discretionary 
Federal advisory committee and shall provide independent advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of the Army on plans and projects to 
reduce siltation of the Missouri River in the State of North Dakota and 
to meet the

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objectives of the Pick-Sloan Program. Specifically, the Task Force 
shall:
    a. Prepare and approve, by a majority of the members, a plan for 
the use of the funds made available under Public Law 106-541 to promote 
conservation practices in the Missouri River watershed, control and 
remove the sediment from the Missouri River, protect recreation on the 
Missouri River from sedimentation, and protect Indian and non-Indian 
historical and cultural sites along the Missouri River from erosion;
    b. Develop and recommend to the Secretary of the Army for 
implementation critical restoration projects meeting the goals of the 
plan; and
    c. Determine if these projects primarily benefit the Federal 
Government.
    The Secretary of the Army may act upon the Task Force's advice and 
recommendations.
    As prescribed by Public Law 106-541, the Task Force shall be 
composed of not more than twenty members. Specifically, the Task Force 
membership shall be composed of:
    a. Secretary of the Army or designee, who shall serve as 
Chairperson;
    b. Secretary of Agriculture or designee;
    c. Secretary of Energy or designee;
    d. Secretary of the Interior or designee; and
    e. The Trust. The Trust is composed of sixteen members to be 
appointed by the Secretary of the Army, including;
    i. Twelve members recommended by the Governor or North Dakota that 
represent equally the various interest of the public. Included in these 
twelve members, there shall be recommendations of representatives of 
the North Dakota Department of Health, the North Dakota Parks and 
Recreation Department, the North Dakota Department of Game and Fish, 
the North Dakota State Water Commission, the North Dakota Indian 
Affairs Commission, agricultural groups, environmental or conservations 
groups, the hydroelectric power industry, recreations user groups, 
local governments, and other appropriate interests.
    ii. The Trust also shall include one member recommended by each of 
the four Indian Tribes in the State of North Dakota.
    These individuals recommended for The Trust shall be appointed by 
the Secretary of the Army as representative members of the Task Force.
    All Task force members shall be appointed for two-year terms and 
generally will serve no more than four years total on the Task Force, 
or as determined by the Secretary of the Army or designee. In addition, 
all Task Force members shall, with the exception of travel and per diem 
for official travel, serve without compensation.
    With DoD approval, the Task Force 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), and other appropriate Federal 
statutes and regulations.
    Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of 
the chartered Task Force, and shall report all their recommendations 
and advice to the Task Force for full deliberation and discussion. 
Subcommittees or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on 
behalf of the chartered Task Force; nor can they report directly to the 
Department of Defense or any Federal officers or employees who are not 
Task Force members.
    Subcommittee members, who are not Task Force members, shall be 
appointed in the same manner as the Task Force members.
    The Task Force shall meet at the call of the Task Force's 
Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Chairperson. The 
estimated number of Task Force 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 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 Missouri 
River (North Dakota) Task Force mission and functions. Written 
statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated 
agenda of planned meeting of the Missouri River (North Dakota) Task 
Force.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Missouri River (North Dakota) Task Force, and this 
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the 
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the 
Missouri River (North Dakota) Task Force 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 Missouri River (North Dakota) Task 
Force. 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 20, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-9539 Filed 4-23-10; 8:45 am]
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