[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22752-22753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10127]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Federal Advisory Committee; Department of Defense Wage Committee; 
Charter Renewal

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Renewal of Federal advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 5 CFR part 532, Public Law 92-392, 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 Department of Defense Wage Committee 
(hereafter referred to as the Committee).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee is a non-discretionary Federal 
advisory committee that shall provide independent advice and 
recommendations on matters relating to the conduct of wage surveys and 
the establishment of wage schedules for all appropriated fund and non-
appropriated fund wage areas.
    The Committee, under the provisions of 5 CFR 532.243, 532.209, 
532.227 and Appendix A; the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, 
Public Law 92-292; and the Office of Personnel Management Operating 
Manual, Federal Wage System, Appropriated and Non-Appropriated Fund, 
shall provide the Secretary of Defense through the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness, independent advice and 
recommendations on matters relating to the conduct of wage surveys and 
the establishment of wage schedules for all appropriated fund and non-
appropriated fund wage areas of blue-collar employees within the 
Department of Defense.
    The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness may act 
upon the Committee's advice and recommendations.
    The Committee, consistent with 5 CFR 532.227, shall be composed of 
seven members appointed by the Secretary of Defense. All Committee 
member appointments shall be renewed on an annual basis by the 
Secretary of Defense.
    Committee 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. With the exception of travel and per diem for 
official travel, Committee Members shall serve without compensation.
    With DoD approval, the Committee 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 Committee, and shall report all their recommendations and 
advice to the Committee for full deliberation and discussion. 
Subcommittees or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on 
behalf of the chartered Committee; nor can they report directly to the 
Department of Defense or any Federal officers or employees who are not 
Committee members.
    Subcommittee members, who are not Committee members, shall be 
appointed in the same manner as the Committee members.
    The Committee shall meet at the call of the Committee's Designated 
Federal Officer, in consultation with the Chairperson. The estimated 
number of Committee meetings is fifty-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 
Department of Defense Wage Committee's 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 Department of 
Defense Wage Committee.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Department of Defense Wage Committee, and this 
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the 
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the 
Department of Defense Wage Committee 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 Department of Defense Wage Committee. 
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.


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    Dated: April 27, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-10127 Filed 4-29-10; 8:45 am]
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