[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52732-52733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21377]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committee; 
Missile Defense Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 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 102-3.50, the Department of Defense gives 
notice that it is renewing the charter for the Missile Defense Advisory 
Committee (hereafter referred to as the Committee).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee is a discretionary Federal 
advisory committee established to provide the Secretary of Defense, 
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & 
Logistics and the Director, Missile Defense Agency, independent advice 
and recommendations on all matters relating to missile defense, 
including system development, technology, program maturity and 
readiness of configurations for the Ballistic Missile Defense System.
    The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and 
Logistics or designee may act upon the Committee's advice and 
recommendations.
    The Committee shall be composed of not more than fifteen Committee 
members, who are eminent authorities in the field of national defense 
policy, acquisition and technical areas relating

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to Ballistic Missile Defense System Programs.
    Committee members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are 
not full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees, 
shall serve as special government employees under the authority of 5 
U.S.C. 3109. With the exception of travel and per diem for official 
travel, Committee members shall normally serve without compensation, 
unless the Secretary of Defense authorizes compensation for a 
particular member(s).
    Committee members shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense to 
serve an initial two-year term not to exceed four years on the 
Committee. Committee members shall be renewed on an annual basis by the 
Secretary of Defense. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology & Logistics or designee, in keeping with Department of 
Defense procedures for appointments, may extend a members term on the 
Committee. Member appointments will be staggered among the Committee 
membership to ensure an orderly turnover in the Committee's overall 
composition on a periodic basis.
    The Secretary of Defense, based upon the recommendation of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics, 
shall appoint the Committee's Chairperson. The Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics shall appoint the Vice 
Chairperson, based on the recommendation of the Director, Missile 
Defense Agency. The Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall 
serve two-year terms and, with the concurrence of the appointing 
authority, may be reappointed in these positions for additional terms.
    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 four 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 Committee and subcommittee 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 Missile 
Defense Advisory 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 Missile Defense 
Advisory Committee.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Missile Defense Advisory Committee, and this individual 
will ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership 
for their consideration. Contact information for the Missile Defense 
Advisory 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 Missile Defense Advisory 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.

    Dated: August 24, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-21377 Filed 8-26-10; 8:45 am]
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