[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69647-69648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28753]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

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, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d), the Department of 
Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the Defense 
Health Board (hereafter referred to as the ``Board'').
    The Board is a non-discretionary Federal advisory committee that 
shall provide independent scientific advice and recommendations on 
matters relating to:
    a. Operational programs;
    b. Health policy development;
    c. Health research programs and requirements for the treatment and 
prevention of disease and injury; and
    d. Promotion of health and delivery of efficient, effective and 
high quality health care services to Department of Defense 
beneficiaries.
    The Board is not established to provide advice on individual DoD 
procurements. No matter shall be assigned to the Board for its 
considerations that would require any Board members to participate 
personally and substantially in the conduct of an specific procurement 
or place him or her in the position of acting as a contracting or 
procurement official.
    The Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Personnel and Readiness), may act upon the advice and recommendations 
of the Board.
    The Board shall be composed of not more than 30 members who are 
eminent authorities within their respective disciplines related to 
clinical health care, disease and injury prevention, health care 
delivery and administration, and/or strategic decision-making in 
government, industry or academia.
    The Board members shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense, 
and their appointments must 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 shall serve as special government 
employees.
    Members may serve for periods up 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. No Board member shall serve more than four consecutive years on 
the Board. Regular government officers or employees who participate in 
DoD's decision-making process for this Board are prohibited from 
serving on the Board or its subcommittees.
    With the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, 
Board members shall normally serve without compensation, unless the 
Secretary of Defense authorizes compensation for a particular 
member(s).
    The Secretary of Defense, after considering the recommendation of 
the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), shall appoint 
the President of the Board from the Board membership. The Under 
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), prior to his 
recommendation, may consult the Board membership. No Board member shall 
serve more than four years as Board President.
    The Board shall select from within its membership a First Vice 
President and a Second Vice President. The First Vice President shall 
undertake the duties of the President in his or her absence, or as 
requested by the President of the Board. The Second Vice President 
shall fulfill this role as necessary.
    With DoD approval, the Board is authorized to establish 
subcommittees, as necessary and consistent with its mission. These 
subcommittees 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 governing Federal statutes and 
regulations.
    Such subcommittees shall not work independently of the chartered 
Board, and shall report all their recommendations and advice to the 
Board for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees have no 
authority to make decisions on behalf of the chartered Board; nor can 
they report directly to the Department of Defense or any Federal 
officers or employees who are not Board members.
    Subcommittee members, who are not Board members, shall be appointed 
by the Secretary of Defense according to governing DoD policy and 
procedures. Such individuals, if not full-time government employees, 
shall be appointed to serve as experts and consultants under the 
authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and serve as special government employees, 
whose appointments must be renewed on an annual basis.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee shall meet at the call of the 
Committee's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the 
Board's President. The estimated number of Board 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 for the full duration at all Board and subcommittee 
meetings; however, in the absence of the Designated Federal Officer, an 
Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend the entire Board or 
subcommittee meeting.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Defense 
Health Board's membership about the Board's mission and functions. 
Written statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the 
stated agenda of planned meeting of Defense Health Board.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Defense Health Board, and this individual will ensure 
that the written statements are provided to the membership for their 
consideration. Contact information for the Defense Health Board 
Designated Federal Officer can be obtained from the GSA's FACA 
Database--http://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
    The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will 
announce planned meetings of the Defense Health Board. 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: November 9, 2010.
Morgan F. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-28753 Filed 11-12-10; 8:45 am]
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