[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 140 (Thursday, July 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43674-43675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18402]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committee

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), and 41 CFR 102-3.50, the Department of Defense (DoD) 
gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the Department of 
Defense Audit Advisory Committee (hereafter referred to as the 
``Committee'').
    The Committee is a discretionary federal advisory committee that 
shall provide the Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of 
Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, independent advice and 
recommendations on DoD financial management, to include financial 
reporting processes, systems of internal controls, audit processes, and 
processes for monitoring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
    The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial 
Officer may act upon the Committee's advice and recommendations.
    The Committee shall be comprised of no more than seven members, who 
are distinguished members of the audit, accounting and financial 
communities. No Committee members shall be a full-time or part-time DoD 
employee.
    Committee members are appointed to provide advice on behalf of the 
government on the basis of their best judgment without representing any 
particular point of view and in a manner that is free from conflict of 
interest. The Secretary of Defense shall renew their appointments on an 
annual basis.
    With the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, 
Committee members shall serve without compensation.
    Committee members shall not be allowed to serve on the Committee 
for more than three consecutive terms.
    The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial 
Officer shall select the Committee's Chairperson from the membership at 
large.
    With DoD approval, the Committee 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 regulations.
    Such subcommittees 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 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. Such 
individuals, if not full-time or part-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. With the exception of 
travel, subcommittee members shall serve without compensation.

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 
Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Committee's 
Chairperson and 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 governing DoD policies and procedures. In addition, 
the Designated Federal Officer is required to be in attendance at all 
Committee and subcommittee meetings for the entire duration of each and 
every meeting. However, in the absence of the Designated Federal 
Officer, the Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend the 
entire duration of the Committee or subcommittee meeting. The 
Designated Federal Officer shall, in coordination with the Chairperson 
approve all meeting agendas and adjourn any meeting when the Designated 
Federal Officer determines adjournment to be in the public interest.
    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 Audit Advisory 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 Audit Advisory Committee.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Department of Defense Audit Advisory 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 Audit 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 Department of Defense Audit 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: July 15, 2011.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2011-18402 Filed 7-20-11; 8:45 am]
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