[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 67426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28148]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

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(d), the Department of Defense 
gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the Secretary of the 
Navy Advisory Panel (hereafter referred to as ``the Panel'').
    The Panel is a discretionary Federal advisory committee that shall 
provide the Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Navy, 
independent advice and recommendations on critical matters concerning 
the Department of the Navy. The Panel's focus will include the Navy 
energy program, the shipbuilding defense industrial base, Asia/Pacific 
engagement, intelligence organization and related maritime issues.
    The Panel reports to the Secretary of the Navy who is authorized to 
act upon the Panel's advice and recommendations.
    The Panel shall be composed of no more than 15 members, who are 
eminent authorities in the fields of national security policy, 
intelligence, science, engineering, or energy and industry. Panel 
members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not full-time or 
permanent part-time Federal officers or employees, shall be appointed 
to serve as experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 
3109, and to serve as special government employees. Panel members shall 
be appointed on an annual basis by the Secretary of Defense, and with 
the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, Panel members 
shall serve without compensation.
    The Secretary of the Navy shall select the Panel's Chairperson from 
the total membership.
    All Panel 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.
    With DoD approval, the Panel 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), other governing Federal statutes and regulations, 
and governing DoD policies.
    Such subcommittees shall not work independently of the chartered 
Panel, and shall report all their recommendations and advice to the 
Panel for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees have no 
authority to make decisions on behalf of the chartered Panel; nor shall 
any subcommittee or its members report or update directly to the 
Department of Defense or any Federal officers or employees who are not 
Panel members.
    All subcommittee members shall be appointed in the same manner as 
the Panel members; that is, the Secretary of Defense shall appoint 
subcommittee members even if the member in question is already a Panel 
member.
    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 to 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) 692-5952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel shall meet at the call of the 
Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Navy and the Panel's Chairperson and the estimated number of Panel 
meetings is three 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 
Panel 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 Panel 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 Secretary 
of the Navy Advisory Panel's membership about the Panel's mission and 
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of Secretary of the 
Navy Advisory Panel.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel, and this 
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the 
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the 
Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel's 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 Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel. 
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: October 26, 2011.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2011-28148 Filed 10-31-11; 8:45 am]
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