[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80904-80905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33070]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB); Member Solicitation

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Defense Reserve Forces Policy Board, 
Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Member Solicitation.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government Act of 
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.150, the Department 
of Defense announces the following Federal advisory committee member 
solicitation of the Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LtCol Ken Olivo, Designated Federal 
Officer, (703) 697-4486 (Voice), (703) 693-5371 (Facsimile), 
[email protected]. Mailing address is Reserve Forces Policy Board, 7300 
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-7300. Web site: http://ra.defense.gov/rfpb/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As specified in Section 10301, Title 10, 
U.S. Code, the Reserve Forces Policy Board serves ``as an independent 
adviser to the Secretary of Defense to provide advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on strategies, policies, 
and practices designed to improve and enhance the capabilities, 
efficiency, and effectiveness of the reserve components.'' The Board 
consists of 20 members. This includes ten persons appointed or 
designated by the Secretary of Defense, each of whom must be a United 
States citizen having significant knowledge of and experience in policy 
matters relevant to national security and reserve component matters and 
must be one of the following pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 10301(c)(6):
    ``(A) An individual not employed in any Federal or State department 
or agency.
    (B) An individual employed by a Federal or State department or 
agency.
    (C) An officer of a regular component of the armed forces on active 
duty, or an officer of a reserve component of the armed forces in an 
active status, who--
    (i) Is serving or has served in a senior position on the Joint 
Staff, the headquarters staff of a combatant command, or the 
headquarters staff of an armed force; and
    (ii) has experience in joint professional military education, joint 
qualification, and joint operations matters.''
    The vacancy to be filled on the Board is one of those ten 
positions.
    The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C. 
Appendix, as amended) and the governing regulations (41 CFR 102-305 
through 102-30175) provide the basis for and guidance concerning the 
management and operations of Federal advisory committees. Typically, 
advisory bodies subject to FACA require open, preannounced meetings; 
public access to discussions, deliberations, records and documents; 
opportunity for the

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public to provide, at a minimum, written comments; fairly balanced 
membership; and evaluation of conflicts of interests for certain 
members. Section 5(b)(2) of the FACA requires ``* * * the membership of 
the advisory committee to be fairly balanced in terms of the points of 
view represented and the functions to be performed by the advisory 
committee.''
    Forward Nominations for Membership: This notice is a solicitation 
to fill a vacancy on the board. To be considered for nomination please 
forward a biography of the nominee describing the professional 
background and qualifications meeting the above stated criteria. 
Submissions may be by email: [email protected], or by (703) 693-5371 
(Facsimile-FAX) to the Reserve Forces Policy Board's Designated Federal 
Officer no later than the close of business Friday, January 27, 2012.

    Note: Nominees must be U.S. citizens and cannot be registered 
federal lobbyists. Individuals appointed by the Secretary of Defense 
to serve on the Reserve Forces Policy Board will be appointed as 
experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 to 
serve as special governmental employees and be required to comply 
with all Department of Defense ethics requirements, to include the 
filing of confidential financial disclosure statements. Nominees 
must hold or be able to qualify for a security clearance at the 
Secret level. In addition, those appointed will serve without 
compensation except for travel and per diem in conjunction with 
official Board business.


    Dated: December 21, 2011.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2011-33070 Filed 12-23-11; 8:45 am]
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