[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27030-27031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10991]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: DoD.

ACTION: Re-establishment 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 re-establishing the charter for the Department of 
Defense Historical Advisory Committee (hereafter referred to as ``the 
Committee'').
    The Department of Defense Historical Advisory Committee is a 
discretionary Federal advisory committee, established to provide the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the Military Departments, 
independent advice and recommendations on matters regarding the 
professional standards, historical methodology, program priorities, 
liaison with professional groups and institutions, and adequacy of 
resources of the various historical programs and associated activities 
of the Department of Defense.
    The Committee shall report to the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretaries

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of the Military Departments. The Secretary of Defense and/or the 
Secretaries of the Military Departments or their designated 
representatives may act upon the Committee's advice and 
recommendations.
    The Committee shall be comprised of no more than six members, who 
are Historians for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Office 
of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Military 
Services. All six members of the parent Committee are ex-officio 
members. Committee members shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
Defense, with annual renewals. The Historian for the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense shall serve as the Committee's Chairperson.
    Committee members shall serve without compensation, except for 
travel and per diem for official Committee-related travel.
    The Department, when necessary, and consistent with the Committee's 
mission and DoD policies and procedures may establish subcommittees, 
task groups, or working groups deemed necessary to support the 
Committee. Establishment of subcommittees will be based upon a written 
determination, to include terms of reference, by the Secretary of 
Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the Committee's sponsor.
    The Committee has established two permanent subcommittees:
    a. The Department of the Army Historical Advisory subcommittee 
shall be comprised of no more than 14 members. The primary focus of the 
subcommittee is to provide, through the parent committee, the U.S. Army 
Chief of Military History, the Chief of Staff of the Army, and the 
Secretary of the Army with advice and counsel regarding: (1) The 
conformity of the Army's historical work and methods with professional 
standards, (2) ways to increase cooperation between the historical and 
military professions in advancing the purpose of the Army Historical 
Program, (3) approval of the annual Army Historical Program report, and 
(4) the furtherance of the mission of the U.S. Army Center of Military 
History to promote the study and use of military history in both 
civilian and military schools. The ex-officio members of the 
subcommittee represent the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Army 
Training and Doctrine Command, the U.S. Army War College, the U.S. Army 
Command and General Staff College, the U.S. Army Combined Arms Command, 
the Archivist of the Army, and the National Archives and Records 
Administration. The subcommittee will meet once annually, at a minimum.
    b. The Secretary of the Navy's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval 
History shall be comprised of no more than 15 members. Its primary 
focus is the activities and programs of the U.S. Navy History and 
Heritage Command, and its members are expected to offer broad 
managerial experience or vision coupled with an understanding of 
elements of military and maritime history, archives, museums, art, 
library science or information technology. The subcommittee will meet 
once annually, at a minimum.
    These subcommittees shall not work independently of the chartered 
Committee, and shall report all of 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 any subcommittees or any of its members update or report 
directly to the DoD or any Federal officers or employees.
    The Secretary of Defense shall appoint subcommittee members even if 
the member in question is already a Committee member. Subcommittee 
members, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense, may serve a 
term of service on the subcommittee of one to four years; however, no 
member shall serve more than two consecutive terms of service on the 
subcommittee.
    Subcommittee members, if not full-time or permanent part-time 
government employees, shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense to 
serve as experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
and serve as special government employees, and their appointments must 
be renewed by the Secretary of Defense on an annual basis. With the 
exception of travel and per diem for official travel, subcommittee 
members shall serve without compensation.
    All subcommittees operate under the provisions of the FACA, the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, governing Federal statutes and 
regulations, and governing DoD policies/procedures.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 one per 
year.
    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.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to Department of 
Defense Historical 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 Historical Advisory Committee.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Department of Defense Historical 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 Historical 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 Historical 
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: May 2, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-10991 Filed 5-7-12; 8:45 am]
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