[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 81 (Monday, April 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23332-23333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09486]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: DoD.

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to 
announce that it is renewing the charter for the Defense Legal Policy 
Board (``the Board'').

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This committee's charter is being renewed 
under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 
U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b) (``the Sunshine Act''), and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d).
    The Board is a discretionary Federal advisory committee that, at 
the direction of the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of 
Defense, or the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, and 
according to DoD policy, shall examine and advise on legal and related 
legal policy matters within DoD, the achievement of DoD policy goals 
through legislation and regulations, and other assigned matters.
    The Board shall report to the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense, through the General Counsel of the Department of 
Defense. The Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or 
the General Counsel of the Department of Defense may act upon the 
Board's advice and recommendations.
    The DoD, through the Office of the General Counsel of the 
Department of Defense, shall provide support, as deemed necessary, for 
the Board's performance and functions, and shall ensure compliance with 
the requirements of the FACA, the Sunshine Act, governing Federal 
statutes and regulations, and established DoD policies and procedures.
    The Board shall be composed of not more than 15 members, who have 
distinguished backgrounds in law, investigations, military command, 
governmental organizations, or related fields. The Secretary or Deputy 
Secretary of Defense shall select and appoint the Board's chair from 
the total membership. All Board member appointments must be renewed by 
the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Defense on an annual basis.
    Board members appointed by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense, who are not full-time or permanent part-time 
federal employees, shall be appointed as experts and consultants under 
the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special government employee 
(SGE) members. Board members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who 
are full-time or permanent part-time Federal employees, shall serve as 
RGE members. Board members shall serve a term of service of two years 
on the Board. No member may serve more than two consecutive terms of 
service without Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Defense approval. This 
same term of service limitation also applies to any DoD authorized 
subcommittees. With the exception of reimbursement for official Board-
related travel and per diem, Board members shall serve without 
compensation.
    DoD, when necessary and consistent with the Board's mission and DoD 
policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees, task forces, or 
working groups to support the Board. 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 Office of the General Counsel of the Department of 
Defense, as the DoD Sponsor.
    Such subcommittees shall not work independently of the Board and 
shall report all of their recommendations and advice solely to the 
Board for full and open deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees, 
task forces, or working groups have no authority to make decisions and 
recommendations, verbally or in writing, on behalf of the Board. No 
subcommittee or any of its members can update or report, verbally or in 
writing, on behalf of the Board, directly to the DoD or any Federal 
officer or employee.
    The Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense will 
appoint subcommittee members to a term of service of two years, even if 
the member in question is already a member of the Board. Subcommittee 
members shall not serve more than two consecutive terms of service 
unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary 
of Defense. Subcommittee members, if not full-time or permanent part-
time Federal employees, will be appointed as experts and consultants, 
under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, to serve as SGE members, whose 
appointments must be renewed on an annual basis. Subcommittee members 
appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are full-time or permanent 
part-time Federal employees, shall serve as RGE members. With the 
exception of reimbursement of official travel and per diem related to 
the Board or its subcommittees, subcommittee members shall serve 
without compensation.
    All subcommittees operate under the provisions of FACA, the 
Sunshine Act, governing Federal statutes and regulations, and 
established DoD policies and procedures.
    The estimated number of Board meetings is two per year.
    The Board's DFO shall be a full-time or permanent part-time DoD 
employee and shall be appointed in accordance with established DoD 
policies and procedures.
    The Board's DFO is required to be in attendance at all meetings of 
the Board and its subcommittees for the entire duration of each and 
every meeting. However, in the absence of the Board's DFO, a properly 
approved Alternate DFO, duly appointed to the Board according to 
established DoD policies and procedures, shall attend the entire 
duration of all meetings of the Board and its subcommittees.
    The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall call all of the Board and its 
subcommittee meetings; prepare and approve all meeting agendas; and 
adjourn any meeting, when the DFO, or the Alternate DFO, determines 
adjournment to be in the public interest or required by governing 
regulations or DoD policies and procedures; and chair

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meetings when directed to do so by the Office of General Counsel.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to Defense Legal 
Policy Board 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 Legal Policy Board.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the 
Defense Legal Policy Board, and this individual will ensure that the 
written statements are provided to the membership for their 
consideration. Contact information for the Defense Legal Policy Board 
DFO can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--http://www.facadatabase.gov/.
    The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will announce planned 
meetings of the Defense Legal Policy Board. The DFO, 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: April 22, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-09486 Filed 4-25-14; 8:45 am]
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