[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 81 (Monday, April 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23329-23330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09502]


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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 is publishing this notice to 
announce that it is renewing the charter for the Air University Board 
of Visitors (``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 shall 
provide the Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Air 
Force, with independent advice and recommendations on educational, 
doctrinal, and research policies and activities of the Air University 
(``the University''). The Board shall:
    a. Review and evaluate progress of the educational programs and the 
support activities of the University;
    b. Review and evaluate the published statement of purpose, 
institutional polices, and financial resources of the University; and
    c. Review and evaluate the educational effectiveness, quality of 
student learning, administrative and educational support services, and 
teaching, research, and public service of the University.
    The Board shall report to the Secretary of the Air Force through 
the Commander and President of the University. The Secretary of the Air 
Force may act upon the Board's advice and recommendations.
    The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Department of the Air 
Force, shall provide support as deemed necessary for the Board's 
performance, and shall ensure compliance with the requirements of the 
FACA, the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as 
amended) (``the Sunshine Act''), governing Federal statutes and 
regulations, and governing DoD policies and procedures.
    The Board shall be comprised of no more than 15 members appointed 
by the Secretary of Defense who are eminent authorities in the field of 
air power, defense, management, leadership, and academia.
    The Secretary of Defense authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force 
to appoint the Board's Chair from among the membership approved by the 
Secretary of Defense or Deputy Secretary of Defense, and this authority 
may be further delegated in writing but no lower than to the Commander 
and President of the Air University.
    The Board members will be appointed by the Secretary of Defense or 
the Deputy Secretary of Defense for a term of service of one-to-four 
years and their appointments will be renewed on an annual basis in 
accordance with DoD policies and procedures. Those members, 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 who 
are full-time or permanent part-time Federal employees will serve as 
regular government employee (RGE) members. In addition, all Board 
members, with the exception of reimbursement for official Board-related 
travel and per diem, shall serve without compensation.
    No member, unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense, may serve 
more than two consecutive terms of service on the Board, to include its 
subcommittees, or serve on more than two DoD Federal advisory 
committees at one time.
    Each Board member is appointed to provide advice on behalf of the 
government on the basis of his or her best judgment without 
representing any particular point of view and in a manner that is free 
from conflict of interest.
    The 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 Secretary of the Air Force, as the Board's sponsor.
    Subcommittees shall not work independently of the Board, and shall 
report all their recommendations and advice solely to the Board for 
full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees have no authority to 
make decisions on behalf of the chartered Board; nor can any 
subcommittee or its members update or report directly to the DoD or to 
any Federal officers or employees.
    All subcommittee members shall be appointed in the same manner as 
the Board members; that is, the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense shall appoint subcommittee members to a term of 
service of one-to-four years with annual renewals, even if the member 
in question is already a Board member. Subcommittee members shall not 
serve more than two consecutive terms of service, without

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approval by the Secretary of Defense or Deputy Secretary of Defense. 
Subcommittee members are appointed to provide advice on the basis of 
their best judgment without representing an particular point of view 
and in a manner that is free from conflict of interest.
    Subcommittee members, if not full-time or part-time government 
employees, shall be appointed to serve as experts and consultants 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as SGE members. Those individuals 
who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees 
shall serve as RGE members, subject to annual renewals. With the 
exception of reimbursement for official Board-related travel and per 
diem, subcommittee members shall serve without compensation. The 
Secretary of Defense authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to 
appoint the chair of any appropriately approved subcommittees from 
among the subcommittee membership approved by the Secretary of Defense 
or Deputy Secretary of Defense, and this authority may be further 
delegated in but no lower than to the Commander and President of the 
Air University.
    All subcommittees operate under the provisions of FACA, the 
Sunshine Act, governing Federal statutes and regulations, and 
established DoD policies and procedures.
    Currently, DoD has approved the following permanent subcommittee to 
the Board:
    a. The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) subcommittee shall 
be comprised of no more than fifteen members. The President of the 
Naval Postgraduate School shall serve as an ex-officio RGE member. The 
primary focus of the subcommittee is to provide advice and 
recommendations to the Board concerning engineering and technology 
graduate programs. The estimated number and frequency of subcommittee 
meetings is one per year.
    The Board's Designated Federal Officer (DFO), pursuant to DoD 
policy, 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 any subcommittees for the entire duration of each and 
every meeting; however, in the absence of the DFO, a properly approved 
Alternate DFO shall attend the entire duration of all of the meetings 
of the Board and its subcommittees.
    The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall call all meetings of the Board 
and its subcommittees; 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.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to Air 
University Board of Visitor 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 Air University 
Board of Visitors.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the Air 
University Board of Visitors, and this individual will ensure that the 
written statements are provided to the membership for their 
consideration. Contact information for the Air University Board of 
Visitors 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 Air University Board of Visitors. 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. 2014-09502 Filed 4-25-14; 8:45 am]
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