[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29431-29432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11797]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Reestablishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committees

AGENCY: DoD.

ACTION: Reestablishment of Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to 
announce that it is reestablishing the charter for the Chief of 
Engineers Environmental Advisory 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 
reestablished 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 and shall 
provide the Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Army, 
the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), and the Chief of 
Engineers (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), independent advice and 
recommendations on matters relating to the two distinct component 
programs of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--the Military Program, 
which supports Army war fighters, and the Civil Works Program, which 
manages many of the water resources of the Nation.
    The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Department of the 
Army, 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 10 members, who are 
eminent authorities in the fields of natural sciences (e.g., biology, 
ecology), social sciences (e.g., anthropology, community planning), and 
related sciences. To the extent practical the Board membership will 
include at least two members whose expertise is focused in the natural 
sciences, two members whose expertise is focused in the social sciences 
and two members whose expertise is focused in other related sciences. 
Board members shall

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be appointed by the Secretary of Defense, with annual renewals.
    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 
regular government employee (RGE) members. Board members shall serve a 
term of one-to-four years on the Board. No member may serve more than 
two consecutive terms of service without the 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 Secretary of the Army, 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 one-to-four 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 Board's Designated Federal Officer (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 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 Chief of 
Engineers Environmental Advisory 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 Chief of 
Engineers Environmental Advisory Board.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the Chief 
of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board, and this individual will 
ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for 
their consideration. Contact information for the Chief of Engineers 
Environmental Advisory 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 Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory 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: May 16, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-11797 Filed 5-21-14; 8:45 am]
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