[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55102-55103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22966]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Charter Establishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committees

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Establishment of Federal advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to 
announce that it is establishing the charter for the Lake Eufaula 
Advisory Committee (``the Committee'').

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 
established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 CFR 102-3.50(a).
    The Committee is a statutory Federal advisory committee that 
provides information and recommendations to the Secretary of Defense 
through the Secretary of the Army, the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
for Civil Works, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (``the Corps''), 
regarding the operations of Lake Eufaula for the project purposes for 
Lake Eufaula.
    According to section 3133(a) of the 2007 WRDA, the Lake Eufaula 
project goal is to maximize the use of available storage in a balanced 
approach that incorporates advice from representatives from all the 
project purposes to ensure that the full value of the reservoir is 
realized by the United States. To achieve this goal, recreation is 
recognized as a project purpose at Lake Eufaula, pursuant to section 4 
of the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 889). The 
recommendations of the Committee shall be considered by the Secretary 
of the Army and the Corp in performing a reallocation study and 
developing an interim management plan as required by sections 3133(c) 
and (d) of the 2007 WRDA. The Department of Defense (DoD), through the 
Department of the Army and the Corps, shall provide support for the 
Committee and shall ensure compliance with the requirements of the 
FACA, the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (``the Sunshine Act'') 
(5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), governing Federal statutes and 
regulations, and established DoD policies and procedures.
    Pursuant to section 3133(b) of the 2007 WRDA, the Committee shall 
be composed of members that equally represent the project purposes for 
Lake Eufaula, identified as flood control, water supply, hydroelectric 
power, navigation, fish and wildlife, and recreation. The Committee 
shall consist of no more than 12 members. Committee members will serve 
a two-year term of service, with annual renewals, on the Committee. 
Members may be appointed to no more than two terms of service (four 
years total) without prior approval of the Secretary of Defense or 
Deputy Secretary of Defense. Members may subsequently be reappointed to 
the Committee but only after being off the Committee for at least two 
years.
    The Committee will be comprised of a mix of regular government 
employee (RGE) members, special government employee (SGE) members, and 
representative members. Those individuals who are full-time or 
permanent part-time Federal officers or employees will be appointed 
pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a) to serve as RGE members. Those 
individuals who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal 
officers or employees and provide their own best independent judgment 
based on their individual expertise will be appointed as experts or 
consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as SGE members. Those 
individuals who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal 
officers or employees and are selected for the purpose of obtaining the 
point of view or perspective of an outside interest group or 
stakeholder interest will be appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a) 
to serve as representative members.
    The Secretary of the Army will appoint the Chair and the Vice Chair 
of the Committee and the leadership for any approved subcommittees from 
the respective Committee and subcommittee membership previously 
approved by the Secretary of Defense or Deputy Secretary of Defense.
    With the exception of reimbursement for official travel and per 
diem, Committee members shall serve without compensation.
    The DoD, when necessary and consistent with the Committee's mission 
and DoD policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees, task 
groups, or working groups 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 Secretary of the Army. Currently, the Committee does 
not use subcommittees. If the DoD determines that the establishment of 
subcommittees is warranted, the Committee's charter and membership 
balance plan must be amended prior to such establishment.
    The Designated Federal Officer (DFO) shall be a full-time or 
permanent part-time DoD officer or employee designated in accordance 
with governing DoD policies and procedures.
    The Committee's DFO is required to be in attendance at all meetings 
of the Committee and any subcommittees for the entire duration of each 
and every meeting. However, in the absence of the Committee's DFO, a 
properly approved Alternate DFO, duly designated to the Committee 
according to DoD policies and procedures, shall attend the entire 
duration of the meetings of the Committee or any subcommittees.
    The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall call all meetings of the 
Committees and any 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's 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 Committee 
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 the Committee.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the 
Committee, and this individual will ensure that the written statements 
are provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact 
information for the Committee's 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 Committee. 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.


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    Dated: September 8, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2015-22966 Filed 9-11-15; 8:45 am]
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