[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30265-30266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11452]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committees

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

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 Threat Reduction 
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 renewed in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d). The charter and 
contact information for the Committee's Designated Federal Officer 
(DFO) can be obtained at http://www.facadatabase.gov/.
    The Committee provides the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs, 
independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to combating 
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). The Committee shall be composed of 
no more than 25 members who are eminent authorities in the fields of 
national defense, geopolitical and national security affairs, WMD, 
nuclear physics, chemistry, and biology. Members who are not full-time 
or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees are appointed as 
experts or consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special 
government employee members. Members who are full-time or permanent 
part-time Federal officers or employees are appointed pursuant to 41 
CFR 102-3.130(a) to serve as regular government employee members. Each 
member is appointed to provide advice on behalf of the Government on 
the basis of their best judgment without representing any particular 
point of view and in a manner that is free from conflict of interest. 
Except for reimbursement of official Committee-related travel and per 
diem, members serve without compensation. The DoD, as necessary and 
consistent with the Committee's mission and DoD policies and 
procedures, may establish subcommittees, task forces, or working groups 
to support the Committee, and all subcommittees must operate under the 
provisions of FACA and the Government in the Sunshine Act. 
Subcommittees will not work independently of the Committee and must 
report all recommendations and advice solely to the Committee for full

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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 Committee. No subcommittee or 
any of its members can update or report, verbally or in writing, 
directly to the DoD or any Federal officers or employees. The 
Committee's DFO, pursuant to DoD policy, must be a full-time or 
permanent part-time DoD employee, and must be in attendance for the 
duration of each and every Committee/subcommittee meeting. The public 
or interested organizations may submit written statements to the 
Committee membership about the Committee's mission and functions. Such 
statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated 
agenda of planned Committee meetings. All written statements must be 
submitted to the Committee's DFO who will ensure the written statements 
are provided to the membership for their consideration.

    Dated: May 11, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-11452 Filed 5-13-16; 8:45 am]
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