[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 66950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23573]


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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 Board of Visitors to 
the U.S. Air Force Academy (``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 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 charter and 
contact information for the Board's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) 
can be obtained at http://www.facadatabase.gov/. The Board shall 
provide to the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of 
Defense, through the Secretary of the Air Force, and to the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives independent advice and recommendations on 
the morale, discipline, and social climate, the curriculum, 
instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods, and 
other matters relating to the Academy that the Board decides to 
consider. The Board shall recommend appropriate action. The Board shall 
be constituted annually and composed of 15 members: a. Six persons 
designated by the President, at least two of whom shall be graduates of 
the Academy; b. The Chair of the House Committee on Armed Services, or 
designee; c. Four persons designated by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, three of whom shall be members of the House of 
Representatives and the fourth of whom may not be a member of the House 
of Representatives; d. The Chair of the Senate Committee on Armed 
Services, or designee; and e. Three other members of the Senate 
designated by the Vice President or the President pro tempore of the 
Senate, two of whom are members of the Senate Committee on 
Appropriations. Board members who are full-time or permanent part-time 
Federal officers or employees shall be appointed as regular government 
employee (RGE) members pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a). Board members 
designated by the President or the Congress, who are not full-time or 
permanent part-time Federal officers or employees, shall be appointed 
as experts or consultants to serve as special government employee (SGE) 
members pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109. Except for reimbursement of official 
Board-related travel and per diem, members serve without compensation. 
The DoD, as 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, and all subcommittees must operate 
under the provisions of FACA and the Government in the Sunshine Act. 
Subcommittees will not work independently of the Board and must report 
all recommendations and advice solely to the Board for full 
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, directly 
to the DoD or any Federal officers or employees. The Board'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 
Board/subcommittee meeting. The public or interested organizations may 
submit written statements to the Board membership about the Board's 
mission and functions. Such statements may be submitted at any time or 
in response to the stated agenda of planned Board. All written 
statements must be submitted to the Board's DFO who will ensure the 
written statements are provided to the membership for their 
consideration.

    Dated: September 26, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-23573 Filed 9-28-16; 8:45 am]
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