[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39415-39416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17484]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery; Request for 
Nominations

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery is an 
independent Federal advisory committee chartered to provide the 
Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Army, independent 
advice and recommendations on Arlington National Cemetery, including, 
but not limited to cemetery administration, the erection of memorials 
at the cemetery, and master planning for the cemetery. The Secretary of 
the Army may act on the Committee's advice and recommendations. The 
Committee is comprised of no more than nine (9) members. Subject to the 
approval of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army 
appoints no more than seven (7) of these members. The purpose of this 
notice is to solicit nominations from a wide range of highly qualified 
persons to be considered for appointment to the Committee. Nominees may 
be appointed as members of the Committee and its sub-committees for 
terms of service ranging from one to four years. This notice solicits 
nominations to fill Committee membership vacancies that may occur 
through January 31, 2018. Nominees must be preeminent authorities in 
their respective fields of interest or expertise.

DATES: All nominations must be received (see ADDRESSES) no later than 
November 1, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may submit a resume for consideration by 
the Department of the Army to the Committee's Designated Federal 
Officer at the following address: Advisory Committee on Arlington 
National Cemetery, ATTN: Designated Federal Officer (DFO) (Ms. Yates), 
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 22211.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Renea C. Yates, Designated Federal 
Officer, by email at [email protected] or by telephone 877-
907-8585.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on Arlington National 
Cemetery was established pursuant to Title 10, United States Code 
Section 4723. The selection, service and appointment of members of the 
Committee are publicized in the Committee Charter, available on the 
Arlington National Cemetery Web site http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/About/Advisory-Committee-on-Arlington-National-Cemetery/Charter. The 
substance of the provisions of the Charter is as follows:
    a. Selection. The Committee Charter provides that the Committee 
shall be comprised of no more than nine members, all of whom are 
preeminent authorities in their respective fields of interest or 
expertise. Of these, no more than seven members are nominated by the 
Secretary of the Army.
    By direction of the Secretary of the Army, all resumes submitted in 
response to this notice will be presented to and reviewed by a panel of 
three senior Army leaders. Potential nominees shall be prioritized 
after review and consideration of their resumes for: Demonstrated 
technical/professional expertise; preeminence in a field(s) of interest 
or expertise; potential contribution to membership balance in terms of 
the points of view represented and the functions to be performed; 
potential organizational and financial conflicts of interest; 
commitment to our Nation's veterans and their families; and published 
points of view relevant to the objectives of the Committee. The panel 
will provide the DFO with a prioritized list of potential nominees for 
consideration by the Executive Director, Army National Military 
Cemeteries, in making an initial recommendation to the Secretary of the 
Army. The Executive Director, Army National Military Cemeteries; the 
Secretary of the Army; and the Secretary of Defense are not limited or 
bound by the recommendations of the Army senior leader panel. Sources 
in addition to this Federal Register notice may be utilized in the 
solicitation and selection of nominations.
    b. Service. The Secretary of Defense may approve the appointment of 
a Committee member for a one-to-four year term of service; however, no 
member, unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense, may serve on the 
Committee or authorized subcommittee for more than two consecutive 
terms of service. The Secretary of the Army shall designate the 
Committee Chair from the total Advisory Committee membership. The 
Committee meets at the call of the DFO, in consultation with the 
Committee Chair. It is estimated that the Committee meets four times 
per year.
    c. Appointment. The operations of the Committee and the appointment 
of members are subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 
92-463, as amended) and departmental implementing regulations, 
including

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Department of Defense Instruction 5105.04, Department of Defense 
Federal Advisory Committee Management Program, available at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/510504p.pdf. Appointed members 
who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or 
employees shall be appointed as experts and consultants under the 
authority of Title 5, United States Code Section 3109 and shall serve 
as special government employees. Committee members appointed as special 
government employees shall serve without compensation except that 
travel and per diem expenses associated with official Committee 
activities are reimbursable.
    Additional information about the Committee is available on the 
Internet at: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/About/Advisory-Committee-on-Arlington-National-Cemetery/Charter.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-17484 Filed 8-17-17; 8:45 am]
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