[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 58555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25252]


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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 is publishing this notice to 
announce that it is renewing the charter for the Defense Health Board 
(``the Board'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board's charter is being renewed in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 
U.S.C., App) and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d). The Board's charter and contact 
information for the Board's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be 
found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation.
    The Board provides the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) and the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Health Affairs, independent advice and recommendations on 
matters pertaining to: A. DoD healthcare policy and program management; 
b. health research programs; c. requirements for the treatment and 
prevention of disease and injury by the DoD; d. promotion of health and 
wellness within the DoD and the effective and efficient delivery of 
high-quality health care services to DoD beneficiaries; and e. other 
health-related matters of special interest to the DoD, as determined by 
the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the 
USD(P&R).
    The Board will be composed of no more than 19 members, who are 
eminent authorities in one or more of the following disciplines: Health 
care research/academia, infectious disease, occupational/environmental 
health, public health, health care policy, trauma medicine/systems, 
clinical health care, strategic decision making, bioethics or ethics, 
beneficiary representative, neuroscience, and behavioral health. Except 
for reimbursement of official Board-related travel and per diem, Board 
members serve without compensation.
    The public or interested organizations may submit written 
statements to the 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 the Board. All 
written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the Board, and 
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to 
the membership for their consideration.

    Dated: November 14, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-25252 Filed 11-19-18; 8:45 am]
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