[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 60 (Thursday, March 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11754-11755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05906]


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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 Board of Regents, 
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (``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 
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2113a and 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 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 shall assist the Secretary of Defense in an advisory 
capacity in carrying out the Secretary's responsibility to conduct the 
business of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 
(``the University''). The Board shall provide advice and 
recommendations on academic and administrative matters critical to the 
full accreditation and successful operation of the University.
    Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2113a(b), the Board shall be composed of 15 
members, appointed or designated as follows: a. Nine persons 
outstanding in the fields of health care, higher education 
administration, or public policy, who shall be appointed from civilian 
life by the DoD Appointing Authorities; b. the Secretary of Defense, or 
his or her designee, who shall be an ex-officio member; c. the Surgeons 
General of the Uniformed Services, who shall be ex-officio members; and 
d. the President of the University, who shall be a non-voting, ex-
officio member. As directed by 10 U.S.C. 2113a(c), the term of office 
of each member of the Board (other than ex-officio members) shall be 
six years except that: a. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
occurring before the expiration of the term for which his or her 
predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such 
term; and, b. any member whose term of office has expired shall 
continue to serve until his or her successor is appointed.
    In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2113a(d), one of the members of the 
Board (other than an ex-officio member) shall be designated as Chair by 
the DoD Appointing Authorities and shall be the presiding officer of 
the Board.
    Board members who are not ex-officio members shall be appointed by 
the DoD Appointing Authorities, and their appointments will be renewed 
on an annual basis according to DoD policies and procedures. No member, 
unless approved by the DoD Appointing Authorities, may serve more than 
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consecutive terms of service on the Board, to include its 
subcommittees, or serve on more than two DoD federal advisory 
committees at one time.
    Members of the Board who are not full-time or permanent part-time 
Federal officers or employees will be appointed as experts or 
consultants, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, to serve as special government 
employee members. Board members 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 regular government employee members.
    All members of the Board are appointed to provide advice 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.
    Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2113a(e), Board members (other than ex-
officio members), while attending conferences or meetings or while 
otherwise performing their duties as members, shall be entitled to 
receive compensation at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary of Defense. 
Each member is reimbursed for travel and per diem as it pertains to 
official business of the Board.
    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: March 22, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2019-05906 Filed 3-27-19; 8:45 am]
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