[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 172 (Thursday, September 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50529-50530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19478]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees--
Defense Policy Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is 
renewing the Defense Policy 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 is being renewed in accordance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., App.) and 41 
CFR 102-3.50(d). The charter and contact information for the Board's 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) are found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation.
    The Board provides the Secretary of Defense independent advice and 
recommendations on matters concerning defense policy. Specifically, the 
Board will focus on: (a) Issues central to strategic DoD planning; (b) 
policy implications of U.S. force structure and force modernization on 
DoD's ability to execute U.S. defense strategy; (c) U.S. regional 
defense policies; and (d) any other topics raised by the Secretary of 
Defense, the Deputy

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Secretary of Defense, or the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
    The Board is composed of not more than 20 members who have 
distinguished backgrounds in defense and national security affairs. 
These members will come from varied backgrounds including prior 
government or military service, multinational corporations, academia, 
or other non-government organizations. Individual members will be 
appointed according to DoD policy and procedures, and serve a term of 
service of one-to-four years with annual renewals. One member will be 
appointed as Chair of the Board. No member, unless approved according 
to DoD policy and procedures, may serve more than two consecutive terms 
of service on the Board, 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 civilian officers or employees, or active duty members of the 
Uniformed Services, 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 
civilian officers or employees, or active duty members of the Uniformed 
Services, 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 based on 
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 Board-related travel and per diem, 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: September 3, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2021-19478 Filed 9-8-21; 8:45 am]
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