[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21642-21643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07796]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Amendment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees--
Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Charter renewal of federal advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is 
renewing the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services 
(DACOWITS).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, DoD Advisory Committee 
Management Officer, 703-692-5952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DACOWITS 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 DACOWITS' 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) are found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation.
    The DACOWITS provides the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary 
of Defense independent advice and recommendations on matters and 
policies relating to women in the Armed Forces of the United States, 
and on matters and policies relating to recruitment, retention, 
employment, integration, well-being, and treatment. All DACOWITS work, 
including subcommittee work, will be in response to written terms of 
reference or taskings approved by the Secretary of Defense or the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense (``the DoD Appointing Authority''), or the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness unless otherwise 
provided by statute or Presidential directive.
    The DACOWITS shall be composed of no more than 20 members who have 
prior experience in the military or with women-related workforce 
issues. Members will include leaders with diverse and inclusive 
backgrounds, experience, and thought relating to the recruitment and 
retention, the employment and integration, and the well-being and 
treatment of women. These members will come from varied backgrounds 
including academia, industry, private and public sectors, and other 
professions.
    The appointment of DACOWITS members shall be approved by the DoD 
Appointing Authority for a term of service of one-to-four years, with 
annual renewals, in accordance with DoD policy and procedures. No 
member, unless approved by the DoD Appointing Authority, may serve more 
than two consecutive terms of service on the DACOWITS, to include its 
subcommittees, or serve on more than two DoD federal advisory 
committees at one time. DACOWITS members who are not full-time or 
permanent part-time Federal civilian officers or employees, or active 
duty members of the Uniformed Services, shall be appointed as experts 
or consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special government 
employee (SGE) members. DACOWITS members who are full-time or permanent 
part-time Federal civilian officers or employees, or active duty 
members of the Uniformed Services, shall be appointed pursuant to 41 
CFR 102-3.130(a) to serve as RGE members. The DoD Appointing Authority 
shall appoint the DACOWITS' leadership from among the membership 
previously appointed in accordance with DoD policy and procedures, for 
a term of service of one-to-two years, with annual renewal, not to 
exceed the member's approved appointment.
    All members of the DACOWITS are appointed to exercise their own 
best judgment, without representing any particular point of view, and 
to discuss and deliberate in a manner that is free from conflict of 
interest. With the exception of reimbursement of official DACOWITS-
related travel and per diem, DACOWITS members serve without 
compensation.
    The public or interested organizations may submit written 
statements to the DACOWITS membership about the DACOWITS' mission and 
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the DACOWITS. All 
written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the DACOWITS, and 
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to 
the membership for their consideration.


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    Dated: April 6, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-07796 Filed 4-11-22; 8:45 am]
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