[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64778-64779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23328]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Committee Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committees--Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Committee 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 Diversity and Inclusion 
(DAC-DI).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-697-1142.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DAC-DI is being renewed in accordance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. appendix) and 
41 CFR 102-3.50(d), and as part of the renewal process, the DoD is 
filing a new DAC-DI charter along with its membership balance plan. The 
charter and contact information for the DAC-DI's Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO) are found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation.
    The DAC-DI shall examine and provide recommendations to improve 
racial/ethnic diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity within the 
DoD, with a primary focus on military personnel. The DAC-DI shall 
conduct studies, make findings, and provide recommendations on matters 
and policies relating to improving racial/ethnic diversity, inclusion, 
and equal opportunity within the DoD, as determined by the Secretary of 
Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense

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(``the DoD Appointing Authority'') or the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)). All DAC-DI work will be in 
response to written terms of reference (TOR) approved by the DoD 
Appointing Authority or the USD(P&R) unless otherwise provided by in 
statute or Presidential directive.
    The DAC-DI shall be composed of no more than 20 members, who have 
distinguished backgrounds and experience in one or more of the 
following disciplines: defense or national security, organizational or 
human resources management, constitutional or employment law, and 
diversity and inclusion. These members will come from varied 
backgrounds including academia and the public and private sectors.
    DAC-DI 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 members. DAC-DI 
members who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal civilian 
officers or employees, or active duty members of the Uniformed Services 
shall be designated pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a), to serve as 
regular government employee members. The DoD Appointing Authority shall 
appoint the DAC-DI's 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, which shall not 
exceed the member's approved DAC-DI appointment.
    All members of the DAC-DI are appointed to exercise their own best 
judgement on behalf of the DoD, without representing any particular 
point of view, and to discuss and deliberate in a manner that is free 
from conflicts of interest. With the exception of reimbursement of 
official DAC-DI-related travel and per diem, DAC-DI members serve 
without compensation.
    The public or interested organizations may submit written 
statements to the DAC-DI membership about the DAC-DI's mission and 
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the DAC-DI. All 
written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the DAC-DI, and 
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to 
the membership for their consideration.

    Dated: October 21, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-23328 Filed 10-25-22; 8:45 am]
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