[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76468-76469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27136]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committees-Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care 
Board of Actuaries

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 charter for the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible 
Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries (``the Board'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, DoD Advisory Committee 
Management Officer at [email protected], 703-697-1142.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board's charter is being renewed 
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1114(a)(1), and in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., Appendix) and 41 CFR 102-
3.50(a). The Board's charter and contact information

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for the Board's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be found at http://www.facadatabase.gov/.
    The Board provides independent advice and recommendations on 
actuarial matters associated with the DoD Medicare-Eligible Retiree 
Health Care Fund (the Fund) and other related matters. Pursuant to 10 
U.S.C. 1114(b), the Board reports annually to the Secretary of Defense 
and the Deputy Secretary of Defense on the actuarial status of the Fund 
and shall furnish its advice and opinion on matters referred to it by 
the Secretary of Defense. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1114(c), the Board 
reviews valuations of the Fund under 10 U.S.C. 1115(c) and reports 
periodically, not less than once every four years to the President and 
Congress on the status of the Fund. The Board shall include in such 
reports recommendations for such changes as in the Board's judgment are 
necessary to protect the public interest and maintain the Fund on a 
sound actuarial basis.
    The Board, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1114(a)(1) and (2), shall consist 
of three members who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense 
from among qualified professional actuaries who are members of the 
Society of Actuaries. Board members will serve for a term of 15-years, 
except that a Board member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before 
the end of the term of which the predecessor was appointed shall serve 
only until the end of such term. A Board member may serve after the end 
of the term until a successor has taken office. Of the members of the 
Board, one each shall be appointed for terms ending five, ten, and 15 
years respectively, after the date of appointment, as designated by the 
Secretary of Defense at the time of appointment.
    Board 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 and are 
entitled, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1114(a)(3), to receive pay at the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay of the highest rate of basic 
pay under the General Schedule of subchapter 53 of title 5, for each 
day the member is engaged in the performance of duties vested in the 
Board. Board members who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal 
civilian officers or employees, or members of the uniformed Services, 
shall be appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a) to serve as regular 
government employee members.
    Each Board member is appointed to exercise their own judgment on 
behalf of the DoD, without representing any particular point of view, 
and to discuss and deliberate in a manner that is free from conflict of 
interest.
    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: December 9, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2022-27136 Filed 12-13-22; 8:45 am]
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