[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46088-46089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11628]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees--
Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Federal advisory committee renewal.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is 
renewing the charter of the Board of Regents, Uniformed Services 
University of the Health Sciences (BoR USUHS).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BoR USUHS charter is being renewed in 
accordance with chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) 
(commonly known as the ``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' or ``FACA'') 
and title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 102-3.50(a). The 
charter and contact information for the BoR USUHS' Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO) and be found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation.
    The BoR USUHS provides independent advice and recommendations on 
academic and administrative matters critical to the full accreditation 
and successful operation of the Uniformed Services University of the 
Health Sciences (``the University'') and carrying out the Secretary's 
responsibility to conduct the business of the University.
    Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2113a(b), the BoR USUHS shall consist of 16 
members appointed by the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary 
of Defense (``the DoD Appointing Authority''), as follows: (a) nine 
persons outstanding in the fields of health care, higher education 
administration, or public policy, who shall be appointed

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from civilian life by the DoD Appointing Authority; (b) the Secretary 
of Defense, or his or her designee, who shall be an ex officio member; 
(c) the Director of the Defense Health Agency, who shall be an ex 
officio member; (d) the Surgeons General of the Uniformed Services, who 
shall be ex officio members; and (e) the President of the University, 
who shall be a non-voting, ex officio member.
    BoR USUHS members who are not ex officio members shall be appointed 
by the DoD Appointing Authority pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2113a(b)(1) and 
(c) for a six-year term of service 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.
    Appointments for BoR USUHS members who are not ex officio members 
shall be renewed on an annual basis in accordance with DoD policy and 
procedures. No member, unless approved by the DoD Appointing Authority, 
may serve on more than two DoD Federal advisory committees at one time.
    BoR USUHS 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. BoR USUHS 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 (RGE) members.
    Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2113a(d), the DoD Appointing Authority shall 
appoint the BoR USUHS Chair for a term of service of one-to-two years, 
with annual renewal which shall not exceed the member's approved BoR 
USUHS appointment, in accordance with DoD policy and procedures.
    All members of the BoR USUHS are appointed to exercise their own 
best judgment, without representing any particular point of view, and 
to discuss and deliberate and in a manner that is free from conflict of 
interest.
    Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2113a(e), BoR USUHS members (other than ex 
officio members) shall be entitled to receive compensation at a rate 
determined by the DoD Appointing Authority, for each day of attendance 
at the BoR USUHS meetings, in addition to travel and other necessary 
expenses connected with their official duties on the BoR USUHS, in 
accordance with the provision of 5 U.S.C. 5703(b), (d) and 5707. RGE 
members shall only be reimbursed for official BoR USUHS-related travel 
and per diem.
    The public or interested organizations may submit written 
statements to the BoR USUHS membership about the BoR USUHS' mission and 
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the BoR USUHS. All 
written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the BoR USUHS, and 
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to 
the membership for their consideration.

    Dated: May 22, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-11628 Filed 5-24-24; 8:45 am]
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