[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 81457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27594]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committee

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 Health Board (``the Board'').

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Based on its decision to renew the Board, 
the DoD is filing a new Board charter 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 independent advice and recommendations to 
maximize the safety and quality of, as well as access to, health care 
for DoD healthcare beneficiaries. The Board will focus on matters 
pertaining to: a. DoD healthcare policy and program management; b. 
health research programs, c. requirements for the treatment and 
prevention of disease and injury by the DoD; d. promotion of health and 
wellness within DoD and the effective delivery of high-quality health 
care services to DoD beneficiaries; and e. Other health-related matters 
of special interest to the DoD, as determined by the Secretary of 
Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness. The Board shall be composed of no 
more than 19 members. The members shall be eminent authorities in one 
or more of the following disciplines: Health care research/academia, 
infectious disease, occupational/environmental health, health care 
policy, trauma medicine/systems, clinical health care, strategic 
decision making, bioethics or ethics, beneficiary representative, 
neuroscience, and behavioral health. Board members 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 an 
expert or consultant, 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 on the 
basis of 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: December 10, 2020.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-27594 Filed 12-15-20; 8:45 am]
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