[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74021-74022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30041]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 1114 and the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the Government in 
the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.50, the 
Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for 
the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board 
of Actuaries (hereafter referred to as the ``Board'').
    The Board is a non-discretionary Federal advisory committee that 
shall provide independent advice and recommendations related to 
actuarial matters associated with the Department of Defense Medicare-
Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund and on matters referred by the 
Secretary of Defense, including that regarding;
    a. Valuations of the Fund under Title 10, United States Code, 
Section 1115(c);
    b. 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; and
    c. Advice the Secretary of Defense on all actuarial matters 
necessary to make determinations in order to finance liabilities of the 
Fund on an actuarially sound basis.
    The Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Personnel and Readiness), may act upon the Board's advice and 
recommendations.
    The Board shall be composed of not three Board members appointed by 
the Secretary of Defense from among qualified professional actuaries 
who are members of the Society of Actuaries. Except for those member of 
the Board who were first appointed under Title 10, United States Code, 
Section, Section

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1114(B), the Board members shall serve for a term of 15 years; except 
those Board members appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the 
end of the term for which the predecessor was appointed shall serve 
only until the end of such term. Board members may serve after the end 
of the term until a successor has taken office. No Board member, other 
than those originally appointed for less than 15-year term or a Board 
member appointed to fill an unexpired term may be reappointed for 
successive terms.
    Board members shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense, and 
their membership shall be renewed by the Secretary of Defense on an 
annual basis. A member of the Board may be removed by the Secretary of 
Defense for misconduct or failure to perform functions vested in the 
Board, and for no other reason.
    Board members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not 
full-time or permanent part-time federal officers or employees, shall 
serve as special government employees under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 
3109, and shall, under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 1114(a)(3), serve 
with compensation, to include travel and per diem for official travel, 
in accordance with Title 5, United States Code, Section 5703.
    The Chairperson of the Board shall be designated by the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), on behalf of the 
Secretary of Defense.
    With DoD approval, the Board is authorized to establish 
subcommittees, as necessary and consistent with its mission. These 
subcommittees shall operate under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Government in the Sunshine Act of 
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and other Governing Federal statutes and 
regulations.
    Such subcommittees shall not work independently of the chartered 
Board, and shall report all their recommendations and advice to the 
Board for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees have no 
authority to make decisions on behalf of the chartered Board; nor can 
they report directly to the Department of Defense or any Federal 
officers or employees who are not Board members.
    Subcommittee members who are not Board members, shall be appointed 
in the same manner as the Board members.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Advisory 
Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-
6128.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board shall meet at the call of the 
Board's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the 
Chairperson. The estimated number of Board meetings is one per year.
    The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a 
full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee, and shall be appointed 
in accordance with governing DoD policies and procedures. In addition, 
the Designated Federal Officer is required to be in attendance at all 
Board and subcommittee meetings; however, in the absence of the 
Designated Federal Officer, the Alternate Designated Federal Officer 
shall attend the meeting.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to the 
Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of 
Actuaries' 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 Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible 
Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health 
Care Board of Actuaries, and this individual will ensure that the 
written statements are provided to the membership for their 
consideration. Contact information for the Department of Defense 
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries Designated 
Federal Officer can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
    The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will 
announce planned meetings of the Department of Defense Medicare-
Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of Actuaries. The Designated Federal 
Officer, at that time, may provide additional guidance on the 
submission of written statements that are in response to the stated 
agenda for the planned meeting in question.

    Dated: November 18, 2010.
Morgan F. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-30041 Filed 11-29-10; 8:45 am]
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