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Secretary of Defense or the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense on an annual basis. 

Board members shall serve for a term 

of 15 years, except that a member of the 

Board 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. A member may serve after the end 

of the member’s term until a successor 

takes office. A member of the Board may 

be removed by the Secretary of Defense 

only for misconduct or failure to 

perform functions vested in the Board. 

Board members appointed by the 

Secretary of Defense or the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense, who are not fulltime or permanent part-time federal 

employees, shall be appointed as 

experts and consultants under the 

authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as 

special government employee (SGE) 

members, and shall, under the authority 

of 10 U.S.C. 183(b)(4), serve with 

compensation, to include travel and per 

diem for official travel. A member of the 

Board who is not an employee of the 

United States is entitled to receive pay 

at the daily equivalent of the annual rate 

of basic pay of the highest rate of basic 

pay then currently being paid under the 

General Schedule of subchapter III of 

chapter 53 of title 5, United State Code, 

for each day the member is engaged in 

the performance of the duties of the 

Board. Board members appointed by the 

Secretary of Defense or Deputy 

Secretary of Defense, who are full-time 

or permanent part-time Federal 

employees, shall be appointed pursuant 

to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a) to serve as 

regular government employee (RGE) 

members. 

The DoD shall provide non-voting 

technical advisors to assist the Board in 

execution of its duties. The following 

individuals shall designate one DoD 

employee from each fund under the 

Board’s purview (the DoD Military 

Retirement Fund, the DoD Education 

Benefits Fund, and other funds 

specified by the Secretary of Defense for 

purposes of 10 U.S.C. 183) to serve as 

a non-voting advisor to assist the Board. 

a. the Under Secretary of Defense 

(Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer; 

b. the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

for Readiness and Force Management, 

through the Deputy Assistant Secretary 

of Defense for Military Personnel Policy; 

c. the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

for Reserve Affairs; and 

d. the Department of Defense General 

Counsel. 

Each Board member is appointed to 

provide advice to the government on the 

basis of his or her best judgment 

without representing any particular 

point of view and in a manner that is 

free from conflict of interest. 

DoD, when necessary and consistent 

with the Board’s mission and DoD 

policies and procedures, may establish 

subcommittees, task forces, or working 

groups to support the Board. 

Establishment of subcommittees will 

be based upon a written determination, 

to include terms of reference, by the 

Secretary of Defense, the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense, or the USD (P&R), 

as the DoD Sponsor. 

Such subcommittees shall not work 

independently of the Board and shall 

report all of their recommendations and 

advice solely to the Board for full and 

open deliberation and discussion. 

Subcommittees, task forces, or working 

groups have no authority to make 

decisions and recommendations, 

verbally or in writing, on behalf of the 

Board. Subcommittees and their 

members cannot update or report, 

verbally or in writing, on behalf of the 

Board, directly to the DoD or any 

Federal officer or employee. 

The Secretary of Defense or the 

Deputy Secretary of Defense will 

appoint subcommittee members to a 

term of service of one-to-four years, with 

annual renewals, even if the member in 

question is already a member of the 

Board. Subcommittee members shall not 

serve more than two consecutive terms 

of service unless authorized by the 

Secretary of Defense or the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense. 

Subcommittee members, if not fulltime or permanent part-time Federal 

employees, will be appointed as experts 

or consultants, under the authority of 5 

U.S.C. 3109 to serve as SGE members. 

Subcommittee members appointed by 

the Secretary of Defense, who are fulltime or permanent part-time Federal 

employees, shall be appointed pursuant 

to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a) to serve as RGE 

members. Under the authority of 10 

U.S.C. 183(b)(4), these special 

government employee members shall 

serve with compensation, to include 

travel and per diem for official travel. 

All subcommittees operate under the 

provisions of FACA, the Sunshine Act, 

governing Federal statutes and 

regulations, and established DoD 

policies and procedures. 

The Board’s DFO shall be a full-time 

or permanent part-time DoD employee 

and shall be appointed in accordance 

with established DoD policies and 

procedures. 

The Board’s DFO is required to be in 

attendance at all meetings of the Board 

and its subcommittees for the entire 

duration of each and every meeting. 

However, in the absence of the Board’s 

DFO, a properly approved Alternate 

DFO, duly appointed to the Board 

according to established DoD policies 

and procedures, shall attend the entire 

duration of all meetings of the Board 

and its subcommittees. 

The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall 

call all of the Board and its 

subcommittees; prepare and approve all 

meeting agendas; and adjourn any 

meeting, when the DFO, or the Alternate 

DFO, determines adjournment to be in 

the public interest or required by 

governing regulations or DoD policies 

and procedures; and chair meetings 

when directed to do so by the USD 

(P&R). 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to Department of Defense 

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 Board of 

Actuaries. All written statements shall 

be submitted to the DFO for the 

Department of Defense 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 Board of 

Actuaries DFO can be obtained from the 

GSA’s FACA Database—http://

www.facadatabase.gov/. 

The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.150, will announce planned meetings 

of the Department of Defense Board of 

Actuaries. The DFO, 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: June 18, 2014. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of partially-closed 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and summary agenda for a 

partially closed meeting of the 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST), and 

describes the functions of the Council. 


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Notice of this meeting is required under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. 

DATES: July 11, 2014, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: National Academy of 

Sciences (Lecture Room), 2101 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information regarding the meeting 

agenda, time, location, and how to 

register for the meeting is available on 

the PCAST Web site at: http://

whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. A live video 

webcast and an archive of the webcast 

after the event are expected to be 

available at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ 

pcast. The archived video will be 

available within one week of the 

meeting. Questions about the meeting 

should be directed to Dr. Ashley Predith 

by email at: apredith@ostp.eop.gov, or 

telephone: (202) 456–4444. Please note 

that public seating for this meeting is 

limited and is available on a first-come, 

first-served basis. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) is an 

advisory group of the nation’s leading 

scientists and engineers, appointed by 

the President to augment the science 

and technology advice available to him 

from inside the White House, cabinet 

departments, and other Federal 

agencies. See the Executive Order at 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. 

PCAST is consulted about and provides 

analyses and recommendations 

concerning a wide range of issues where 

understandings from the domains of 

science, technology, and innovation 

may bear on the policy choices before 

the President. PCAST is co-chaired by 

Dr. John P. Holdren, Assistant to the 

President for Science and Technology, 

and Director, Office of Science and 

Technology Policy, Executive Office of 

the President, The White House; and Dr. 

Eric S. Lander, President, Broad 

Institute of the Massachusetts Institute 

of Technology and Harvard. 

Type of Meeting: Open and Closed. 

Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) is 

scheduled to meet in open session on 

July 11, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 

p.m. 

Open Portion of Meeting: During this 

open meeting, PCAST is scheduled to 

discuss its work on antibiotic resistance 

and on nanotechnology. PCAST will 

also hear from speakers who will remark 

on oceans policy. Additional 

information and the agenda, including 

any changes that arise, will be posted at 

the PCAST Web site at: http://

whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. 

Closed Portion of the Meeting: PCAST 

may hold a closed meeting of 

approximately one hour with the 

President on July 11, 2014, which must 

take place in the White House for the 

President’s scheduling convenience and 

to maintain Secret Service protection. 

This meeting will be closed to the 

public because such portion of the 

meeting is likely to disclose matters that 

are to be kept secret in the interest of 

national defense or foreign policy under 

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). 

Public Comments: It is the policy of 

the PCAST to accept written public 

comments of any length, and to 

accommodate oral public comments 

whenever possible. The PCAST expects 

that public statements presented at its 

meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted oral or written 

statements. 

The public comment period for this 

meeting will take place on July 11, 2014 

at a time specified in the meeting 

agenda posted on the PCAST Web site 

at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. 

This public comment period is designed 

only for substantive commentary on 

PCAST’s work, not for business 

marketing purposes. 

Oral Comments: To be considered for 

the public speaker list at the meeting, 

interested parties should register to 

speak at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/

pcast, no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on July 3, 2014. Phone or email 

reservations will not be accepted. To 

accommodate as many speakers as 

possible, the time for public comments 

will be limited to two (2) minutes per 

person, with a total public comment 

period of up to 30 minutes. If more 

speakers register than there is space 

available on the agenda, PCAST will 

randomly select speakers from among 

those who applied. Those not selected 

to present oral comments may always 

file written comments with the 

committee. Speakers are requested to 

bring at least 25 copies of their oral 

comments for distribution to the PCAST 

members. 

Written Comments: Although written 

comments are accepted continuously, 

written comments should be submitted 

to PCAST no later than 12:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time on July 3, 2014 so that the 

comments may be made available to the 

PCAST members prior to this meeting 

for their consideration. Information 

regarding how to submit comments and 

documents to PCAST is available at 

http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast in the 

section entitled ‘‘Connect with PCAST.’’ 

Please note that because PCAST 

operates under the provisions of FACA, 

all public comments and/or 

presentations will be treated as public 

documents and will be made available 

for public inspection, including being 

posted on the PCAST Web site. 

Meeting Accommodations: 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodation to access this public 

meeting should contact Dr. Ashley 

Predith at least ten business days prior 

to the meeting so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 17, 

2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–14582 Filed 6–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6504–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9912–59–Region–5: EPA–R05–OPPT– 

2014–0360] 

TSCA Sections 402(a), 402(c), and 

406(b) Program Authorization 

Application 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments 

and opportunity for public hearing. 

SUMMARY: On May 19, 2014, the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

determined that the Bois Forte Band of 

Chippewa (Bois Forte) had submitted a 

complete application under section 404 

of the Toxic Substances Control Act 

(TSCA) requesting authorization to 

administer and enforce the requirements 

for TSCA sections 402(a), 402(c), and 

406(b) in accordance with the 

provisions of TSCA for trust lands 

located within the exterior boundaries 

of the reservation. These programs 

ensure that: Individuals engaged in 

certain work that may disturb leadbased paint, including but not limited to 

abatement and renovation, are properly 

trained; that training programs are 

accredited; that contractors engaged in 

such activities are certified; that owners 

and occupants of target housing and/or 

child-occupied facilities are provided 

information concerning potential 

hazards of lead-based paint exposure 

before certain renovations are begun; 

and that the required work is performed 

in accordance with work practice 

standards. This notice announces 

receipt of the Bois Forte Band of 

Chippewa’s application and request for 

authorization to administer the program 

in lieu of the federal program. EPA has 

determined that the Bois Forte 

application is complete, and is now 


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