[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 189 (Thursday, October 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 50785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23739]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Renewal of Federal advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 
1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine 
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.50, the 
Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for 
the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services 
(hereafter referred to as the Task Force).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Task Force, pursuant to Section 576 of 
Public Law 108-375, is a non-discretionary Federal advisory committee 
established to conduct an examination of matters relating to sexual 
assault by members or against members of the Armed Forces of the United 
States.
    Pursuant to Section 576(e) of public Law 108-375, the Task Force, 
no later than one year after the initiation of its examination, shall 
submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the Army, 
Navy and Air Force on the activities of the Department of Defense and 
the Armed Forces to respond to sexual assault.
    The Task Force shall be comprised of no more than ten members and 
the membership shall be comprised of an equal number of DoD and 
civilian members.
    The Secretary of Defense shall select the DoD Co-Chairperson, and 
the civilian members shall select a civilian Co-Chairperson.
    Task Force members who are appointed by the Secretary of Defense, 
who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal employees, shall 
be appointed as experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 
3109 and serve as Special Government Employees. All members shall be 
appointed on an annual basis for the duration of the Task Force.
    Task Force members who are Federal officers or employees shall 
serve without compensation (other than compensation to which they are 
entitled to as Federal officers or employees).
    Other Task Force members shall be appointed under the authority of 
5 U.S.C 3161 and will receive compensation for their service. All Task 
Force members shall receive compensation for travel and per diem for 
official Task Force travel.
    With DoD approval, the Task Force is authorized to establish 
subcommittees, as necessary and consistent with its mission. These 
subcommittees or working groups 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, as amended), and other appropriate 
Federal regulations.
    Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of 
the chartered Task Force, and shall report all their recommendations 
and advice to the Task Force for full deliberation and discussion. 
Subcommittees or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on 
behalf of the chartered Task Force nor can they report directly to the 
Department of Defense or any Federal officers or employees who are not 
Task Force members.
    Subcommittee members, who are not Task Force members, shall be 
appointed in the same manner as the Task Force members.
    The Task Force shall meet at the call of the Task Force's 
Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Chairperson. The 
estimated number of Task Force meetings is six 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 established DoD policies and procedures. In 
addition, the Designated Federal Officer is required to be in 
attendance at all 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 Defense 
Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services membership about 
the Task Forces' mission and functions. Written statements may be 
submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned 
meeting of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military 
Services.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military 
Services, and this individual will ensure that the written statements 
are provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact 
information for Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military 
Services' 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 Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault 
in the Military Services. 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: September 28, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E9-23739 Filed 9-30-09; 8:45 am]
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