[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 149 (Friday, August 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 43249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3822]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 
1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government 
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.365, the 
Department of Defense gives notice that it will renew the charter for 
the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services on 
September 22, 2007.
    The Task Force, under the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), and in 
accordance with section 576 of Public Law 108-375, shall 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 Task Force and on the 
activities of the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces to respond 
to sexual assault.
    Within 90 days after receipt of the Task Force's report, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit the Task Force's report, together 
with the Secretary of Defense's evaluation of the report, to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives.
    The Task Force shall be comprised of no more than fourteen members, 
and the membership shall be comprised of an equal number of military 
and civilian members. The Secretary of Defense shall select the 
military Co-Chairperson, and the civilian members shall select a 
civilian Co-Chairperson.
    Task Force members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are 
not full-time Federal officers or employees, shall serve as Special 
Government Employees, and 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 a Federal officer or employee). 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.
    The Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services 
shall meet at the call of the committee's Designated Federal Officer, 
in consultation with the Co-Chairpersons. The Designated Federal 
Officer shall be a full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee, and 
shall be appointed in accordance with established DoD policies and 
procedures. The Designated Federal Officer or duly appointed Alternate 
Designated Federal Officer shall attend all committee meetings and 
subcommittee meetings.
    The Task Force shall be authorized to establish subcommittees, as 
necessary and consistent with its mission, and these subcommittees or 
working groups shall operate under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Sunshine in the Government 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.
    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 committee's 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 the 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, DoD Committee Management 
Office, 703-601-2554, extension 128.

    Dated: July 30, 2007.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 07-3822 Filed 8-1-07; 10:23 am]
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