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agenda of planned meeting of the 

Defense Policy Board Advisory 

Committee. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Defense Policy Board 

Advisory Committee, 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 Policy Board Advisory 

Committee. 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 INFORAMTION 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. 07–3821 Filed 8–1–07; 10:22 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Renewal of Federal Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 fulltime 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] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Renewal of Federal Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 102–3.65, the Department of 

Defense gives notice that it will renew 

the charter for the Defense Advisory 

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