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appointed by the Secretary of Defense, 

unless he or she is a full-time or 

permanent part-time Federal officer or 

employee, shall be appointed to the 

Council as an expert and consultant 

under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 

serve as a SGE. The term of service for 

Senior Enlisted Advisors shall be two 

years with annual renewals. The term of 

service for spouses of Senior Enlisted 

Advisors shall be either two years or 

until the conclusion of the Service 

member’s tour of duty as Senior 

Enlisted Advisor during which the 

spouse was appointed to the Council, 

whichever is earlier, with annual 

renewals. 

h. The Director of the Office of 

Community Support for Military 

Families with Special Needs (‘‘the 

Director’’). 

The Director is appointed as a regular 

Government (ex officio) member of the 

Council. The Director may send 

someone to attend a Council meeting if 

he or she is unable to attend; however, 

this person shall not engage in Council 

deliberations, vote on matters before the 

Council, or count toward a quorum. 

With the exception of travel and per 

diem for travel related to the Council, 

members of the Council shall serve 

without compensation. 

The Department, when necessary, and 

consistent with the Council’s mission 

and DoD policies/procedures, may 

establish subcommittees, task groups, 

and working groups to support the 

Council. 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). 

Such subcommittees shall not work 

independently of the Council, and shall 

report all their recommendations and 

advice solely to the Council for full 

deliberation and discussion. 

Subcommittees have no authority to 

make decisions and recommendations, 

verbally or in writing, on behalf of the 

Council; nor can any subcommittee or 

its members update or report directly to 

the DoD or any Federal officers or 

employees. 

The Secretary of Defense shall 

appoint subcommittee members even if 

the member in question is already a 

Council member. Subcommittee 

members, with the approval of the 

Secretary of Defense, may serve a term 

of service on the subcommittee of oneto-four years; however, no member, 

unless authorized by the Secretary of 

Defense, may serve more than two 

consecutive terms of service. 

Subcommittee members, if not fulltime or part-time Government 

employees, shall be appointed to serve 

as experts and consultants under the 

authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and shall 

serve as SGEs, whose appointments 

must be renewed by the Secretary of 

Defense on an annual basis. With the 

exception of per diem for official travel 

related to the Council or its 

subcommittees, subcommittee members 

shall serve without compensation. 

Each subcommittee member is 

appointed to provide advice on behalf of 

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. 

All subcommittees operate under the 

provisions of FACA, the Sunshine Act, 

governing Federal statutes and 

regulations, and governing DoD 

policies/procedures. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council shall meet at the call of the 

Council’s Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), in consultation with Council’s 

Chairperson. The estimated number of 

meetings by the Council is two per year. 

In addition, the DFO is required to be 

in attendance at all meetings of the 

Council and its subcommittees for the 

entire duration of each and every 

meeting. However, in the absence of the 

Council’s DFO, a properly approved 

Alternate DFO, duly appointed to the 

Council according to DoD policies/ 

procedures, shall attend the entire 

duration of meetings of the Council or 

subcommittees. 

The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall 

call all of the Council 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/ 

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 

Military Family Readiness Council 

membership about the Council’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 Military Family Readiness 

Council. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Department of Defense 

Military Family Readiness Council, and 

this individual will ensure that the 

written statements are provided to the 

membership for their consideration. 

Contact information for the Department 

of Defense Military Family Readiness 

Council’s DFO can be obtained from the 

GSA’s FACA Database—https:// 

www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp. 

The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.150, will announce planned meetings 

of the Department of Defense Military 

Family Readiness Council. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Freeman, Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, 703–692–5952. 

Dated: December 13, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30430 Filed 12–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge 

Reservation 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge 

Reservation. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that public notice of this 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 

6:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Department of Energy 

Information Center, Office of Science 

and Technical Information, 1 

Science.gov Way, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 

37830. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melyssa P. Noe, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Oak Ridge 

Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM– 

90, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865) 

241–3315; Fax (865) 576–0956 or email: 

noemp@oro.doe.gov or check the Web 

site at www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda: 


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• Welcome and Announcements 

• Comments from the Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer 

• Comments from the DOE, Tennessee 

Department of Environment and 

Conservation, and Environmental 

Protection Agency Liaisons 

• Public Comment Period 

• Presentation 

• Additions/Approval of Agenda 

• Motions/Approval of November 14, 

2012 Meeting Minutes 

• Status of Recommendations with DOE 

• Committee Reports 

• Federal Coordinator Report 

• Adjourn 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Oak Ridge, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Melyssa P. 

Noe at least seven days in advance of 

the meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to the agenda 

item should contact Melyssa P. Noe at 

the address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Melyssa P. Noe at the 

address and phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab/ 

minutes.htm. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on December 10, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) 

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. 

Notice of this meeting is required under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

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

DATES: Friday, January 4, 2013; 9:00 

a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: National Academy of 

Sciences (in the 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. Amber 

Hartman Scholz, PCAST Acting 

Executive Director, at 

ascholz@ostp.eop.gov, (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 and from 

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 

January 4, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 

p.m. 

Open Portion of Meeting: During this 

open meeting, PCAST is tentatively 

scheduled to hear from speakers who 

will provide information on science and 

technology innovations that improve the 

quality and decrease the costs of 

healthcare and hear from Federal 

officials on current ‘‘Open Government’’ 

efforts. 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 January 4, 2013, 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 January 4, 

2013, 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. (EST) on 

December 28, 2012. 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 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. (EST) 

on December 28, 2012, so that the 

comments may be made available to the 

PCAST members prior to this meeting 


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