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Member of Group Certified to Have 

Performed Active Duty with the Armed 

Forces of the United States, DD Form 

2168, OMB Control Number 0704–0100. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection requirement is necessary to 

implement section 401 of Public Law 

95–202 (codified at 38 U.S.C. 106 note), 

which directs the Secretary of Defense: 

(1) To determine if civilian employment 

or contractual service rendered to the 

Armed Forces of the United States by 

certain groups shall be considered 

Active Duty service, and (2) to award 

members of approved groups an 

appropriate certificate where the nature 

and duration of service so merits. This 

information is collected on DD Form 

2168, ‘‘Application for Discharge of 

Member of Group Certified to have 

Performed Active Duty with the Armed 

Forces of the United States,’’ which 

provides the necessary data to assist 

each of the Military Departments in 

determining if an applicant was a 

member of a group which has performed 

active military service. Those 

individuals who have been recognized 

as members of an approved group shall 

be eligible for benefits administered by 

the Veterans Administration. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 285 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 569. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: .5 

hours. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

Section 401 of Public Law 95–202 

(codified at 38 U.S.C. 106 note) 

authorized the Secretary of Defense: (1) 

To determine if civilian employment or 

contractual service rendered to the 

Armed Forces of the United States by 

certain groups shall be considered 

active duty service, and (2) to issue 

members of approved groups an 

appropriate certificate of service where 

the nature and duration of service so 

warrants. Such persons shall be eligible 

for benefits administered by the 

Department of Veterans Affairs. The 

information collected on DD Form 2168, 

‘‘Application for Discharge of Member 

or Survivor of Member Group Certified 

To Have Performed Duty with the 

Armed Forces of the United States,’’ is 

necessary to assist the Secretaries of the 

Military Departments in: (1) 

Determining if an applicant was a 

member of an approved group that 

performed civilian employment or 

contractual service for the U.S. Armed 

Forces and (2) to assist in issuing an 

appropriate certificate of service to the 

applicant. Information provided by the 

applicant will include: the name of the 

group served with; dates and place of 

service; highest grade/rank/rating held 

during service; highest pay grade; 

military installation where ordered to 

report; specialty/job title(s). If the 

information requested on a DD Form 

2168 is compatible with that of a 

corresponding approved group, and the 

applicant can provide supporting 

evidence, he or she will receive 

veteran’s status in accordance with the 

provisions of DoD Directive 1000.20E. 

Information from the DD Form 2168 will 

be extracted and used to complete the 

DD Form 214, ‘‘Certificate for Release or 

Discharge from Active Duty.’’ 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4466 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

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. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102– 

3.50(d), the Department of Defense gives 

notice that it is renewing the charter for 

the Board of Advisors to the Presidents 

of the Naval Postgraduate School and 

the Naval War College (hereafter 

referred to as ‘‘the Board’’). 

The Board of Advisors to the 

Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate 

School and the Naval War College, 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.50(d), is a 

discretionary Federal advisory 

committee established to provide the 

Secretary of the Navy through the Chief 

of Naval Operations and the Presidents 

of the Naval Postgraduate School and 

the Naval War College, advice and 

recommendations on items such as, but 

not limited to, organizational 

management, curricula, and methods of 

instructions, facilities, and other matters 

of interest. 

The Secretary of the Navy may act 

upon the Board’s advice and 

recommendations. The Board shall be 

comprised of no more than 10 members, 

who are eminent authorities in the 

fields of academia, business, national 

defense and security, the defense 

industry, and research and analysis. Not 

less than 50 percent of Board members 

shall be eminent authorities in the field 

of academia. Board members shall be 

appointed by the Secretary of Defense, 

with annual renewals. 

The Board’s Chairperson shall be 

elected by vote of the membership. 

The Chief of Naval Personnel and the 

Commanding General, Training and 

Education Command, United States 

Marine Corps, shall serve as ex-officio 

members of the Board. Board members 

appointed by the Secretary of Defense, 

who are not full-time or permanent parttime Federal employees, shall be 

appointed to serve as experts and 

consultants under the authority of 5 

U.S.C. 3109, and to serve as special 

government employees. 

The Secretary of Defense may approve 

the appointment of Board members for 

one to four year terms of service; 

however, no member, unless authorized 

by the Secretary of Defense, may serve 

more than two consecutive terms of 

service. This same term of service 

limitation also applies to any DoD 

authorized subcommittees. 

Regardless of the individual’s approve 

term of service; all appointments to the 

Board shall be renewed on an annual 

basis. In addition, they shall serve 

without compensation, except for travel 

and per diem for official Board-related 

travel. 

Each Board 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. 

The Department, when necessary, and 

consistent with the Board’s mission and 

DoD policies and procedures, may 

establish subcommittees, task groups, or 

working groups deemed necessary 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 

advisory committee’s sponsor. 

The Board shall establish two 

permanent subcommittees: 

a. The Naval Postgraduate School 

subcommittee shall be comprised of no 

more than 15 members and shall focus 

on the Naval Postgraduate School. The 

Chief of Naval Personnel/Deputy Chief 

of Naval Operations for Manpower, 

Personnel, Training and Education 

Command; the Commanding General 

USMC Training and Education 

Command; the Commandant Army War 

College; the Chief of Naval Research; the 

President of the National Defense 

University; and the President of the Air 


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University, will serve as ex-officio 

members of the subcommittee. The 

subcommittee shall meet a minimum of 

two times annually. 

b. The Naval War College 

subcommittee shall be comprised of no 

more than 10 members and shall focus 

on the Naval War College. The Chief of 

Naval Personnel/Deputy Chief of Naval 

Operations for Manpower, Personnel, 

Training and Education will serve as exofficio member of the subcommittee. 

The subcommittee shall meet a 

minimum of two times annually. 

These subcommittees shall not work 

independently of the chartered Board, 

and shall report all of their 

recommendations and advice to the 

Board for full deliberation and 

discussion. Subcommittees have no 

authority to make decisions on behalf of 

the chartered Board; nor can any 

subcommittees or any of its members 

update or report directly to the 

Department of Defense or any Federal 

officers or employees. 

Such subcommittee members shall be 

appointed in the same manner as the 

Board members; that is, the Secretary of 

Defense shall appoint subcommittee 

members even if the member in 

question is already a Board member. 

Subcommittee members, with the 

approval of the Secretary of Defense, 

may serve a term of service on the 

subcommittee of one to four years; 

however, no member shall serve more 

than two consecutive terms of service 

on the subcommittee. Subcommittee 

members, if not full-time or permanent 

part-time government employees, shall 

be appointed in the same manner as the 

Board members. Such individuals, shall 

be appointed to serve as experts and 

consultants under the authority of 5 

U.S.C. 3109, and serve as special 

government employees, whose 

appointments must be renewed by the 

Secretary of Defense on an annual basis. 

With the exception of travel and per 

diem for official travel, subcommittee 

members shall serve without 

compensation. 

All subcommittees operate under the 

provisions of FACA, the Government in 

the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 

552b), governing Federal statutes and 

regulations, and governing DoD 

policies/procedures. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, 703–692–5952. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

shall meet at the call of the Board’s 

Designated Federal Officer, in 

consultation with the Board’s 

Chairperson and the Presidents of the 

Naval Postgraduate School and the 

Naval War College. The estimated 

number of Board meetings is one per 

year. 

In addition, the Designated Federal 

Officer is required to be in attendance 

at all Board and subcommittee meetings 

for the entire duration of each and every 

meeting; however, in the absence of the 

Designated Federal Officer, the 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer 

shall attend the entire duration of the 

Board or subcommittee meeting. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to the Board of Advisors to 

the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate 

School and the Naval War College 

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 Board of Advisors to the Presidents 

of the Naval Postgraduate School and 

the Naval War College. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Board of Advisors to the 

Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate 

School and the Naval War College, and 

this individual will ensure that the 

written statements are provided to the 

membership for their consideration. 

Contact information for the Board of 

Advisors to the Presidents of the Naval 

Postgraduate School and the Naval War 

College 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 

Board of Advisors to the Presidents of 

the Naval Postgraduate School and the 

Naval War College. 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: February 22, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

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. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 10 

U.S.C. 2166(e), the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. 

Appendix), the Government in the 

Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), 

and 41 CFR 102–3.50(a), the Department 

of Defense gives notice that it is 

renewing the charter for the Board of 

Visitors for the Western Hemisphere 

Institute for Security Cooperation 

(hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Board’’). 

The Board shall provide the Secretary 

of Defense, through the Secretary of the 

Army, with independent advice and 

recommendations on matters pertaining 

to the operations and management of 

the Institute. 

The Board shall: (a) Inquire into the 

curriculum, instruction, physical 

equipment, fiscal affairs, and academic 

methods of the Institute; other matters 

relating to the Institute that the Board 

decides to consider; and any other 

matter that the Secretary of Defense 

determines appropriate; (b) Review the 

curriculum to determine whether it 

adheres to U.S. doctrine, complies with 

applicable U.S. laws and regulations, 

and is consistent with U.S. policy goals 

toward Latin America and the 

Caribbean; and (c) Determine whether 

the Institute emphasizes human rights, 

including the rule of law, due process, 

civilian control of the military, and the 

role of the military in a democratic 

society. 

The Board shall report to the 

Secretary of Defense through the 

Secretary of the Army. 

The Board shall be comprised of no 

more than fourteen members appointed 

by the Secretary of Defense. All Board 

member appointments must be renewed 

by the Secretary of Defense on an 

annual basis. The Board shall be 

comprised of: (a) Two Members of the 

Senate (the Chair and Ranking Member 

of the Armed Services Committee or 

their designees); (b) two Members of the 

House of Representatives (the Chair and 

Ranking Members of the Armed 

Services Committee or their designees); 

(c) one person designated by the 

Secretary of State; the senior military 

officer responsible for training and 

education in the U.S. Army (or 

designee); the commanders of the 

combatant commands with geographic 

responsibility for the Western 

Hemisphere (U.S. Northern Command 

and U.S. Southern Command (or 

designees); and (d) six persons 

designated by the Secretary of Defense, 

including, to the extent practicable, 

persons from academia, religious 


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