[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11495-11496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4454]


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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), 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 part-time 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 ex-officio 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.
[FR Doc. 2012-4454 Filed 2-24-12; 8:45 am]
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