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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. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4454 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 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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institutions, and human rights 

communities. 

Board members appointed by the 

Secretary of Defense, who are not fulltime 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 shall 

serve as special government employee 

members. With the exception of travel 

and per diem for official Board related 

travel, Board members shall serve 

without compensation. 

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. 

Whenever possible, appointments 

shall be staggered to avoid complete 

turnover of the Board’s membership at 

one time. In addition, the Board may be 

assisted by non-voting subject matter 

experts or consultants. These 

consultants are designated at the request 

of the Board by the Secretary of the 

Army with the concurrence of the 

Secretary of Defense. 

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 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. Such 

subcommittees shall not work 

independently of the chartered Board, 

and shall report all 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 

subcommittee or its members update or 

report directly to the Department of 

Defense or any Federal officers or 

employees. 

All 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 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 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 Board 

related 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. 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 Board of Visitors for the 

Western Hemisphere Institute for 

Security Cooperation 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 

Visitors for the Western Hemisphere 

Institute for Security Cooperation. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Board of Visitors for the 

Western Hemisphere Institute for 

Security Cooperation, and this 

individual will ensure that the written 

statements are provided to the 

membership for their consideration. 

Contact information for the Board of 

Visitors for the Western Hemisphere 

Institute for Security Cooperation 

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 Visitors for the Western 

Hemisphere Institute for Security 

Cooperation. 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. 2012–4440 Filed 2–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Overseas Environmental Impact 

Statement for Military Readiness 

Activities in the Northwest Training 

and Testing Study Area and To 

Announce Public Scoping Meetings 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by 

the Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations (40 Code of Federal 

Regulations Parts 1500–1508), and 

Executive Order 12114, the Department 

of the Navy (DoN) announces its intent 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS)/Overseas 

Environmental Impact Statement (OEIS) 

to assess the potential environmental 

impacts associated with training and 

testing military readiness activities 

conducted in the Northwest Training 

and Testing (NWTT) Study Area (Study 

Area). The Study Area is composed of 

established maritime operating and 

warning areas in the eastern north 

Pacific Ocean region, located adjacent to 

the Northwest coast of the United 

States, to include the Strait of Juan de 

Fuca, Puget Sound, and the Behm canal 

in southeastern Alaska. The Study Area 

includes four existing range complexes 

and facilities: The Northwest Training 

Range Complex (NWTRC), the Naval 

Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) 

Keyport Range Complex, Carr Inlet 

Operations Area, and the Southeast 

Alaska Acoustic Measurement Facility 

(SEAFAC). In addition to these range 

complexes, the Study Area also includes 


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