[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 72 (Friday, April 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22295-22296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8946]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: 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 (DoD) 
gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the U.S. Air Force 
Scientific Advisory Board (hereafter referred to as ``the Board'').
    The Board is a discretionary Federal advisory committee and shall 
provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of 
Defense, and the Secretary of the Air Force, to include the Secretary 
of the Air Force's senior leadership, as determined by the Office of 
the Secretary of the Air Force.
    No matter shall be assigned to the Board for its consideration that 
would require any Board member to participate personally and 
substantially in the conduct of any specific procurement or place him 
or her in the position of acting as a contracting or procurement 
official.
    The Board shall report to the Secretary of Defense, through the 
Secretary of the Air Force. The Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant to 
DoD policy, may act upon the Board's advice.
    The Board shall be comprised of no more than 60 members to include 
no more than five Senior Fellows who are distinguished members of the 
science and technology communities; Federally Funded Research and 
Development Centers (FFRDC)/National Labs, industry, and academia. 
Senior Fellows shall be voting members and count toward the Board's 
total membership. Board members 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. Sec.  3109 and shall serve 
as special government employee members. Board members shall be 
appointed by the Secretary of Defense and their appointments must be 
renewed by the Secretary of Defense on an annual basis.
    The Secretary of the Air Force shall select the Board's 
Chairperson. In addition, the Secretary of the Air Force may appoint, 
as deemed necessary non-voting consultants to provide technical subject 
matter expertise to the Board. These consultants, if not full-time or 
part-time Federal employees, shall be appointed under the authority of 
5 U.S.C. 3109, shall serve as special government employees, and shall 
be appointed on an intermittent basis to work specific Board-related 
efforts; such individuals shall have no voting rights and shall not 
count toward the Board's total membership.
    Board members and consultants, with the exception of travel and per 
diem for official travel, shall serve without compensation. However, 
the Secretary of the Air Force, at his or her discretion, may authorize 
compensation to Board members and consultants according to existing 
statutes, Federal regulations, and DoD policies.
    The Secretary of Defense may approve the appointment of Board 
members for one to four year terms of service, with annual renewals; 
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.
    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, with annual renewals; however, no member

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shall serve more than two consecutive terms of service on the 
subcommittee.
    Subcommittee members, if not full-time or part-time government 
employees, shall be appointed to serve as experts and consultants under 
the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and serve as special government 
employee members. 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, 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 Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. The 
estimated number of Board meetings is four 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, a 
properly approved Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend the 
entire duration of the Board or subcommittee meeting.
    The Designated Federal Officer, or the Alternate Designated Federal 
Officer, shall call all of the Board's and subcommittees' meetings; 
prepare and approve all meeting agendas; adjourn any meeting when the 
Designated Federal Officer, or the Alternate Designated Federal 
Officer, 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 official to whom the Board 
reports.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to U.S. Air 
Force Scientific Advisory Board's 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 the U.S. Air Force 
Scientific Advisory Board.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, and this 
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the 
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the U.S. 
Air Force Scientific Advisory Board 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 U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory 
Board. 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: April 10, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-8946 Filed 4-12-12; 8:45 am]
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