[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 2999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-879]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

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, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine 
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.65, the 
Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for 
the Transformation Advisory Group (hereafter referred to as the Group).
    The Group is a discretionary federal advisory committee established 
to provide the Secretary of Defense, through the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff and the Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command, 
independent advice and recommendations on strategic, scientific 
technical, intelligence and policy-related issues to the Nation's joint 
enterprise, and U.S. Joint Forces Command, with emphasis on how these 
issues relate to the shaping of the command's efforts today and in the 
future.
    The Group shall be composed of no more than twenty four members who 
are recognized experts and leaders in their fields. These areas of 
expertise include, but are not limited to, innovation, development, 
strategic communications, logistics, technologies, business practices, 
military, government, education, training, intelligence and 
appropriations. The Secretary of Defense shall appoint group members, 
and their appointments will be renewed on an annual basis.
    Group Members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not 
full-time or permanent part-time federal employees, are appointed as 
experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and shall 
serve as Special Government employees. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
1114(a)(3), the members shall serve with the exception of travel and 
per diem for official travel without compensation. The Chairperson of 
the Group shall be designated by the Commander, U.S. Joint Forces 
Command, on behalf of the Secretary of Defense.
    The Group is authorized to establish Subcommittees, as necessary 
and consistent with its mission, and these Subcommittees shall operate 
under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976, and other appropriate federal 
regulations.
    Such Subcommittees shall not work independently of the chartered 
Group, and shall report their recommendations and advice to the Group 
for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees have no authority 
to make decisions on behalf of the chartered Group nor can they report 
directly to the Department of Defense or any Federal officers or 
employees who are not Group Members.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Group shall meet at the call of the 
Board's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Group's 
Chairperson. The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to DoD policy, 
shall be a full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee, and shall be 
appointed in accordance with established DoD policies and procedures. 
The Designated Federal Officer or duly appointed Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer shall attend all committee meetings and subcommittee 
meetings.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to the 
Transformation Advisory Group membership about the Group's mission and 
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Transformation 
Advisory Group.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Transformation Advisory Group, and this individual will 
ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for 
their consideration. Contact information for the Transformation 
Advisory Group's 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 Transformation Advisory Group. 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: January 12, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
 [FR Doc. E9-879 Filed 1-15-09; 8:45 am]
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