Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 240 / Friday, December 13, 2024 / Notices 100989 

will be made available for public 

inspection, including, but not limited 

to, being posted on the Board’s website. 

Dated: December 9, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29349 Filed 12–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Renewal of Department of Defense 

Federal Advisory Committees— 

Department of Defense Wage 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Renewal of Federal advisory 

committee. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that it is renewing 

the DoD Wage Committee (‘‘the DoD 

Wage Committee’’). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Freeman, Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the DoD, 703– 

697–1142. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoD 

Wage Committee is being renewed, 

pursuant to 5 United States Code 

(U.S.C.) 5343, as implemented by 5 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

532.209 and 532.227, and in accordance 

with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. chapter 

10 (commonly referred to as the 

‘‘Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ or 

‘‘FACA’’) and 41 CFR chapter 102– 

3.50(c), as a discretionary advisory 

committee. The charter and contact 

information for the DoD Wage 

Committee’s Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO) are found at https://

www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/ 

FACAPublicAgencyNavigation. 

The DoD Wage Committee’s work is 

directed by 5 CFR 532.209, 532.227, 

532.231(e), and 532.243 and the Office 

of Personnel Management Operating 

Manual, Federal Wage System, 

Appropriated and Non-Appropriated 

Funds, S3–2 Agency Level. The DoD 

Wage Committee shall: (a) consider and 

make recommendations to the DoD on 

any matter involved in developing 

specifications for a wage survey on 

which the DoD proposes not to accept 

the recommendations of a local wage 

survey committee and any matters on 

which a minority report has been filed; 

(b) consider the survey data, upon 

completion of a wage survey, of the 

local wage survey committee’s report 

and recommendations, and the 

statistical analyses and proposed pay 

schedules derived from them, as well as 

any other data or recommendations 

pertinent to the survey, and 

recommends wage schedules to the payfixing authority; and (c) have a majority 

of the DoD Wage Committee to 

constitute a decision and 

recommendation of the DoD Wage 

Committee, but a member of the 

minority may file a report with the DoD 

Wage Committee’s recommendations. 

The DoD Wage Committee, pursuant 

to 5 CFR 532.227(b), shall consist of five 

members, with the chair and two 

members designated by the head of the 

DoD. Of the remaining two members, 

pursuant to 5 CFR 532.227(b)(1), one 

member shall be designated by each of 

the two labor organizations having the 

largest number of wage employees 

covered by exclusive recognition in the 

DoD. 

The appointment of DoD Wage 

Committee members will be approved 

by the DoD Appointing Authority for a 

term of service of one-to-four years, with 

annual renewal, in accordance with 

DoD policy and procedures. No 

member, unless approved by the DoD 

Appointing Authority, may serve more 

than two consecutive terms of service 

on the DoD Wage Committee, or serve 

on more than two DoD Federal advisory 

committees at one time. 

DoD Wage Committee members who 

are not full-time or permanent part-time 

Federal civilian officers or employees, 

or active-duty members of the 

Uniformed Services, shall be appointed 

as experts or consultants pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special 

government employee members, except 

when otherwise provided by law or 

regulation. DoD Wage Committee 

members who are full-time or 

permanent part-time Federal civilian 

officers or employees, or active-duty 

members of the Uniformed Services, 

shall be designated to serve as regular 

government employee members 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a). As 

determined by the DoD Appointing 

Authority, the individuals designated by 

each of the two labor organizations 

having the largest number of wage 

employees covered by exclusive 

recognition in the DoD shall be 

appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.130(a) to serve as representative 

members consistent with 5 CFR 

532.227(b)(1). Individual members who 

are appointed to serve as representative 

members shall represent the views of 

their designated labor organizations. 

All RGE and SGE members of the DoD 

Wage Committee are appointed to 

exercise their own best judgment on 

behalf of the DoD, without representing 

any particular point of view, and to 

discuss and deliberate in a manner that 

is free from conflict of interest. With the 

exception of reimbursement of official 

DoD Wage Committee-related travel and 

per diem, DoD Wage Committee 

members serve without compensation. 

The public or interested organizations 

may submit written statements to the 

DoD Wage Committee about the DoD 

Wage Committee’s mission and 

functions. Written statements may be 

submitted at any time or in response to 

the stated agenda of planned meeting of 

the DoD Wage Committee. All written 

statements shall be submitted to the 

DFO for the DoD Wage Committee, and 

this individual will ensure that the 

written statements are provided to the 

membership for their consideration. 

Dated: December 10, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Charter Renewal of Department of 

Defense Federal Advisory 

Committees—Department of Defense 

Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care 

Board of Actuaries 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Charter renewal of Federal 

advisory committee. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that it is renewing 

the charter for the DoD MedicareEligible Retiree Health Care Board of 

Actuaries (MERHC BoA). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Freeman, DoD Advisory Committee 

Management Officer at 

james.d.freeman4.civ@mail.mil, 703– 

697–1142. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

charter for the MERHC BoA is being 

renewed in accordance with chapter 10 

of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) 

(commonly known as the ‘‘Federal 

Advisory Committee Act’’ or the 

‘‘FACA’’) and 41 CFR 102–3.50(a). The 

charter and contact information for the 

MERHC BoA’s Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) are found at https://

www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/ 

FACAPublicAgencyNavigation. 

The MERHC BoA provides 

independent advice and 

recommendations on actuarial matters 

associated with the DoD MedicareEligible Retiree Health Care Fund (the 

Fund) and other related matters. 


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100990 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 240 / Friday, December 13, 2024 / Notices 

Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1114(b), the 

MERHC BoA reports annually to the 

Secretary of Defense and the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense on the actuarial 

status of the Fund and shall furnish its 

advice and opinion on matters referred 

to it by the Secretary of Defense. 

Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1114(c), the 

MERHC BoA reviews valuations of the 

Fund under 10 U.S.C. 1115(c) and 

reports periodically, not less than once 

every four years to the President and 

Congress on the status of the Fund. The 

MERHC BoA shall include in such 

reports recommendations for such 

changes as in the MERHC BoA’s 

judgment are necessary to protect the 

public interest and maintain the Fund 

on a sound actuarial basis. 

The MERHC BoA, pursuant to 10 

U.S.C. 1114(a)(1) and (2), shall consist 

of three members who shall be 

appointed by the Secretary of Defense 

from among qualified professional 

actuaries who are members of the 

Society of Actuaries. MERHC BoA 

members will serve for a term of 15- 

years, except that a MERHC BoA 

member appointed to fill a vacancy 

occurring before the end of the term of 

which the predecessor was appointed 

shall serve only until the end of such 

term. A MERHC BoA member may serve 

after the end of the term until a 

successor has taken office. Of the 

members of the Board, one each shall be 

appointed for terms ending five, ten, 

and 15 years respectively, after the date 

of appointment, as designated by the 

Secretary of Defense at the time of 

appointment. 

MERHC BoA members who are not 

full-time or permanent part-time Federal 

civilian officers or employees, or activeduty members of the Uniformed 

Services, shall be appointed as experts 

or consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 

to serve as special government 

employee members and are entitled, 

pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1114(a)(3), to 

receive pay at the daily equivalent of the 

annual rate of basic pay of the highest 

rate of basic pay under the General 

Schedule of subchapter 53 of title 5 

U.S.C., for each day the member is 

engaged in the performance of duties 

vested in the MERHC BoA. MERHC BoA 

members who are full-time or 

permanent part-time Federal civilian 

officers or employees, or members of the 

uniformed Services, shall be appointed 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a) to 

serve as regular government employee 

members. 

Each MERHC BoA member is 

appointed to exercise their own 

judgment on behalf of the DoD, without 

representing any particular point of 

view, and to discuss and deliberate in 

a manner that is free from conflict of 

interest. 

The public or interested organizations 

may submit written statements to the 

MERHC BoA membership about its 

mission and functions. Written 

statements may be submitted at any 

time or in response to the stated agenda 

of planned meeting of the MERHC BoA. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the DFO for the MERHC 

BoA, and this individual will ensure 

that the written statements are provided 

to the membership for their 

consideration. 

Dated: December 9, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Public Meetings for HawaiiCalifornia Training and Testing 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Overseas Environmental Impact 

Statement (ID# EISX–007–17–USN– 

1724283453) 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy (DoN), 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 

Council on Environmental Quality 

implementing regulations, and 

Presidential Executive Order 12114, the 

DoN (including both the United States 

[U.S.] Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps 

[USMC]), as the lead agency, jointly 

with the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, 

and U.S. Air Force, has prepared and 

filed with the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Overseas Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS/OEIS) for HawaiiCalifornia Training and Testing (HCTT) 

activities. The Draft EIS/OEIS includes 

an analysis of the potential 

environmental effects associated with 

conducting at-sea training and testing 

activities, and modernization and 

sustainment of ranges (collectively 

referred to as ‘‘military readiness 

activities’’) within the HCTT Study 

Area. 

DATES: The 60-day public comment 

period begins December 13, 2024, and 

ends February 11, 2025. The comment 

period includes an additional 15 

calendar days (from the required 45 

days) to allow the public more time to 

review and comment during the holiday 

season. In support of NEPA 

requirements, in-person public meetings 

in California and Hawaii and a virtual 

public meeting will be held in January 

2025 to provide an overview of the Draft 

EIS/OEIS and answer questions from the 

public. Each meeting will also provide 

an opportunity to learn about how the 

military services are complying with the 

Section 106 process of the National 

Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and to 

comment on potential effects on historic 

properties. The public can submit 

comments during the Draft EIS/OEIS 

public review and comment period at 

one of the in-person public meetings, 

electronically via the project website 

(www.nepa.navy.mil/hctteis/), or via 

U.S. postal mail. Public comments on 

the Draft EIS/OEIS must be postmarked 

or received online by 11:59 p.m. Hawaii 

standard time (HST) Tuesday, February 

11, 2025, for consideration in the Final 

EIS/OEIS. 

Three in-person public meetings will 

be held as follows: 

1. January 13, 2025, from 4 to 7 p.m. 

Pacific standard time (PST) at 

Portuguese Hall, 2818 Avenida de 

Portugal, San Diego, CA; 

2. January 15, 2025, from 4 to 7 p.m. 

HST at Ke1ehi Lagoon Memorial, 

Weinberg Hall, 2685 N Nimitz Highway, 

Honolulu, HI; 

3. January 16, 2025, from 4 to 7 p.m. 

HST at Kauai Veterans Center, 3215 

Kauai Veterans Memorial Highway, 

Lihue, HI. 

One virtual public meeting will be 

held on January 22, 2025, from 3 to 4 

p.m. HST/5 to 6 p.m. PST/8 to 9 p.m. 

Eastern Standard Time (EST). 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft EIS/ 

OEIS may be provided at the in-person 

public meetings, electronically through 

the project website at: 

www.nepa.navy.mil/hctteis/, or by U.S. 

postal mail to: Naval Facilities 

Engineering Systems Command Pacific; 

Attention: HCTT EIS/OEIS Project 

Manager; 258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 

100, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860–3134. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. 

Pacific Fleet Command, Attention: Ms. 

Heather Paynter, Environmental Public 

Affairs Specialist, 808–474–8441, CPFEnvironmental-PA@us.navy.mil, or visit 

the project website: 

www.nepa.navy.mil/hctteis/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet is the 

DoN’s lead action proponent. 

Additional DoN action proponents 

include Naval Sea Systems Command, 

Naval Air Systems Command, Naval 

Information Warfare Systems Command, 

Office of Naval Research, Naval 


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