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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 100989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29431]

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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.

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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 pay-fixing 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.
[FR Doc. 2024-29431 Filed 12-12-24; 8:45 am]
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