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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 101572-101573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29577]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Establishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committees-Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Establishment of Federal advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is 
establishing the Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors 
(S&CM BoD).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, DoD Advisory Committee 
Management Officer at [email protected], 703-697-1142.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This non-discretionary committee is being 
established pursuant to 50 United States Code (U.S.C.) 98h-1(a) and in 
accordance with Chapter 10 of Title 5, U.S.C. (commonly known as the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)) and 41 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) 102-3.50(a). The charter and contact information for 
the S&CM BoD's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) are found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/+FACAPublicAgencyNavigation.
    The S&CM BoD is a non-discretionary Federal Advisory Committee 
established to provide independent advice and recommendations to 
strengthen the

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industrial base with respect to materials critical to national security 
and, in particular, address challenges and opportunities concerning the 
National Defense Stockpile (NDS) program.
    The S&CM BoD shall be composed of at least 13 and no more than 20 
members. Nine members are required pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h-1(b): the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy (ASD(IBP)), 
who shall serve as chairman of the S&CM BoD; one designee of each of 
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
Energy, and the Secretary of the Interior; one designee of each of the 
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee of the House 
Committee on Armed Services; one designee of each of the Chairman and 
Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on 
Armed Services.
    In evaluating those candidates for the S&CM BoD not required by 
statute, the DoD considers the education, life experience, and 
professional credentials of individuals as they relate to the subject 
matters anticipated to be tasked to the S&CM BoD. Membership selection 
will capitalize on talented, innovative private and public sector 
leaders to provide a diverse and inclusive S&CM BoD membership that is 
fairly balanced and promotes variety in background, experience, and 
thought in support of the mission of the S&CM BoD focusing on those 
with expertise relating to military affairs, defense procurement, 
production of strategic and critical materials, finance, or any other 
disciplines deemed necessary to conduct the business of the S&CM BoD.
    S&CM BoD 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 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 S&CM BoD. S&CM BoD 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.
    Individual S&CM BoD members are appointed according to DoD policy 
and procedures and serve a term of service of one-to-four years with 
annual renewals. No member, unless approved according to DoD policy and 
procedures, may serve more than two consecutive terms of service on the 
S&CM BoD, or serve on more than two DoD Federal advisory committees at 
one time.
    All S&CM BoD members are appointed to provide advice to the DoD 
based on their best judgment without representing any particular point 
of view and in a manner that is free from conflict of interest. Except 
for reimbursement of official S&CM BoD-related travel and per diem, 
members serve without compensation.
    The public or interested organizations may submit written 
statements to the S&CM BoD 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 S&CM BoD. All written 
statements shall be submitted to the S&CM BoD DFO, who will ensure that 
written statements are provided to the S&CM BoD membership for their 
consideration.

    Dated: December 11, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2024-29577 Filed 12-13-24; 8:45 am]
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