[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 121 (Monday, June 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35374-35375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-1379]


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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

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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 National 
Security Education Board (hereafter referred to as the Board).
    The Board is a non-discretionary federal advisory committee 
established by the Secretary of Defense to provide the Department of 
Defense independent advice and recommendations on developing the 
national capacity to educate U.S. citizens to understand foreign 
cultures, strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness, and enhance 
international cooperation and security. The Board, in accomplishing its 
mission: (a) Develop criteria for awarding scholarships, fellowships, 
and grants, including an order of priority in such awards that favors 
individuals expressing an interest in national security issues or 
pursuing a career in a national security position; (b) provide for wide 
dissemination of information regarding the activities assisted under 
national security issues; and (c) establish qualifications for students 
desiring scholarships or fellowships, and institutions of higher 
education desiring grants.
    The Board shall be composed of not more than 13 members, who shall 
include members that represent (a) the Secretary of Defense or 
designee, who shall serve as the Chairperson of the Board; (b) the 
Secretary of Education or designee; (c) the Secretary of State or 
designee; (d) the Secretary of Commerce or designee; (e) the Director 
of Central Intelligence or designee; (f) the Chairperson of the 
National Endowment for the Humanities; and (g) six people appointed by 
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who 
shall be experts in the fields of international, language, area and 
counter proliferation studies education and who may not be full-time 
officers or employees of the Federal Government. Board members 
appointed by the President shall be appointed for a period specified by 
the President at the time of their appointment, but not to exceed four 
years. In addition, the Secretary of Defense or designee may invite 
other distinguished Government officers to serve as non-voting 
observers of the Board, and appoint consultants, with special 
expertise, to assist the Board on an ad hoc basis. Board members, who 
are not full-time or permanent part-time federal officers or employees, 
shall be appointed as experts and consultants under the authority of 5 
U.S.C. 3109. Board members shall, with the exception of travel and per 
diem for official travel, serve without compensation, unless otherwise 
authorized.
    The Board shall be authorized to establish subcommittees, as 
necessary and consistent with its mission, and these subcommittees or 
working groups shall operate under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Government in the Sunshine Act of 
1976, and other appropriate federal regulations.
    Such subcommittees or workgroups 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 
or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the 
chartered Board, nor can they report directly to the Department of 
Defense or any federal officers or employees who are not Board members.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board shall meet at the call of the 
Board's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Board'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 Board 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 National 
Security Education Board membership about the Board's mission and 
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of a planned meeting of the National 
Security Education Board.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the National Security Education Board, and this individual 
will ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership 
for their consideration. Contact information for the National Security 
Education Board'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 National Security Education 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: June 18, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 08-1379 Filed 6-19-08; 11:50 am]
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