[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65461-65462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26841]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committee; 
United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Renewal of Federal advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 6968, the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the Government in the 
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.50, the 
Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for 
the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors (hereafter referred 
to as the ``Board'').

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is a non-discretionary federal 
advisory committee established to provide independent advice and 
recommendations to the President of the United States on matters 
relating to but not limited to morale and discipline, curriculum, 
instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods and 
other matters relating to the United States Naval Academy that the 
Board decides to consider.
    The Board shall visit the Naval Academy annually, and any other 
official visits by the Board or its members to the Academy, other than 
the annual visit, shall be made in compliance with the requirements set 
forth in Title 10, United States Code, section 6968(d).
    The Board shall submit a written report to the President of the 
United States within 60 days after its annual visit to the Naval 
Academy, to include the Board's advice and recommendations.
    The Secretary of the Navy may act upon the Board's advice and 
recommendations.
    The Board, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 6968(a), shall be constituted 
annually and shall be composed of no more than fifteen members. The 
Board membership shall include:
    a. The chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, 
or his designee;
    b. Three other members of the Senate designated by the Vice 
President or the President pro tempore of the Senate, two of whom are 
members of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
    c. The chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives, or his designee;
    d. Four other members of the House of Representatives designated by 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two of whom are members of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
    e. Six persons designated by the President.
    Board members designated by the President shall serve for three 
years each, except that any member whose term of office has expired 
shall continue to serve until his successor is appointed. In addition, 
the President shall designate two persons each year to succeed the 
members whose terms expire that year. If a Board member dies or 
resigns, a successor shall be designated for the unexpired portion of 
the term by the official who designated the member.
    The Board members shall select the Board's Chairperson from the 
total membership.
    With the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, 
Board members shall serve without compensation.
    The Board, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 6968(g) and (h), may upon approval 
by the Secretary of the Navy, call in advisers for consultation, and 
these advisers shall, with the exception of travel and per diem for 
official travel, serve without compensation.
    With DoD approval, the Board is authorized to establish 
subcommittees, as necessary and consistent with its mission. 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 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and other governing Federal 
statutes and 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.
    Subcommittee members, if not full-time or part-time government 
employees, shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense according to 
governing DoD policy and procedures. Such individuals shall be 
appointed to serve as experts and consultants under the authority of 5 
U.S.C. 3109, and shall serve as special government employees, whose 
appointments must be renewed on an annual basis.
    The Board shall meet at the call of the Designated Federal Officer, 
in consultation with the Board's Chairperson. The estimated number of 
Board meetings is four per year.
    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 governing DoD policies and procedures. In addition, 
the Designated Federal Officer is required to be in attendance at all 
Board and subcommittee meetings, however, in the absence of the 
Designated Federal Officer, the Alternate Designated Federal Officer 
shall attend the Board or subcommittee meeting.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to the United 
States Naval Academy Board of Visitors 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 United 
States Naval Academy Board of Visitors.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors, and this 
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the 
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the United 
States Naval Academy Board of Visitors Designated Federal Officer can 
be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.

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    The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will 
announce planned meetings of the United States Naval Academy Board of 
Visitors. 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: October 20, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-26841 Filed 10-22-10; 8:45 am]
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