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States Military Academy Board of 

Visitors 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 

United States Military 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. 2010–26839 Filed 10–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

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. 

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 fulltime 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 fulltime 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/ 

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65462 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 205 / Monday, October 25, 2010 / Notices 

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] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Renewal of Department of Defense 

Federal Advisory Committee; 

Department of Defense Military Family 

Readiness Council 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Renewal of Federal advisory 

committee. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 

section 581 of Public Law 110–181, 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– 

3.65, the Department of Defense 

announces that it is renewing the 

charter for the Department of Defense 

Military Family Readiness Council 

(hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Council’’). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, 703–601–6128. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council is a non-discretionary federal 

advisory committee and its mission is to 

review and make recommendations to 

the Secretary of Defense on: (a) The 

policy and plans required under 10 

U.S.C. 1781b; (b) monitor requirements 

for the support of military family 

readiness by the Department of Defense; 

and (c) evaluate and assess the 

effectiveness of the DoD military family 

readiness programs and activities. 

The Council, no later than February 

1st of each year, shall submit to the 

Secretary of Defense and the Defense 

congressional oversight committees a 

report on military family readiness. 

Each report, at a minimum, shall 

include the following: 

a. An assessment of the adequacy and 

effectiveness of the military family 

readiness programs and activities of the 

Department of Defense during the 

preceding fiscal year in meeting the 

needs and requirements of military 

families. 

b. Recommendations on actions to be 

taken to improve the capability of the 

military family readiness programs and 

activities of the Department of Defense 

to meet the needs and requirements of 

military families, including actions 

relating to the allocation of funding and 

other resources to and among such 

programs and activities. 

The Council, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 

1781a(b), as amended by section 562 of 

Public Law 111–84, shall be comprised 

of no more than 14 members, appointed 

as specified below: 

a. The Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness, who shall 

serve as chair of the Council. 

b. One representative of each of the 

Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air 

Force, who shall be appointed by the 

Secretary of Defense. 

c. The senior enlisted advisors of the 

Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air 

Force, or the spouse of a senior enlisted 

advisor in lieu of that Military Services’ 

senior listed advisor. 

d. One representative from the Army 

National Guard or Air National Guard, 

who shall be appointed by the Secretary 

of Defense. 

e. One representative from the Army 

Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps 

Reserve or Air Force Reserve, who shall 

be appointed by the Secretary of 

Defense. 

f. Three individuals appointed by the 

Secretary of Defense from among 

representatives of military family 

organizations, including military family 

organizations that represent the Regular 

and Reserve Components. 

With regard to membership 

requirements of subparagraph ‘‘b’’ above, 

the Secretary of Defense has appointed 

the Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; the 

Vice Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. 

Navy; the Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air 

Force; and the Assistant Commandant of 

the U.S. Marine Corps. With regard to 

membership requirements of 

subparagraph ‘‘c’’ above, the Secretary of 

Defense has appointed the senior 

enlisted members of the Army, Navy, 

Air Force and Marine Corps. The 

appointments of these members 

pursuant to subparagraphs ‘‘b’’ and ‘‘c’’, 

unless otherwise amended by the 

Secretary of Defense, shall remain in 

effect for the life of the Council, and 

these appointments will be based upon 

the specified DoD ex-officio positions. 

Thus, Council membership of the 

particular individual serving as the 

member in a specified position shall be 

terminated at the conclusion of the 

member’s qualifying status in that 

position. The successor in office shall 

assume the position as a Council 

member. 

If the Secretary of Defense amends his 

standing appointment pursuant to 

subparagraph ‘‘c’’ above for the senior 

enlisted members of the Military 

Services to serve based upon the 

specified DoD ex-officio positions, and 

the Secretary appoints a spouse of a 

senior enlisted member in lieu of the 

senior enlisted member from a 

particular Military Service, the spouse 

would be appointed as a special 

government employee, unless the 

spouse was a regular government 

employee in his or her own right. The 

appointment of special government 

employees shall not be for more than 

one year, but may be renewed. However, 

if a spouse of a senior listed member is 

appointed pursuant to subparagraph c, 

such membership shall terminate at the 

conclusion of the senior enlisted 

member’s tour of duty during which the 

spouse was appointed to the Council. 

Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1781a, as 

amended by section 562b of Public Law 

111–84, individuals selected and 

appointed to positions covered by the 

membership requirements of 

subparagraphs ‘‘d’’ through ‘‘f’’ above 

shall serve three year terms on the 

Council. 

Representation on the Council for 

subparagraph ‘‘d’’ above alternate every 

three years between the Army National 

Guard and the Air National Guard. 

Representation on the Council for 

subparagraph ‘‘e’’ above shall rotate 

among the Reserve Components listed 

in subparagraph ‘‘d’’ above and pursuant 

to a set rotational scheme approved by 

the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

with the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness. Council 

membership pursuant to subparagraphs 

‘‘d’’ and ‘‘f’’ above shall terminate at the 

conclusion of the member’s qualifying 

status. The successor in office shall 

assume the position as a Council 

member for the remainder of the threeyear term. 

Members of the National Guard and 

Reserve Components, who are assigned 

to title 10, United States Code positions, 

when appointed to the Council, shall 

serve as regular government employees. 

Council members appointed by the 

Secretary of Defense, who are not fulltime or permanent part-time employees 

of the federal government, shall be 

appointed as experts and consultants 

under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

and serve as special government 

employees, whose appointments must 

be renewed on an annual basis. 

The Secretary of Defense, in 

consultation with the Chairman of the 


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