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(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, 

Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None 

(vii) Sensitivity of Technology 

Contained in the Defense Article or 

Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: 

None 

(viii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: 30 Oct 14 

* as defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Pakistan—GRC43M Cutters 

The Government of Pakistan has 

requested the purchase of 8 43-meter 

Global Response Cutters (GRC43M). 

Each Cutter will be a mono-hull design 

made of Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP). 

Also included in this sale: outfitted 8 

25mm or 30mm Naval Gun Systems, 32 

M2–HB .50 caliber machine guns, 32 

7.62mm guns, 8 8-meter Rigid Inflatable 

Boats, ballistic/armor protection of 

critical spaces, command and control 

equipment, communication equipment, 

navigation equipment, support 

equipment, spare and repair parts, tools 

and test equipment, technical data and 

publications, personnel training, U.S. 

government and contractor engineering, 

technical, and logistics support services, 

and other related elements of logistics 

and program support. The total 

estimated cost is $350 million. 

This proposed sale will contribute to 

the foreign policy and national security 

of the United States by helping to 

improve the security of a country vital 

to U.S. foreign policy and national 

security goals in South Asia. 

This sale will enhance Pakistan’s 

ability to enforce the rule of law over its 

coastal areas to safeguard seaborne 

energy corridors, deter the outbreak of 

piracy along the north Arabian Sea, and 

curtail the trafficking of narcotics and 

other illict goods. These vessels provide 

the Pakistan Navy with the capability 

for medium to long endurance coverage 

of its 660 miles of coastline. Pakistan 

will have no difficulty absorbing 

GRC43M Cutters into its armed forces. 

This sale will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The principal contractor will be WSY, 

Inc. in Port Angeles, Washington. There 

are no known offset agreements 

proposed in conjunction with this 

potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require multiple trips by U.S. 

Government and contractor 

representatives to participate in program 

and technical reviews plus training and 

maintenance support in country, on a 

short-term temporary basis, for a period 

of no more than 60 months or until the 

last Cutter is delivered to Pakistan and 

integrated into their operating forces. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Renewal of Department of Defense 

Federal Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: DoD. 

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing this notice to announce that 

it is renewing the charter for the 

Department of Defense Wage Committee 

(‘‘the Committee’’). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Freeman, Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, 703–692–5952. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

committee’s charter is being renewed 

pursuant to 5 CFR part 532, Federal 

Wage System (Pub. L. 92–392), and in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 

CFR 102–3.50(c), established the 

Committee. 

The Committee is a statutory Federal 

advisory committee that provides 

independent advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Defense or Deputy Secretary of Defense, 

through the Under Secretary of Defense 

for Personnel and Readiness 

(USD(P&R)), on matters relating to the 

conduct of wage surveys and the 

establishment of wage schedules for all 

appropriated fund and nonappropriated fund wage areas of bluecollar employees within DoD. 

The Committee reports to the 

Secretary of Defense or the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense, through the 

USD(P&R). 

The USD(P&R), may act upon the 

Committee’s advice and 

recommendations. 

The Committee, in accordance with 5 

CFR 532.227, will be composed of seven 

members—a chair and six additional 

members. The Secretary of Defense or 

the Deputy Secretary of Defense selects 

the Committee’s chair. 

Committee members are appointed by 

the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense and their 

appointments will be renewed on an 

annual basis. Committee members who 

are not full-time or permanent part-time 

Federal employees are appointed as 

experts or consultants under the 

authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as 

special government employee (SGE) 

members. Committee members who are 

full-time or permanent part-time Federal 

employees are appointed pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.130(a) to serve as regular 

government employee (RGE) members. 

Committee members, as determined by 

the Secretary of Defense or Deputy 

Secretary of Defense, serve a term of 

service of one-to-four years. No member 

may serve more than two consecutive 

terms of service without written 

approval by the Secretary of Defense or 

Deputy Secretary of Defense. This same 

term of service limitation also applies to 

any authorized DoD subcommittees. 

Committee members serve without 

compensation except for reimbursement 

of travel and per diem as it pertains to 

official Committee business. 

All members of the Committee are 

appointed to provide advice on the basis 

of their best judgment with representing 

any particular point of view and in a 

manner that is free from conflict of 

interest. 

DoD, when necessary and consistent 

with the Committee’s mission and DoD 

policies and procedures, may establish 

subcommittees, task forces, or working 

groups to support the Committee. 

Establishment of subcommittees is 

based upon a written determination, to 

include terms of reference, by the 

Secretary of Defense, the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense, or USD(P&R), as 

the Committee’s sponsor. 

Such subcommittees will not work 

independently of the Committee and 

must report all of their 

recommendations and advice solely to 

the Committee for full and open 

deliberation, discussion, and voting. 

Subcommittees, task forces, or working 

groups have no authority to make 

decisions and recommendations, 

verbally or in writing, on behalf of the 

Committee. No subcommittee or any of 

its members can update or report, 

verbally or in writing, on behalf of the 

Committee, directly to the DoD or any 

Federal officer or employee. 

The Secretary of Defense or the 

Deputy Secretary of Defense will 

appoint subcommittee members to a 

term of service of one-to-four years, with 

annual renewals, even if the member in 

question is already a member of the 

Committee. Subcommittee members 

will not serve more than two 

consecutive terms of service unless 

authorized by the Secretary of Defense 

or the Deputy Secretary of Defense. 

Subcommittee members, if not fulltime or permanent part-time Federal 

employees, will be appointed as experts 

or consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 


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to serve as SGE members. Subcommittee 

members, who are full-time or 

permanent part-time Federal employees, 

will be appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 

102–3.130(a) to serve as RGE members. 

With the exception of reimbursement of 

official travel and per diem related to 

the Committee or its subcommittees, 

subcommittee members shall serve 

without compensation. 

All subcommittees operate under the 

provisions of FACA, the Sunshine Act, 

governing Federal statutes and 

regulations, and established DoD 

policies and procedures. 

The Committee’s Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) must be a full-time or 

permanent part-time DoD employee 

appointed in accordance with governing 

DoD policies and procedures. 

The Committee’s DFO is required to 

attend at all meetings of the Committee 

and any subcommittees for the entire 

duration of each and every meeting. 

However, in the absence of the 

Committee’s DFO, a properly approved 

Alternate DFO, duly appointed to the 

Committee according to established DoD 

policies and procedures, must attend 

the entire duration of all meetings of the 

Committee and its subcommittees. 

The DFO or the Alternate DFO calls 

all meetings of the Committee and its 

subcommittees; prepare and approve all 

meeting agendas; and adjourn any 

meeting when the DFO, or the Alternate 

DFO, determines adjournment to be in 

the public interest or required by 

governing regulations or DoD policies 

and procedures. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to Department of Defense 

Wage Committee membership about the 

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 

Department of Defense Wage 

Committee. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the DFO for the 

Department of Defense Wage 

Committee, and this individual will 

ensure that the written statements are 

provided to the membership for their 

consideration. Contact information for 

the Department of Defense Wage 

Committee DFO can be obtained from 

the GSA’s FACA Database—http://

www.facadatabase.gov/. 

The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.150, will announce planned meetings 

of the Department of Defense Wage 

Committee. The DFO, 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: November 4, 2014. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Board of Visitors, United States 

Military Academy (USMA) 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

is publishing this notice to announce 

the following Federal advisory 

committee meeting of the USMA Board 

of Visitors (BoV). This meeting is open 

to the public. For more information 

about the BoV, its membership and its 

activities, please visit the BoV Web site 

at http://www.usma.edu/bov/SitePages/

Home.aspx. 

DATES: The USMA BoV will meet from 

1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 

December 3, 2014. Members of the 

public wishing to attend the meeting 

will need to show photo identification 

in order to gain access to the meeting 

location. All participants are subject to 

security screening. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

Room 340, Veterans Affairs Room, 

Cannon House Office Building, New 

Jersey and Independence Avenues SE., 

Washington, DC, subject to 

availability—changes will be announced 

as soon as possible, on the BoV Web site 

at http://www.usma.edu/bov/SitePages/

Home.aspx, should the meeting location 

change. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

Deadra K. Ghostlaw, the Designated 

Federal Officer for the committee, in 

writing at Secretary of the General Staff, 

ATTN: Deadra K. Ghostlaw, 646 Swift 

Road, West Point, NY 10996, by email 

at deadra.ghostlaw@usma.edu or BoV@

usma.edu, or by telephone at (845) 938– 

4200. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

committee meeting is being held 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 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: This is the 

2014 Fall Meeting of the USMA BoV. 

The USMA BoV is an independent 

Federal advisory committee chartered to 

provide the Secretary of the Army 

independent advice and 

recommendations on the USMA Board 

of Visitors. Members of the Board will 

be provided updates on Academy 

issues. 

Proposed Agenda: The Academy 

leadership will provide the Board with 

updates on the following matters: 

Sexual Harassment/Assault Response 

Program (SHARP), Accreditation and 

Period Review Report (PRR), Branching/ 

Grad School Options (GRADSO), 

Brigade Tactical Department (BTD) 

Demographics, and the National 

Conference on Ethics in America 

(NCEA) update, Ms. Brenda Sue Fulton, 

Vice Chair of the Board of Visitors, will 

brief Board members on her attendance 

at the United States Air Force Academy 

Board of Visitors meeting in September 

2014. Finally, the USMA 

Superintendent will brief the Board. 

Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 

102–3.140 through 102–3.165 and 

subject to the availability of space, this 

meeting is open to the public. Seating is 

on a first to arrive basis. Attendees are 

requested to submit their name, 

affiliation, and daytime phone number 

seven business days prior to the meeting 

to Mrs. Ghostlaw, via electronic mail, 

the preferred mode of submission, at the 

address listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. Members 

of the public attending the committee 

meeting will not be permitted to present 

questions from the floor or speak to any 

issue under consideration by the 

committee. Because the meeting of the 

committee will be held in a Federal 

Government facility, security screening 

is required. A government photo ID is 

required to enter the building. Please 

note that security guards have the right 

to inspect vehicles and persons seeking 

to enter and exit the meeting site. 

Cannon House Office Building, Room 

340, Veterans Affairs Room, is fully 

handicap accessible. Wheelchair access 

is available at the entrance on New 

Jersey Avenue SE., south of the terrace 

at the intersection with Independence 

Avenue. For additional information 

about public access procedures, contact 

Mrs. Ghostlaw, the committee’s 

Designated Federal Officer, at the email 

address or telephone number listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

Written Comments or Statements: 

Pursuant to 41 CFR § 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

public or interested organizations may 

submit written comments or statements 


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