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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 a successor is appointed. 

The President shall designate two 

persons each year to succeed the 

members whose terms expire that year. 

If a member of the Board 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 

Chair from the total membership. 

Board members who are full-time or 

permanent part-time Federal officers or 

employees shall be appointed pursuant 

to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a) to serve as 

regular government employee (RGE) 

members. Board members, who are not 

full-time or permanent part-time Federal 

officers or employees, shall be 

appointed as experts or consultants 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as 

special government employee (SGE) 

members. 

With the exception of reimbursement 

of official Board-related travel and per 

diem, Board members shall serve 

without compensation. 

The Board may, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 

4355(g) and upon approval by the 

Secretary of the Army, call in advisers 

for consultation. These advisers shall, 

with the exception of reimbursement for 

official Board-related travel and per 

diem, serve without compensation. 

The DoD, when necessary and 

consistent with the Board’s mission and 

DoD policies and procedures, may 

establish subcommittees, task forces, or 

working groups to support the Board. 

Establishment of subcommittees will be 

based upon a written determination, to 

include terms of reference, by the 

Secretary of Defense, the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of 

the Army, as the Board’s sponsor. 

Such subcommittees shall not work 

independently of the Board and shall 

report all of their recommendations and 

advice solely to the Board for full and 

open deliberation and discussion. 

Subcommittees, task forces, or working 

groups have no authority to make 

decisions and recommendations, 

verbally or in writing, on behalf of the 

Board. No subcommittee or its members 

may update or report, verbally or in 

writing, on behalf of the Board, directly 

to the DoD or to 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 

Board. Subcommittee members shall 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 

officers or employees, shall be 

appointed as experts or consultants 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as 

SGE members. Subcommittee members 

who are full-time or permanent parttime Federal officers or employees will 

serve as RGE members pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.130(a). With the exception of 

reimbursement of official Board-related 

travel and per diem, 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 estimated number of Board 

meetings is three per year. 

The Board’s Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), pursuant to DoD policy, 

shall be a full-time or permanent parttime DoD employee, and shall be 

appointed in accordance with 

established DoD policies/procedures. In 

addition, the Board’s DFO is required to 

attend all Board and subcommittee 

meetings for the entire duration of each 

and every meeting. However, in the 

absence of the Board’s DFO, a properly 

approved Alternate DFO, duly 

appointed to the Board according to the 

DoD policies/procedures, shall attend 

the entire duration of the Board or 

subcommittee meeting. 

The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall 

call all of the Board’s and 

subcommittee’s meetings; prepare and 

approve all meeting agendas; adjourn 

any meeting when the DFO, or Alternate 

DFO, determines adjournment to be in 

the public interest or required by 

governing regulations or DoD policies/

procedures; and chair meetings when 

directed to do so by the Secretary of the 

Navy. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to United States Military 

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 planned meeting of 

the United States Military Academy 

Board of Visitors. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the DFO for the United 

States Military 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 Military Academy 

Board of Visitors 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 United States Military Academy 

Board of Visitors. 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 13, 2014. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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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 

(DoD) is publishing this notice to 

announce that it is renewing the charter 

for the United States Naval Academy 

Board of Visitors (‘‘the Board’’). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Freeman, Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, 703–692–5952. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

committee’s charter is being renewed 

pursuant to 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) (‘‘the Sunshine 

Act’’), and 41 CFR 102–3.50(d). 

The Board is a non-discretionary 

Federal advisory committee that shall 

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 10 U.S.C. 6968(d). The Board 


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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 views 

and recommendations pertaining to the 

Academy, including its advice and 

recommendations on matters set forth in 

the paragraph above. Any report of a 

visit, other than an annual visit, must be 

made pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 6968(f). 

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

6968(a), shall be constituted annually 

and shall be composed of no more than 

15 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 DoD, through the Department of the 

Navy, provides support, as deemed 

necessary, for the performance of the 

Board’s functions, and ensures 

compliance with the requirements of 

FACA, the Government in the Sunshine 

Act, governing Federal statutes and 

regulations, and established DoD 

policies/procedures. 

The Secretary of the Navy shall select 

the Board’s Chair 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. 

The Department, when necessary and 

consistent with the Board’s mission and 

DoD policies and procedures, may 

establish subcommittees, task groups, or 

working groups to support the Board. 

Establishment of Subcommittees will be 

based upon written determination, to 

include terms of reference, by the 

Secretary of Defense, the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense, or the Board’s 

sponsor. 

Such subcommittees or workgroups 

shall not work independently of the 

chartered Board, and shall report all of 

their recommendations and advice 

solely to the Board for full deliberation 

and discussion. Subcommittees, task 

forces, or working groups have no 

authority to make decisions and 

recommendations, verbally or in 

writing, on behalf of the chartered 

Board; nor can any subcommittee or its 

members update or report, verbally or in 

writing, directly to the DoD or any 

Federal officers or employees. 

All subcommittee members shall be 

appointed by the Secretary of Defense 

according to governing DoD policies/

procedures even if the member in 

question is already a Board member. 

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. 

Subcommittee members, with the 

approval of the Secretary of Defense, 

may serve a term of service on the 

subcommittee of one-to-four years; 

however, no member shall serve more 

than two consecutive terms of service 

on the Subcommittee, unless authorized 

by the Secretary of Defense. All 

subcommittee members appointments 

must be renewed on an annual basis. 

With the exception of travel and per 

diem, subcommittee members shall 

serve without compensation. 

All subcommittees, task forces, or 

working groups shall operate under the 

provisions of FACA, the Government in 

the Sunshine Act, governing Federal 

statutes and regulations, and governing 

DoD policies/procedures. 

The estimated number of Board 

meetings is four per year. 

The Board’s Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), pursuant to DoD policy, 

shall be a full-time or permanent parttime DoD employee, and shall be 

appointed in accordance with 

established DoD policies/procedures. In 

addition, the Board’s DFO is required to 

attend all Board and subcommittee 

meetings for the entire duration of each 

and every meeting. However, in the 

absence of the Board’s DFO, a properly 

approved Alternate DFO, duly 

appointed to the Board according to the 

DoD policies/procedures, shall attend 

the entire duration of the Board or 

subcommittee meeting. 

The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall 

call all of the Board’s and 

subcommittee’s meetings; prepare and 

approve all meeting agendas; adjourn 

any meeting when the DFO, or Alternate 

DFO, determines adjournment to be in 

the public interest or required by 

governing regulations or DoD policies/

procedures; and chair meetings when 

directed to do so by the Secretary of the 

Navy. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to 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 planned meeting of 

the United States Naval Academy Board 

of Visitors. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the DFO 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 

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 United States Naval Academy 

Board of Visitors. 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 13, 2014. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27238 Filed 11–17–14; 8:45 am] 

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 

(DoD) is publishing this notice to 

announce that it is renewing the charter 

for the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air 

Force Academy (‘‘the Board’’). 


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