[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68669-68671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27278]


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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.

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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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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 on matters 
relating to the U.S. Air Force Academy, to include morale, discipline, 
and social climate, the curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, 
fiscal affairs, academic methods, and other matters relating to the 
Academy that the Board decides to consider.
    The Board shall prepare a semiannual report containing its views 
and recommendations pertaining to the U.S. Air Force Academy, based on 
its meeting since the last such report and any other considerations it 
determines relevant. Each such report shall be submitted concurrently 
to the Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Air Force, 
and to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. The DoD, through the 
Department of the Air Force, provides the necessary support for the 
performance of the Board's functions and ensures compliance with the 
requirements of the FACA, the Sunshine Act, governing Federal statutes 
and regulations, and established DoD policies and procedures.
    The Board, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 9355 (a) and (b)(2), shall be 
constituted annually and composed of 15 members. The Board membership 
shall include:
    a. Six persons designated by the President, at least two of whom 
shall be graduates of the Academy;
    b. The Chairperson of the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives, or designee;
    c. Four persons designated by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, three of whom shall be members of the House of 
Representatives and the fourth of whom may not be a member of the House 
of Representatives;
    d. The Chairperson of the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate, or designee; and
    e. 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.
    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. In addition, 
the President shall designate persons each year to succeed the members 
whose terms expire that year.
    If a member of the Board dies, resigns, or is terminated, a 
successor shall be designated for the unexpired portion of the term by 
the official who designated the member. The Secretary of the Air Force 
members shall select the Board Chair and Vice Chair from the total 
membership. Board members who are full-time or permanent part-time 
Federal Officers or employees shall be appointed as regular government 
employees or ex officious, as appropriate. Board members designated by 
the President or the Congress, who are not full-time or permanent part-
time Federal officers or employees, shall be appointed to serve as 
special government employees (SGEs) under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 
3109.
    With the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, 
Board members serve without compensation. If a member of the Board 
fails to attend two successive Board meetings, except in a case in 
which an absence is approved in advance for good cause by the Board 
Chairperson, such failure shall be grounds for termination from 
membership on the Board, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 9355(c)(2)(A) 
(``absenteeism provision'').
    Termination of membership on the Board pursuant to the absenteeism 
provision, in the case of a member of the Board who is not a member of 
Congress, may be made by the Board's Chair and, in the case of a member 
of the Board who is a member of Congress, may be made only by the 
official who designated the member. When a member of the Board is 
subject to termination from membership on the Board under the 
absenteeism provision, the Board's Chairperson shall notify the 
official who designated the member. Upon receipt of such a notification 
with respect to a member of the Board who is a member of Congress, the 
official who designated the member shall take such action as that 
official considers appropriate.
    Board members who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal 
Officers or employees shall be appointed as regular government 
employees or ex officious, as appropriate. Board members designated by 
the President or the Congress, who are not full-time or permanent part-
time Federal officers or employees, shall be appointed to serve as 
special government employees (SGEs) under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 
3109.
    The DoD, 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 Secretary of the Air Force, as the Board's sponsor.
    Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of 
the chartered Board, and shall report all their recommendations and 
advice solely to the Board for full deliberation and discussion. 
Subcommittees, task forces, 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 subcommittee member shall serve more than two consecutive 
terms of service unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary of 
Defense. All subcommittee appointments must be renewed on an annual 
basis. With the exception of travel and per diem, Subcommittee members 
shall serve without compensation.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to Board of 
Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy 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 Board of 
Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy.
    The Board shall meet at the call of the Board's Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), in consultation with the Board's Chair. The estimated 
number of Board meetings is at least four per year, with at least two 
of those meetings taking place at the Academy. All written statements 
shall be submitted to the DFO for the Board of Visitors of the U.S.

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Air Force Academy, and this individual will ensure that the written 
statements are provided to the membership for their consideration. 
Contact information for the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force 
Academy 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 Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy. 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. 2014-27278 Filed 11-17-14; 8:45 am]
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