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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. 

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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 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] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0148] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Teacher 

Education Assistance for College and 

Higher Education Grant Eligibility 

Regulations 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2014–ICCD–0148 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 

site is not available to the public for any 

reason, ED will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted; ED will ONLY accept 

comments during the comment period 

in this mailbox when the regulations.gov 

site is not available. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Director of the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, (202) 377–4018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Teacher Education 

Assistance for College and Higher 

Education Grant Eligibility Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0084. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households, Private 

Sector, State, Local or Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 251,452. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 40,309. 

Abstract: The Teacher Education 

Assistance for College and Higher 

Education (TEACH) Grant program is a 

non-need-based grant program that 

provides up to $4,000 per year to 

students who are enrolled in an eligible 

program and who agree to teach in a 

high-need field, at a low-income 

elementary or secondary school for at 

least four years within eight years of 

completing the program for which the 

Teach Grant was awarded. The TEACH 

Grant program regulations are required 

to ensure accountability of the program 

participants, both institutions and 

student recipients, for proper program 

administration, to determine eligibility 

to receive program benefits and to 

prevent fraud and abuse of program 

funds. The regulations include both 

record-keeping and reporting 

requirements. The record-keeping by the 

school allows for review of compliance 

with the regulation during on-site 

institutional reviews. The Department 

uses the required reporting to allow for 

close-out of institutions that are no 

longer participating or who lose 

eligibility to participate in the program. 

Dated: November 12, 2014. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27203 Filed 11–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0150] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; National 

Blue Ribbon Schools Program 

AGENCY: Office of Communication and 

Outreach (OCO), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2014–ICCD–0150 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 

site is not available to the public for any 

reason, ED will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted; ED will ONLY accept 

comments during the comment period 

in this mailbox when the regulations.gov 

site is not available. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 


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