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asks the Facility Security Officers of 

cleared contractor entities to provide for 

each of three fiscal years (e.g., 2015, 

2016, 2017): Projections of the numbers 

and types of personnel security 

investigations (PSIs) required; a 

description of methodology used for the 

projections; and estimates of the 

numbers and types of cleared 

contractor’s PSI projections that are 

separately attributable to DoD contracts 

and the contracts of non-DoD agencies. 

The data will be incorporated into DSS’s 

budget submissions and will be used to 

track against cleared contractors’ actual 

PSI submissions. The Office of 

Personnel Management (OPM) has 

responsibility for conducting PSIs and 

the subsequent periodic reinvestigations 

(PRs) in accordance with the Code of 

Federal Regulations, Title 5, Part 736. 

Cleared contractors, representatives of 

various industry associations, the 

National Industrial Security Program 

Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC), 

various components of the department 

of Defense (including the Military 

Departments) and other Federal 

Government agencies are familiar with 

the annual survey. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions under 

Department of Defense Security 

Cognizance. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

Ms. Jasmeet Seehra at the Office of 

Management and Budget, Desk Officer 

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. 

You may also submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by the following method: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick 

Licari. 

Written requests for copies of the 

information collection proposal should 

be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD 

Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center 

Drive, East Tower, Suite 02G09, 

Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. 

Dated: December 3, 2014. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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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 

Independent Review Panel on Military 

Medical Construction Standards (‘‘the 

Panel’’). 

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 Section 2852(b) of Public 

Law 111–383, 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(a), 

established the Panel. 

The Panel is a statutory Federal 

advisory committee that provides 

independent advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Defense regarding a unified construction 

standard for military medical centers 

that provides a single standard of care. 

The Panel shall perform the following 

tasks, as outlined in Section 2852(b)(1) 

of Public Law 111–383: 

a. Review the unified military medical 

construction standards, established by 

the Secretary of Defense pursuant to 

Section 2852(a) of Public Law 111–382, 

to determine the standards consistency 

with industry practices and benchmarks 

for world class medical construction. 

b. Review ongoing construction 

programs within the Department of 

Defense (DoD) to ensure medical 

construction standards are uniformly 

applied across applicable military 

medical centers. 

c. Assess the approach of the DoD to 

planning and programming facility 

improvements with specific emphasis 

on (i) facility selection criteria and the 

proportional assessment system and (ii) 

facility programming responsibilities 

between the Assistant Secretary of 

Defense for Health Affairs and the 

Secretaries of the Military Departments. 

d. Assess whether the Comprehensive 

Master Plan for the National Capital 

Region Medical (‘‘the Master Plan’’), 

dated April 2010, adequately fulfills 

statutory requirements, as required by 

Section 2714 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2010 (division B of Public 

Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2656), to ensure 

that the facilities and organizational 

structure described in the Master Plan 

result in world class military medical 

centers in the National Capital Region. 

e. Make recommendations regarding 

any adjustments of the Master Plan that 

are needed to ensure the provision of 

world class military medical centers and 

delivery system in the National Capital 

Region. 

The Panel, not later than 120 days 

after its first meeting, shall submit, to 

the Secretary of Defense, a written 

report containing an assessment of the 

adequacy of the Master Plan to address 

the above items relating to the purpose 

of the Panel and the recommendations 

of the Panel to improve the Master Plan. 

Additional Reports—Each year, until 

the Panel terminates, it shall submit, no 

later than February 1, an annual report 

to the Secretary of Defense on the 

Panel’s findings and recommendations 

to address any identified deficiencies. 

The Panel or its members, with the 

Department’s approval, may visit 

military health treatment centers and 

military headquarters in connection 

with the official duties of the Panel. 

Such visits shall be undertaken through 

the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) 

and in coordination with the Secretaries 

of the Military Departments and the 

Chiefs of the Military Services, as 

appropriate. Visits to any U.S. military 

installations or headquarters under the 

operational control of a U.S. Combatant 

Commander will be done in 

consultation with the Director of the 

Joint Staff and the appropriate 

Combatant Commander. 

The Panel is not established to 

provide advice on individual DoD 

procurements. No matter shall be 

assigned to the Panel for its 

consideration that would require any 

member of the Panel to participate 

personally and substantially in the 

conduct of any specific procurement or 

place him or her in the positions of 

acting as a contracting or procurement 

official. 

The Panel reports to the Secretary of 

Defense. The USD(P&R), pursuant to 

DoD policy, may act upon the Panel’s 

advice and recommendations. 

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The Panel shall be comprised of no 

more than 14 members, 10 of which 

shall be appointed by the Secretary of 

Defense or the Deputy Secretary of 

Defense. Those members shall include 

medical facility design experts; military 

healthcare professionals; representatives 

of premier health care centers in the 

United States; and former retired senior 

military officers with joint operational 

and budgetary experience. 

The Chairmen and ranking members 

of the Committees on the Armed 

Services of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives may each designate one 

member of the Panel, for a total of four 

members. Individuals designated by the 

Chairman and ranking members of the 

Committees on the Armed Services of 

the Senate and the House of 

Representatives shall be appointed by 

the Secretary of Defense. 

Panel members may be appointed by 

the Secretary of Defense for the duration 

of the Panel, with annual renewals of 

appointments. Members of the Panel, 

who are not full-time or permanent parttime Federal officers or employees, shall 

be appointed to serve as experts or 

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

serve as special government employee 

(SGE) members. Those individuals 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. Each member 

of the Panel is appointed to provide 

advice on behalf of the Government on 

the basis of his or her best judgment 

without representing any particular 

point of view and in a manner that is 

free from conflict of interest. With the 

exception of reimbursement of official 

Panel-related travel and per diem, 

members of the Panel shall serve 

without compensation. 

The Secretary of Defense may appoint 

additional experts and consultants, with 

relevant expertise, to assist the Panel on 

an ad-hoc basis as advisers. These nonmember experts and consultants, who 

do not count toward the Panel’s total 

membership, shall be appointed to serve 

as SGE members under the authority of 

5 U.S.C. 3109; however, these experts 

and consultants have no voting rights on 

the Panel and are prohibited from 

engaging in any deliberations by 

members of the Panel. These advisers 

shall be reimbursed for necessary travel 

expenses. The Department, when 

necessary and consistent with the 

Panel’s mission and DoD policies and 

procedures, may establish 

subcommittees, task forces, or working 

groups to support the Panel. 

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 USD(P&R), as 

the Panel’s sponsor. 

Such subcommittees shall not work 

independently of the Panel and shall 

report all of their recommendations and 

advice solely to the Panel 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 

Panel, directly to the DoD or any 

Federal officers or employees. 

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 

Panel. 

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, to serve as SGE members. Those 

individuals 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 RGE 

members. With the exception of 

reimbursement of official Panel-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 governing DoD policies 

and procedures. 

The Panel’s Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) shall be a full-time or 

permanent part-time DoD employee 

appointed in accordance with governing 

DoD policies and procedures. 

The Panel’s DFO is required to 

attendance at all meetings of the Panel 

and its subcommittees for the entire 

duration of each and every meeting. 

However, in the absence of the Panel’s 

DFO, a properly approved Alternate 

DFO, duly appointed to the Panel 

according to established DoD policies 

and procedures, shall attend the entire 

duration of all meetings of the Panel and 

its subcommittees. 

The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall 

call all meetings of the Panel 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 Independent Review Panel 

on Military Medical Construction 

Standards membership about the 

Panel’s mission and functions. Written 

statements may be submitted at any 

time or in response to the stated agenda 

of planned meeting of the Independent 

Review Panel on Military Medical 

Construction Standards. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the DFO for the 

Independent Review Panel on Military 

Medical Construction Standards, and 

this individual will ensure that the 

written statements are provided to the 

membership for their consideration. 

Contact information for the Independent 

Review Panel on Military Medical 

Construction Standards 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 Independent Review Panel on 

Military Medical Construction 

Standards. 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: December 2, 2014. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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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 Defense 

Health Board (‘‘the Board’’). 

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 in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 

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

CFR 102–3.50(d), established the Board. 

The Board is a discretionary Federal 

advisory committee that provides the 

Secretary of Defense and/or the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense, through the Under 

Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 

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