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were published on December 30, 1981. 

See 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981). The 

Federal Register notice with a 60-day 

comment period soliciting comments on 

this collection of information was 

published on February 8, 2006 (71 FR 

6455). 

Burden statement: The respondent 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

average .5 hours per response. This 

estimate includes the time needed to 

review instructions; develop, acquire, 

install, and utilize technology and 

systems for the purposes of collecting, 

validating, and verifying information, 

processing and maintaining information 

and disclosing and providing 

information; adjust the existing ways to 

comply with any previously applicable 

instructions and requirements; train 

personnel to be able to respond to a 

collection of information; and transmit 

or otherwise disclose the information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 25. 

Estimated number of responses: 51.3. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 25.6 hours. 

Frequency of collection: On occasion. 

Send comments regarding the burden 

estimated or any other aspect of the 

information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, to 

the addresses listed below. Please refer 

to OMB Control No. 3038–0043 in any 

correspondence. 

Gail B. Scott, Office of General 

Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20581 and Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Attention: Desk Officer for the CFTC, 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 11, 

2009. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–14136 Filed 6–15–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Establishment of Federal Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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 102–3.65, the Department of 

Defense gives notice that it intends to 

revise the charter for the Secretary of the 

Navy Advisory Panel by increasing the 

Panel’s membership from 15 to 20. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Freeman, DoD Committee Management 

Office, 703–601–2554, extension 128. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel, 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.50(d), is a 

discretionary federal advisory 

committee established to provide the 

Secretary of the Navy independent 

advice and recommendations on the 

critical matters concerning the 

Department of the Navy. The Panel’s 

focus will include acquisition reform, 

the shipbuilding defense industrial 

base, intelligence organization, and 

related maritime issues. In accordance 

with DoD policy and procedures, the 

Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 

act upon the advice emanating from this 

advisory committee. 

The Secretary of the Navy Advisory 

Panel shall be composed of not more 

than 20 members, who are eminent 

authorities in the fields of national 

security policy, intelligence, science, 

engineering, or business and industry. 

The Secretary of the Navy Advisory 

Panel, in keeping with DoD policy to 

make every effort to achieve a balanced 

membership, shall include a cross 

section of experts that are directly 

affected, interested and qualified to 

advise on U.S. defense and naval issues. 

Panel and subcommittee members 

appointed by the Secretary of Defense, 

who are not full-time Federal officers or 

employees, shall be appointed as 

experts and consultants under the 

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

Special Government Employees. Panel 

and subcommittee members shall be 

appointed on an annual basis by the 

Secretary of Defense, and with the 

exception of travel and per diem for 

official travel shall serve without 

compensation. The Secretary of the 

Navy shall select the Panel’s 

chairperson from the total Panel 

membership. 

The Secretary of the Navy Advisory 

Panel shall meet at the call of the 

Panel’s Designated Federal Officer, in 

consultation with the chairperson. The 

Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 

DoD policy, shall be a full-time or 

permanent part-time DoD employee, 

and shall be appointed in accordance 

with established DoD policies and 

procedures. The Designated Federal 

Officer or duly appointed Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer shall attend 

all committee and subcommittee 

meetings. 

The Secretary of the Navy Advisory 

Panel shall be authorized to establish 

subcommittees, as necessary and 

consistent with its mission, and these 

subcommittees or working groups shall 

operate under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the Government in the Sunshine 

Act of 1976, and other appropriate 

Federal regulations. 

Such subcommittees or workgroups 

shall not work independently of the 

chartered committee, and shall report 

all their recommendations and advice to 

the Secretary of the Navy Advisory 

Panel for full deliberation and 

discussion. Subcommittees or 

workgroups have no authority to make 

decisions on behalf of the chartered 

committee nor can they report directly 

to the Department of Defense or any 

Federal officers or employees who are 

not members of the Secretary of the 

Navy Advisory Panel. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to the Secretary of the Navy 

Advisory Panel 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 Secretary of 

the Navy Advisory Panel. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Secretary of the Navy 

Advisory Panel, and this individual will 

ensure that the written statements are 

provided to the membership for their 

consideration. Contact information for 

the Secretary of the Navy Advisory 

Panel’s Designated Federal Officer can 

be obtained from the GSA’s FACA 

Database—https://www.fido.gov/ 

facadatabase/public.asp. 

The Designated Federal Officer, 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will 

announce planned meetings of the 

Secretary of the Navy Advisory Panel. 

The Designated Federal Officer, 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: June 9, 2009. 

Morgan E. Frazier, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–14093 Filed 6–15–09; 8:45 am] 

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