[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6358-6359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2752]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Federal Advisory Committee; Defense Advisory Board for Employer
Support of the Guard and Reserve; Defense Advisory Board for Employer
Partnership; Charter Revision
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Federal advisory committee charter.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government
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 Defense Advisory Board for Employer Support of the
Guard and Reserve. Specifically, the Department is: changing the name
of the committee from the Defense Advisory Board for Employer Support
of the Guard and Reserve to the Defense Advisory Board for Employer
Partnership; changing the charter's Objective and Scope from examining
matters arising from the military service obligations of members of the
National Guard and Reserve and the impact on their civilian employment
to providing independent advice and recommendations concerning the
impact of military service as it applies to civilian employers; and
changing the Agency or Official to Whom the Committee Reports to
include the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, DoD Committee Management
Office, 703-601-6128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Advisory Board for Employer
Partnership, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.50(d), is a discretionary Federal
advisory committee established to provide the Secretary of Defense
through the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) and
the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs), with independent
advice and recommendations concerning the impact of military service as
it applies to civilian employers.
Pursuant to DoD policy, the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel
and Readiness) and Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs) is
authorized to act upon the Board's advice and recommendations.
The Board shall be comprised of no more than 15 members appointed
by the Secretary of Defense.
Board members shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense and
their appointments shall be renewed on an annual basis. Members 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.
Board members, with approval of the Secretary of Defense, may serve
a term of three years on the Board; however, no Board member may serve
more than six years on the Board.
The Board shall have two Co-Chairpersons. One Co-Chairperson shall
be the National Chair of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
This ex-officio appointment shall have the same voting rights as the
other Board members. The second Co-Chairperson shall be appointed by
the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs) from the Board
membership at large. To ensure continuity, the terms of the Co-
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Chairpersons shall expire during alternating years.
With the exception of travel and per diem for official travel,
Board members shall serve without compensation.
The Board shall meet at the call of the Designated Federal Officer,
in consultation with the Chairperson and the Board's Co-Chairpersons.
The estimated number of Board meetings is two per year.
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. In
addition, the Designated Federal Officer is required to be in
attendance at all meetings, however, in the absence of the Designated
Federal Officer, the Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend
the meeting.
With DoD approval, the Board is authorized to establish
subcommittees, as necessary and consistent with its mission. 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 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and other appropriate
Federal regulations.
Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of
the chartered Board, and shall report all their recommendations and
advice to the Board for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees
or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the
chartered Board nor can they report directly to the Department of
Defense or any Federal officers or employees who are not Board members.
Subcommittee members, who are not members of the parent committee,
shall be appointed in the same manner as the Board members.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Defense
Advisory Board for Employer Partnership membership about the
committee's mission and functions. Written statements may be submitted
at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of
the Defense Advisory Board for Employer Partnership.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Defense Advisory Board for Employer Partnership, and
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to
the membership for their consideration. Contact information for the
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 Defense Advisory Board for Employer
Partnership. 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: February 4, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-2752 Filed 2-8-10; 8:45 am]
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