[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 782-783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-58]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.
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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), and 41 CFR 102-3.50d (agency authority),
the DoD gives notice that it is renewing the charter for the Defense
Business Board (hereafter referred to as ``the Board'').
The Board is a discretionary Federal advisory committee that at the
direction of the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of
Defense, and according to DoD policy shall examine and advise on
overall DoD management and governance.
The Board shall report to the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy
Secretary of Defense, and the Deputy Secretary of Defense is authorized
to act upon the Board's advice and recommendations.
The Board shall be composed of not more than twenty-five members,
who possess: (a) A proven track record of sound judgment in leading or
governing large, complex private or public sector corporations or
organizations; and (b) a wealth of top-level, global business
experience in the areas of executive management, corporate governance,
audit and finance, human resources, economics, technology and
healthcare. Board members shall be appointed by the Secretary of
Defense, with annual renewals.
Board members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not
full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees, shall
be appointed to serve as experts and consultants under the authority of
5 U.S.C. 3109, and to serve as special government employees. Board
members, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense, may serve a
term of service on the Board of one to four years; however, no member
shall serve more than two consecutive terms of service on the Board.
Regardless of the individual's approved term of service, all
appointments to the Board shall be renewed on an annual basis.
The Secretary of Defense shall select and appoint the Board's
chairperson from the total membership. With the exception of travel and
per diem for official travel, Board members shall serve without
compensation.
Board members are appointed to provide advice on behalf of the
government on the basis of their best judgment without representing any
particular point of view and in a manner that is free from conflict of
interest.
The Chairpersons of the Defense Policy Board and the Defense
Science Board may serve as non-voting ex-officio members of the Board.
These individuals, when they attend, may provide advice to the Board
membership only on the areas governed by their respective Boards and
provided the information has been voted on by their membership and it
is available to the general public.
The Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense may
appoint former Board members to serve as non-voting Senior Fellows.
These individuals are appointed based upon their subject matter
expertise and based upon the matters under deliberation by the Board.
The Board may utilize non-voting Senior Fellows who, as former members,
assist with institutional knowledge and provide continuity of
operations.
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the
Comptroller General of the General Accounting Office shall serve as
non-voting observers of the Board. According to DoD policy and
procedures, the Secretary of Defense may invite or appoint experts or
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consultants, with special expertise, to assist the Board on an ad hoc
basis. These experts and consultants, appointed under the authority of
5 U.S.C. 3109, shall serve as special government employees; however,
they shall have no voting rights on the Board.
Non-voting ex-officio members, non-voting senior fellows, non-
voting observers and those non-voting experts and consultants appointed
by the Secretary of Defense shall not count toward the Board's total
membership.
The Department, when necessary, and consistent with the Board's
mission and DoD policies and procedures may establish subcommittees,
task groups, or working groups deemed necessary to support the Board.
These subcommittees or working groups shall operate under the
provisions of the FACA, the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5
U.S.C. 552b, as amended), other governing Federal statutes and
regulations, and governing DoD policies and procedures.
Such subcommittees or task groups 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
have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the chartered Board;
nor can any subcommittee or its members update or report directly to
the Department of Defense or any Federal officers or employees.
All subcommittee members shall be appointed in the same manner as
the Board members; that is, the Secretary of Defense shall appoint
subcommittee members even if the member in question is already a Board
member. 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. Subcommittee members, if not full-time
or part-time government employees, shall be appointed to serve as
experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and to
serve as special government employees, whose appointments must be
renewed on an annual basis. With the exception of travel and per diem
for official travel, subcommittee members shall serve without
compensation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Acting Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, (703) 692-5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board shall meet at the call of the
Board's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the
Chairperson. The estimated number of Board meetings is four per year.
The Board's 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 governing DoD policies and procedures.
The Board's Designated Federal Officer is required to be in
attendance at all Board and subcommittee meetings for the entire
duration of each and every meeting. However, in the absence of the
Board's Designated Federal Officer, an Alternate Designated Federal
Officer, duly appointed to the Board according to DoD policies and
procedures, shall attend the entire duration of the Board or
subcommittee meetings.
The Designated Federal Officer, or the Alternate Designated Federal
Officer, shall call all of the Board's and subcommittee's meetings,
prepare and approve all meeting agendas, and adjourn any meeting, when
the Designated Federal Officer, or the Alternated Designated Federal
Officer, determines adjournment to be in the public's interest or
required by governing regulations or DoD policies/procedures.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Defense
Business Board's 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 Defense Business Board.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Defense Business Board, and this individual will ensure
that the written statements are provided to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for the Defense Business Board
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 Business Board. 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: January 3, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-58 Filed 1-5-12; 8:45 am]
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