[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 88 (Monday, May 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26748-26749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10938]
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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.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 2166(e), the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the Government in
the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.50(a), the
Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for
the Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board (hereafter referred
to as ``the Board'').
The Board shall provide independent advice and recommendations on
matters relating to environmental issues facing the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
The Board shall report to the Secretary of Defense, through the
Secretary of the Army, the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil
Works), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The Board shall be composed of not more than ten members who are
eminent authorities in the field of natural (e.g. biological,
ecological), social (e.g. anthropologist, community planner), and
related sciences.
All Board members shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense
and all member appointments require annual renewal by the Secretary of
Defense. The Secretary of Defense may approve the appointments of Board
members for three year terms of service; however, no member, unless
authorized by the Secretary of Defense may serve more than two
consecutive terms of service. This same term of service limitation also
applies to any DoD authorized subcommittees.
The Board Membership shall select the Board's Chairperson from the
total membership. Board Members appointed by the Secretary of Defense,
who are not full-time Federal officers or employees, shall be appointed
under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and serve as special government
employees. Board Members shall, with the exception of travel and per
diem for official travel, serve without compensation.
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Each Board member 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.
The Department, when necessary, and consistent with the Board's
mission and DoD policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees
deemed necessary to support the Board. 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 the advisory committee's sponsor.
Such subcommittees 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 three
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 shall serve as special government
employees, whose appointments must be renewed by the Secretary of
Defense on an annual basis. With the exception of travel and per diem
for official Board related travel, subcommittee members shall serve
without compensation.
All subcommittees operate under the provisions of FACA, the
Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), governing
Federal statutes and regulations, and governing DoD policies/
procedures.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board shall meet at the call of the
Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Board's
Chairperson. The estimated number of Board meetings is two per year.
In addition, the 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
Designated Federal Officer, the Alternate Designated Federal Officer
shall attend the entire duration of the Board or subcommittee meeting.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to Chief of
Engineers Environmental Advisory Board 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 Chief of
Engineers Environmental Advisory Board.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board, and
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to
the membership for their consideration. Contact information for the
Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory 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 Chief of Engineers Environmental
Advisory 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: May 2, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-10938 Filed 5-4-12; 8:45 am]
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