[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33445-33446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13660]
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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 United States Strategic Command Strategic Advisory Group (hereafter
referred to as ``the Group'').
The Group shall provide independent advice and recommendations
related to U.S. Strategic Command and its operations.
The Group shall report to the Secretary of Defense, through the
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Commander of the U.S. Strategic
Command. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may act upon the
Group's advice and recommendations. The Group shall be composed of not
more than 50 members who are eminent authorities in the fields of
strategic policy formulation, nuclear weapon design and national
command, control, communications, intelligence and information
operations, or other important aspects of the Nation's strategic
forces.
All Group 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 Group
members for four 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. Group members appointed by
the Secretary of Defense, who are not full-time or permanent part-time
federal officers or employees, shall be appointed under the authority
of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and serve as special government employees. In
addition, all Group members, with the exception of travel and per diem
for official travel, shall serve without compensation. Each Group
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 Commander of the U.S. Strategic Command shall select the
Group's chairperson from the total membership. In addition, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or designated representative may
invite other distinguished Government officers to serve as non-voting
observers of the Group, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
may appoint consultants with special expertise to assist the Group on
an intermittent basis. These consultants and non-voting observers are
recommended from the Group
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membership and a search is conducted for recognized experts with
different perspectives pertaining to the specific issue under
consideration by the Group. The consultants and non-voting observers
are selected by the Commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, and if not
full-time or part-time government employees, shall be appointed under
the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall serve as special government
employees, and participate in Group deliberations, but have no voting
rights whatsoever on the Group or any of its subcommittees, and shall
not count toward the Group's total membership.
The Department, when necessary, and consistent with the Group's
mission and DoD policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees
deemed necessary to support the Group. 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 Group's sponsor. Such subcommittees shall not work
independently of the chartered Group, and shall report all their
recommendations and advice to the Group for full deliberation and
discussion. Subcommittees have no authority to make decisions on behalf
of the chartered Group; 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 Group members; that is, the Secretary of Defense shall appoint
subcommittee members even if the member in question is already a Group
member. Subcommittee members, with the approval of the Secretary of
Defense, may serve a term of service on the subcommittee of four years
subject to annual renewals; 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 Group 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 Group shall meet at the call of the
Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Group's
Chairperson. The estimated number of Group meetings is two per year.
In addition, the Designated Federal Officer is required to be in
attendance at all Group 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 Group 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 the Group
membership about the Group's mission and functions. Written statements
may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of
planned meeting of the Group.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer, and this individual will ensure that the written statements
are provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact
information for the Group'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 Group. 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 1, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-13660 Filed 6-5-12; 8:45 am]
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