[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 9285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03369]
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MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT MODERNIZATION COMMISSION
Meeting of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization
Commission
AGENCY: Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meetings and Town Hall Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization
Commission (Commission) was established by National Defense
Authorization Act, FY 2013. Pursuant to the Act, the Commission is
holding public hearings and a town hall in order to solicit comments
from the general public and select experts on the modernization of the
military compensation and retirement systems.
DATES: The hearings and town hall will be held Tuesday, February 25,
2014.
ADDRESSES: The hearings and town hall will be held at the Embassy
Suites Fayetteville Fort Bragg, 4760 Lake Valley Drive, Fayetteville,
North Carolina 28303.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Nuneviller, Associate
Director, Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization
Commission, PO Box 13170, Arlington VA 22209, telephone 703-692-2080,
fax 703-697-8330, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Military Compensation and Retirement
Modernization Commission (Commission) was established by the National
Defense Authorization Act FY 2013, Public Law 112-239, Sec. 671,
(amended by National Defense Authorization Act FY 2014, Pub. L. 113-66,
Sec. 1095). The Commission will conduct public hearings and town halls
across the United States and on select military installations
internationally in order to solicit comments on the modernization of
the military compensation and retirement systems. The Commission seeks
the views of service members, retirees, their beneficiaries and other
interested parties regarding pay, retirement, health benefits and
quality of life programs of the Uniformed Services. The Commission will
hear from senior commanders of local military commands and their senior
enlisted advisors, unit commanders and their family support groups,
local medical and education community representatives, and other
quality of life organizations. These meetings sites will be accessible
to members of the general public including individuals with
disabilities.
On February 25, 2014, the Commission will hold public hearings from
10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and a public town hall meeting from 7:00
p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
February 25, 2014 Agenda
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Senior Local Military Commanders and Senior
Enlisted Advisors
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Local Military/Veteran Transition Service
Organizations
3:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Department of Defense and Local Schools
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Town Hall
The Panel Testimony heard on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, will
consist of:
a. Brief opening remarks by the Chairman and one or more of the
Commissioners,
b. brief opening remarks by each panelist, and
c. questions posed by the Chairman and Commissioners to the
panelists.
On the evening of Tuesday, February 25, 2014, the Chairman and
Commissioners will hear from the public. Attendees will be given an
opportunity to address the Chairman and Commissioners and relay to them
their experience and comments.
Due to the deliberative, nascent and formative nature of the
Commission's work, the Commissioners are unable to discuss their
thoughts, plans or intentions for specific recommendations that will
ultimately be made to the President and Congress.
The public hearings will be transcribed and placed on the
Commission's Web site. In addition to public hearings, and due to the
essential need for input from the beneficiaries, the Commission is
accepting and strongly encourages comments and other submissions on its
Web site (www.mcrmc.gov).
Christopher Nuneviller,
Associate Director, Administration and Operations.
[FR Doc. 2014-03369 Filed 2-14-14; 8:45 am]
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