[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 81 (Monday, April 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23332-23333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09486]
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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: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to
announce that it is renewing the charter for the Defense Legal Policy
Board (``the Board'').
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This committee's charter is being renewed
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) (``the Sunshine Act''), and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d).
The Board is a discretionary Federal advisory committee that, at
the direction of the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of
Defense, or the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, and
according to DoD policy, shall examine and advise on legal and related
legal policy matters within DoD, the achievement of DoD policy goals
through legislation and regulations, and other assigned matters.
The Board shall report to the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy
Secretary of Defense, through the General Counsel of the Department of
Defense. The Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or
the General Counsel of the Department of Defense may act upon the
Board's advice and recommendations.
The DoD, through the Office of the General Counsel of the
Department of Defense, shall provide support, as deemed necessary, for
the Board's performance and functions, and shall ensure compliance with
the requirements of the FACA, the Sunshine Act, governing Federal
statutes and regulations, and established DoD policies and procedures.
The Board shall be composed of not more than 15 members, who have
distinguished backgrounds in law, investigations, military command,
governmental organizations, or related fields. The Secretary or Deputy
Secretary of Defense shall select and appoint the Board's chair from
the total membership. All Board member appointments must be renewed by
the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Defense on an annual basis.
Board members appointed by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy
Secretary of Defense, who are not full-time or permanent part-time
federal employees, shall be appointed as experts and consultants under
the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special government employee
(SGE) members. Board members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who
are full-time or permanent part-time Federal employees, shall serve as
RGE members. Board members shall serve a term of service of two years
on the Board. No member may serve more than two consecutive terms of
service without Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Defense approval. This
same term of service limitation also applies to any DoD authorized
subcommittees. With the exception of reimbursement for official Board-
related travel and per diem, Board members shall serve without
compensation.
DoD, when necessary and consistent with the Board's mission and DoD
policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees, task forces, or
working groups 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 Office of the General Counsel of the Department of
Defense, as the DoD Sponsor.
Such subcommittees shall not work independently of the Board and
shall report all of their recommendations and advice solely to the
Board for full and open deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees,
task forces, or working groups have no authority to make decisions and
recommendations, verbally or in writing, on behalf of the Board. No
subcommittee or any of its members can update or report, verbally or in
writing, on behalf of the Board, directly to the DoD or any Federal
officer or employee.
The Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense will
appoint subcommittee members to a term of service of two years, even if
the member in question is already a member of the Board. Subcommittee
members shall not serve more than two consecutive terms of service
unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary
of Defense. Subcommittee members, if not full-time or permanent part-
time Federal employees, will be appointed as experts and consultants,
under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, to serve as SGE members, whose
appointments must be renewed on an annual basis. Subcommittee members
appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are full-time or permanent
part-time Federal employees, shall serve as RGE members. With the
exception of reimbursement of official travel and per diem related to
the Board or its subcommittees, subcommittee members shall serve
without compensation.
All subcommittees operate under the provisions of FACA, the
Sunshine Act, governing Federal statutes and regulations, and
established DoD policies and procedures.
The estimated number of Board meetings is two per year.
The Board's DFO shall be a full-time or permanent part-time DoD
employee and shall be appointed in accordance with established DoD
policies and procedures.
The Board's DFO is required to be in attendance at all meetings of
the Board and its subcommittees for the entire duration of each and
every meeting. However, in the absence of the Board's DFO, a properly
approved Alternate DFO, duly appointed to the Board according to
established DoD policies and procedures, shall attend the entire
duration of all meetings of the Board and its subcommittees.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall call all of the Board and its
subcommittee meetings; prepare and approve all meeting agendas; and
adjourn any meeting, when the DFO, or the Alternate DFO, determines
adjournment to be in the public interest or required by governing
regulations or DoD policies and procedures; and chair
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meetings when directed to do so by the Office of General Counsel.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to Defense Legal
Policy 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 Defense Legal Policy Board.
All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the
Defense Legal Policy Board, and this individual will ensure that the
written statements are provided to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for the Defense Legal Policy Board
DFO can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--http://www.facadatabase.gov/.
The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will announce planned
meetings of the Defense Legal Policy Board. The DFO, 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: April 22, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-09486 Filed 4-25-14; 8:45 am]
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