[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 33218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13409]
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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 the National Defense
Authorization Act for FY 2013. Pursuant to the Act, the Commission is
holding public hearings and a town hall 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, June 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, P.O. 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 for FY 2013, Public Law 112-239, Sec. Sec.
671-680, (amended by National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2014,
Pub. L. 113-66, Sec. 1095(b)). 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, veterans, 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 June 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.
June 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. TBD (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, June 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, June 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 the transcripts 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
through its Web site (www.mcrmc.gov).
Christopher Nuneviller,
Associate Director, Administration and Operations.
[FR Doc. 2014-13409 Filed 6-9-14; 8:45 am]
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