[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45787-45789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18504]
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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 Advisory Committee on
Arlington National Cemetery (``the Committee'').
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
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4723 and 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 Committee is a non-discretionary Federal advisory committee
that shall make periodic reports and recommendations to the Secretary
of the Army with respect to the administration of Arlington National
Cemetery, the erection of memorials at the cemetery, and master
planning for the cemetery. Any and all advice and recommendations shall
also be forwarded to the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary
of Defense.
The Secretary of the Army may act upon the Committee's advice and
recommendations. Not later than 90 days after receiving a report or
recommendations from the Committee, the Secretary of the Army shall
submit the report or recommendations to the congressional defense
committees and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and
House of Representatives and include such comments and recommendations
as the Secretary of the Army considers appropriate.
The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Department of the
Army, shall provide support deemed necessary for the Committee's
performance of its functions and shall ensure compliance with the
requirements of the FACA, the
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Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended)
(``the Sunshine Act''), governing Federal statutes and regulations, and
established DoD policies and procedures.
The Committee shall be comprised of no more than nine members, who
are eminent authorities in their respective fields of interest or
expertise, specifically bereavement practices and administrative
oversight, the erection of memorials, and master planning for extending
the life of the cemetery, including one member nominated by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, one member nominated by the Secretary of
the American Battle Monuments Commission, and no more than seven
members nominated by the Secretary of the Army.
Committee members shall serve a term of service of one-to-four
years, but no member may serve more than two consecutive terms of
service without approval from the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy
Secretary of Defense.
Committee members appointed by the Secretary of Defense or the
Deputy Secretary of Defense, who are not full-time Federal officers or
employees, shall be appointed as experts or consultants pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 3109,to serve as special government employee (SGE) members.
Those individuals serving on the Committee who are full-time or
permanent part-time Federal employees shall be appointed to serve as
regular government employee (RGE) members pursuant to 41 CFR 102-
3.130(a).
The Secretary of the Army will designate, for Secretary of Defense
or Deputy Secretary of Defense approval, the Committee's chair from the
total approved membership. With the exception of reimbursement for
official Committee-related travel and per diem, Committee members shall
serve without compensation.
DoD, when necessary and consistent with the Committee's mission and
DoD policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees, task forces,
or working groups to support the Committee. 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 Secretary of the Army, as the DoD Sponsor.
Such subcommittees shall not work independently of the Committee
and shall report all of their recommendations and advice solely to the
Committee 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 Committee. No
subcommittee or any of its members can update or report, verbally or in
writing, on behalf of the Committee, directly to the DoD or any Federal
officer or employee.
The Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall
appoint subcommittee members to a term of service of one-to-four years,
even if the member in question is a member of the Committee.
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 or
consultants, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, to serve as SGE members, whose
appointments must be renewed on an annual basis. Those individuals who
are full-time or permanent part-time Federal employees shall be
appointed to serve as RGE members, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a).
With the exception of reimbursement of official travel and per diem
related to the Committee 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 Committee has three permanent subcommittees. Each subcommittee
member should have extensive professional experience in at least one of
the following areas of operation and management of cemeteries:
Bereavement practices; erection of memorials and master planning; plans
and strategies for addressing long-term governance challenges; and
resource planning and allocation.
a. The Honor Subcommittee shall be comprised of no more than nine
members. The primary focus of this subcommittee is to review and
provide recommendations to the Committee regarding methods to address
the long-term future of the Arlington National Cemetery, including how
best to extend the active burials and what Arlington National Cemetery
should focus on once all available space has been used. The estimated
number of subcommittee meetings is up to nine per year.
b. The Remember Subcommittee shall be comprised of no more than
nine members. The primary focus of this subcommittee is to review and
provide recommendations to the Committee on an independent assessment
of methods to maintain the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Monument,
including the cracks in the large marble sarcophagus, the adjacent
marble slabs, and the potential replacement marble stone for the
sarcophagus already gifted to the Army. The estimated number of
subcommittee meetings is up to nine per year.
c. The Explore Subcommittee shall be comprised of no more than nine
members. The primary focus of this subcommittee is to review and
provide recommendations to the Committee on efforts to preserve the
historic essence of Arlington National Cemetery and the development of
an interactive means to share the Cemetery's unique history with the
nation and the world, including an independent assessment of methods to
address the issues dealing with capturing and conveying the Army
national cemeteries' history, including examining Arlington National
Cemetery Section 60 gravesite mementos and improving the quality of
visitors' experiences now and for generations to come. The estimated
number of subcommittee meetings is up to nine per year.
The estimated number of Committee meetings is four per year.
The Committee's Designated Federal Officer (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 Committee's DFO, pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a full-time
or permanent part-time DoD employee, and shall be appointed in
accordance with established DoD policies and procedures.
The Committee's DFO is required to be in attendance at all meetings
of the Committee and any subcommittees for the entire duration of each
and every meeting; however, in the absence of the DFO, a properly
approved Alternate DFO shall attend the entire duration of all of the
meetings of the Committee and its subcommittees.
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall call all meetings of the
Committee and its subcommittees; 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.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to Advisory
Committee on Arlington National Cemetery membership about the
Committee's mission and functions. Written statements may be submitted
at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of
Advisory
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Committee on Arlington National Cemetery.
All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the
Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery, and this individual
will ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership
for their consideration. Contact information for the Advisory Committee
on Arlington National Cemetery 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 Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery. 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: July 31, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-18504 Filed 8-5-14; 8:45 am]
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