[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 217 (Monday, November 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66700-66701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26522]
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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 is publishing this notice to
announce that it is renewing the charter for the Department of Defense
Wage Committee (``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 5 CFR part 532, Federal Wage System (Pub. L. 92-392), and
in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 CFR 102-3.50(c), established the
Committee.
The Committee is a statutory Federal advisory committee that
provides independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of
Defense or Deputy Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)), on matters relating to
the conduct of wage surveys and the establishment of wage schedules for
all appropriated fund and non-appropriated fund wage areas of blue-
collar employees within DoD.
The Committee reports to the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy
Secretary of Defense, through the USD(P&R).
The USD(P&R), may act upon the Committee's advice and
recommendations.
The Committee, in accordance with 5 CFR 532.227, will be composed
of seven members--a chair and six additional members. The Secretary of
Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense selects the Committee's
chair.
Committee members are appointed by the Secretary of Defense or the
Deputy Secretary of Defense and their appointments will be renewed on
an annual basis. Committee members who are not full-time or permanent
part-time Federal employees are appointed as experts or consultants
under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special government
employee (SGE) members. Committee members who are full-time or
permanent part-time Federal employees are appointed pursuant to 41 CFR
102-3.130(a) to serve as regular government employee (RGE) members.
Committee members, as determined by the Secretary of Defense or Deputy
Secretary of Defense, serve a term of service of one-to-four years. No
member may serve more than two consecutive terms of service without
written approval by the Secretary of Defense or Deputy Secretary of
Defense. This same term of service limitation also applies to any
authorized DoD subcommittees.
Committee members serve without compensation except for
reimbursement of travel and per diem as it pertains to official
Committee business.
All members of the Committee are appointed to provide advice on the
basis of their best judgment with representing any particular point of
view and in a manner that is free from conflict of interest.
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 is based upon a written determination, to include terms
of reference, by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of
Defense, or USD(P&R), as the Committee's sponsor.
Such subcommittees will not work independently of the Committee and
must report all of their recommendations and advice solely to the
Committee for full and open deliberation, discussion, and voting.
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 will
appoint subcommittee members to a term of service of one-to-four years,
with annual renewals, even if the member in question is already a
member of the Committee. Subcommittee members will 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
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to serve as SGE members. Subcommittee members, who are full-time or
permanent part-time Federal employees, will be appointed pursuant to 41
CFR 102-3.130(a) to serve as RGE members. 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's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) must be a full-
time or permanent part-time DoD employee appointed in accordance with
governing DoD policies and procedures.
The Committee's DFO is required to attend at all meetings of the
Committee and any subcommittees for the entire duration of each and
every meeting. However, in the absence of the Committee's DFO, a
properly approved Alternate DFO, duly appointed to the Committee
according to established DoD policies and procedures, must attend the
entire duration of all meetings of the Committee and its subcommittees.
The DFO or the Alternate DFO calls 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 Department of
Defense Wage Committee 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 the Department of
Defense Wage Committee.
All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the
Department of Defense Wage Committee, and this individual will ensure
that the written statements are provided to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for the Department of Defense Wage
Committee 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 Department of Defense Wage Committee. 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: November 4, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2014-26522 Filed 11-7-14; 8:45 am]
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