[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 224 (Thursday, November 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69098-69099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27491]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery; Request for
Nominations
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice; Request for Nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery is an
independent Federal advisory committee chartered to provide the
Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Army, independent
advice and recommendations on Arlington National Cemetery, including,
but not limited to cemetery administration, the erection of memorials
at the cemetery, and master planning for the cemetery. The Secretary of
the Army may act on the Committee's advice and recommendations. The
Committee is comprised of no more than nine (9) members. Subject to the
approval of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army
appoints no more than seven (7) of these members. The purpose of this
notice is to solicit nominations from a wide range of highly qualified
persons to be considered for appointment to the Committee. Nominees may
be appointed as members of the Committee and its sub-committees for
terms of service ranging from one to four years. This notice solicits
nominations to fill Committee membership vacancies that may occur
through July 20, 2016. Nominees must be preeminent authorities in their
respective fields of interest or expertise.
DATES: All nominations must be received at (see ADDRESSES) no later
than January 31, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may submit a resume for consideration by
the Department of the Army to the Committee's Designated Federal
Officer at the following address: Advisory Committee on Arlington
National Cemetery, ATTN: Designated Federal Officer (DFO) (Ms. Yates),
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 22211.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Renea C. Yates, Designated Federal
Officer, by email at [email protected] or by telephone 703-
614-1248.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on Arlington National
Cemetery was established pursuant to Title 10, United States Code,
Section 4723. The selection, service and appointment of members of the
Committee are covered by the Committee Charter, available on the
Arlington National Cemetery Web site www.arlingtoncemtery.mil/AboutUs/Charter.aspx. The substance of these provisions of the Charter is as
follows:
a. Selection. The Committee Charter provides that the Committee
shall be comprised of no more than nine members, all of whom are
preeminent authorities in their respective fields of interest or
expertise. Of these, no more than seven members are nominated by the
Secretary of the Army.
By direction of the Secretary of the Army, all resumes submitted in
response to this notice will be presented to and reviewed by a panel of
three senior Army leaders. Potential nominees shall be prioritized
after review and consideration of their resumes for: Demonstrated
technical/professional expertise; preeminence in a field(s) of interest
or expertise; potential contribution to membership balance in terms of
the points of view represented and the functions to be performed;
potential organizational and financial conflicts of interest;
commitment to our Nation's veterans and their families; and published
points of view relevant to the objectives of the Committee. The panel
will provide the DFO with a prioritized list of potential nominees for
consideration by the Executive Director, Army National Military
Cemeteries, in making an initial recommendation to the Secretary of the
Army. The Executive Director, Army National Military Cemeteries; the
Secretary of the Army; and the Secretary of Defense are not limited or
bound by the recommendations of the Army senior leader panel. Sources
in addition to this Federal Register notice may be utilized in the
solicitation and selection of nominations.
b. Service. The Secretary of Defense may approve the appointment of
a Committee member for a one-to-four year term of service; however, no
member, unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense, may serve on the
Committee or authorized subcommittee for more than two consecutive
terms of service. The Secretary of the Army shall designate the
Committee Chair from the total Advisory Committee membership. The
Committee meets at the call of the DFO, in consultation with the
Committee Chair. It is estimated that the Committee meets four times
per year.
c. Appointment. The operations of the Committee and the appointment
of members are subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L.
92-463, as amended) and departmental implementing regulations,
including Department of Defense Instruction 5105.04, Department of
Defense Federal Advisory Committee Management Program, available at
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/510504p.pdf. Appointed
members who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers
or employees shall be appointed as experts and consultants under the
authority of Title 5, United States Code, Section 3109 and shall serve
as special government employees. Committee members appointed as
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special government employees shall serve without compensation except
that travel and per diem expenses associated with official Committee
activities are reimbursable.
Additional information about the Committee is available on the
Internet at: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/AboutUs/Advisory.aspx
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-27491 Filed 11-19-14; 8:45 am]
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