[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 19239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08422]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

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 Reserve Forces Policy 
Board (``the Board'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board's charter is being renewed under 
the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 175 and 10301 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(a). The Board's charter and contact 
information for the Board's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be 
found at http://www.facadatabase.gov/.
    The Board shall provide to the Secretary of Defense, for 
transmittal to the President and the Congress, an annual report on any 
reserve component matters that the Board considers appropriate to 
include. The Board shall serve as an independent adviser to the 
Secretary of Defense to provide advice and recommendations on 
strategies, policies, and practices designed to improve and enhance the 
capabilities, efficiency, and effectiveness of the reserve components. 
The Board may act on those matters referred to it by the Chair and on 
any matter raised by a member of the Board or the Secretary of Defense.
    Under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 10301(c), the Board shall be 
composed of 20 members. All members of the Board are appointed to 
provide advice on behalf of the Government on the basis of their best 
judgment without representing any particular point of view and in a 
manner that is free from conflict of interest. All members are entitled 
to reimbursement for official Board-related travel and per diem.
    The public or interested organizations may submit written 
statements to the 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 the Board. All 
written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the Board, and 
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to 
the membership for their consideration.

    Dated: April 21, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2017-08422 Filed 4-25-17; 8:45 am]
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