80 FR 27669 - Charter Amendment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 93 (May 14, 2015)
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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 93 (May 14, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 27669-27670] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-11643] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Charter Amendment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees AGENCY: Department of Defense. ACTION: Amendment of Federal Advisory Committee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce that it is amending the charter for the Defense Health Board (``the Board''). 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 amended in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d). The Board is a discretionary Federal advisory committee that provides independent advice and recommendations to maximize the access to safety and quality of health care for Department of Defense (DoD) health care beneficiaries. The Board provides the Secretary of Defense and/or the Deputy Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, independent advice and recommendations on matters pertaining to: (a) DoD healthcare policy and program management; (b) health research programs; (c) treatment and prevention of disease and injury; (d) promotion of health and wellness within the DoD and the delivery of efficient, effective high-quality health care services to DoD beneficiaries; and (e) other health-related matters of special interest to the DoD, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the USD(P&R). The Board reports to the Secretary of Defense and/or the Deputy Secretary of Defense, through the USD(P&R). The USD(P&R), pursuant to DoD policy, may act upon the Board's advice and recommendations. The Board is composed of no more than 19 members who are appointed by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense. The members are eminent authorities in one or more of the following disciplines: Health care research/academia, infectious disease, occupational/environmental health, public health, health care policy, trauma medicine/systems, clinical health care, strategic decision making, bioethics or ethics, beneficiary representative, neuroscience, and behavioral health. The USD(P&R) selects and appoints the Board's President from the total membership approved by the Secretary of Defense or Deputy Secretary of Defense. Each member, based upon his or her individual professional experience, provides his or her best judgment on the matters before the Board, and he or she does so in a manner that is free from conflict of interest. Board members who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees will be appointed as experts or consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special government employee (SGE) members. Board members who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees will serve as regular government employee (RGE) members pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a). No member may serve more than two consecutive terms of service without Secretary of Defense or Deputy Secretary of Defense approval. Board members are not compensated for service on the Board, but each member is reimbursed for travel and per diem as it pertains to official business of the Board. Pursuant to DoD policies and procedures, the USD(P&R) may appoint experts or consultants with special expertise to assist, on an ad hoc intermittent basis, the Board or its subcommittees on specific issues. These experts or consultants have no voting rights whatsoever and will not engage or participate in any deliberations by the Board or its subcommittees. These experts or consultants, if not full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees, will be appointed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, serve as SGEs. The DoD, when necessary and consistent with the Board's mission and DoD policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees, task forces, or working groups to support the Board. 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 USD(P&R) as the Board's Sponsor. Such subcommittees will not work independently of the Board and will report all of their recommendations and advice solely to the Board 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 Board. No subcommittee or any of its members can update or report, verbally or in writing, on behalf of the Board, directly to the DoD or any Federal officers or employees. Each member, based upon his or her individual professional experience, provides his or her best judgment on the matters before the Board, and he or she does so in a manner that is free from conflict of interest. All subcommittee members will be appointed by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense to a term of service of one-to-four years, with annual renewals, even if the individual in question is already a member of the Board. Subcommittee member 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 who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees will be appointed as experts or consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as SGE members. Subcommittee members who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees will be appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102- 3.130(a) to serve as RGE members. With the [[Page 27670]] exception of reimbursement of official travel and per diem related to the Board or its subcommittees, subcommittee members will serve without compensation. The USD(P&R), as the Board's Sponsor, selects and appoints the Board's subcommittee chairs from the total membership of the subcommittee. All subcommittees operate under the provisions of FACA, the Sunshine Act, governing Federal statutes and regulations, and established DoD policies and procedures. Currently, DoD has approved the following permanent subcommittees to the Board: a. Health Care Delivery Subcommittee: This subcommittee is composed of not more than nine members, who are eminent authorities in at least one of the following disciplines: Health care research/academia, strategic decision making, health care policy and clinical health care. The subcommittee, when tasked according to DoD policies and procedures, provides advice on matters pertaining to health care delivery, to include DoD health care policy and program management, as well as research. b. Medical Ethics Subcommittee: This subcommittee is composed of not more than five members, who are eminent authorities in at least one of the following disciplines: Strategic decision making, clinical health care, and bioethics or ethics. One member must have formal bioethics or medical ethics training or expertise. The subcommittee, when tasked according to DoD policies and procedures, provides advice on matters pertaining to medical ethics. c. Neurological/Behavioral Health Subcommittee: This subcommittee is composed of not more than 10 members, who are eminent authorities in the discipline of neuroscience and behavioral health. The subcommittee, when tasked according to DoD policies and procedures, provides advice on matters pertaining to psychological/ mental health issues and neurological symptoms or conditions among members of the Armed Forces and their families. d. Public Health Subcommittee: This subcommittee is composed of not more than 10 members, who are eminent authorities in at least one of the following disciplines: Infectious disease, occupational/ environmental health, and public health. The subcommittee, when tasked according to DoD policy and procedures, provides advice on matters pertaining to improving the overall health of members of the Armed Forces and their families through the evaluation of DoD public health programs and initiatives, including education, health promotion, and prevention activities, as well as disease and injury prevention research. e. Trauma and Injury Subcommittee: This subcommittee is composed of not more than 10 members, who are eminent authorities in the disciplines of trauma medicine and systems. The subcommittee, when tasked according to DoD policies and procedures, provides advice on matters pertaining to trauma and injury, to include methods for prevention, recognition, clinical management, and treatment. The Board's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) must be a full-time or permanent part-time DoD officer or employee, designated in accordance with established DoD policies and procedures. The Board's DFO is required to attend at all meetings of the Board and its subcommittee for the entire duration of each and every meeting. However, in the absence of the Board's DFO, a properly approved Alternate DFO, duly designated to the Board according to established DoD policies and procedures, must attend the entire duration of all meetings of the Board and its subcommittees. The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, calls all meetings of the Board and its subcommittees; prepares and approves all meeting agendas; and adjourns 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 Defense Health Board's 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. Contact information for the Board's 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 Board. 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: May 11, 2015. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2015-11643 Filed 5-13-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P
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Civil Liberties Division Web site at independent advice and Board members are not compensated
http://dpcld.defense.gov/. recommendations to maximize the for service on the Board, but each
The Office of the Secretary of Defense access to safety and quality of health member is reimbursed for travel and per
proposes to delete one system of records care for Department of Defense (DoD) diem as it pertains to official business
notice from its inventory of record health care beneficiaries. of the Board. Pursuant to DoD policies
systems subject to the Privacy Act of The Board provides the Secretary of and procedures, the USD(P&R) may
1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The Defense and/or the Deputy Secretary of appoint experts or consultants with
proposed deletion is not within the Defense, through the Under Secretary of special expertise to assist, on an ad hoc
purview of subsection (r) of the Privacy Defense for Personnel and Readiness intermittent basis, the Board or its
Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, (USD(P&R)) and the Assistant Secretary subcommittees on specific issues. These
which requires the submission of a new of Defense for Health Affairs, experts or consultants have no voting
or altered system report. independent advice and rights whatsoever and will not engage or
recommendations on matters pertaining participate in any deliberations by the
Dated: May 11, 2015.
to: (a) DoD healthcare policy and Board or its subcommittees. These
Aaron Siegel,
program management; (b) health experts or consultants, if not full-time or
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison research programs; (c) treatment and permanent part-time Federal officers or
Officer, Department of Defense. prevention of disease and injury; (d) employees, will be appointed pursuant
DELETION promotion of health and wellness to 5 U.S.C. 3109, serve as SGEs.
within the DoD and the delivery of The DoD, when necessary and
JS008CSD efficient, effective high-quality health consistent with the Board’s mission and
Joint Protection Enterprise Network care services to DoD beneficiaries; and DoD policies and procedures, may
(September 26, 2003, 68 FR 55593). (e) other health-related matters of establish subcommittees, task forces, or
special interest to the DoD, as working groups to support the Board.
REASON: determined by the Secretary of Defense, Establishment of subcommittees will be
Based on a review of JS008CSD, Joint the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the based upon a written determination, to
Protection Enterprise Network, it has USD(P&R). The Board reports to the include terms of reference, by the
been determined that this system of Secretary of Defense and/or the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Deputy
records was transferred to Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of Defense, or the USD(P&R)
USNORTHCOM and the system was USD(P&R). The USD(P&R), pursuant to as the Board’s Sponsor.
subsequently terminated and records DoD policy, may act upon the Board’s Such subcommittees will not work
were deleted due to lack of funding in advice and recommendations. independently of the Board and will
July 2006. This is confirmed by the DoD The Board is composed of no more report all of their recommendations and
Inspector General Report, Subject: The than 19 members who are appointed by advice solely to the Board for full and
Threat and Local Observation Notice the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy open deliberation and discussion.
(TALON) Report Program (Report No. Secretary of Defense. The members are Subcommittees, task forces, or working
07–INTEL–09), dated June 27, 2007. eminent authorities in one or more of groups have no authority to make
Therefore, the JS008CSD system of the following disciplines: Health care decisions and recommendations,
records notice can be deleted. research/academia, infectious disease, verbally or in writing, on behalf of the
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occupational/environmental health, Board. No subcommittee or any of its
public health, health care policy, trauma members can update or report, verbally
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medicine/systems, clinical health care, or in writing, on behalf of the Board,
strategic decision making, bioethics or directly to the DoD or any Federal
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ethics, beneficiary representative, officers or employees. Each member,
neuroscience, and behavioral health. based upon his or her individual
Office of the Secretary The USD(P&R) selects and appoints the professional experience, provides his or
Board’s President from the total her best judgment on the matters before
Charter Amendment of Department of membership approved by the Secretary the Board, and he or she does so in a
Defense Federal Advisory Committees of Defense or Deputy Secretary of manner that is free from conflict of
Defense. interest. All subcommittee members
AGENCY: Department of Defense. Each member, based upon his or her will be appointed by the Secretary of
ACTION:Amendment of Federal individual professional experience, Defense or the Deputy Secretary of
Advisory Committee. provides his or her best judgment on the Defense to a term of service of one-to-
matters before the Board, and he or she four years, with annual renewals, even
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is does so in a manner that is free from if the individual in question is already
publishing this notice to announce that conflict of interest. Board members who a member of the Board. Subcommittee
it is amending the charter for the are not full-time or permanent part-time member will not serve more than two
Defense Health Board (‘‘the Board’’). Federal officers or employees will be consecutive terms of service, unless
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim appointed as experts or consultants authorized by the Secretary of Defense
Freeman, Advisory Committee pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as or the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
Management Officer for the Department special government employee (SGE) Subcommittee members who are not
of Defense, 703–692–5952. members. Board members who are full- full-time or permanent part-time Federal
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees will be appointed
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committee’s charter is being amended in officers or employees will serve as as experts or consultants pursuant to 5
accordance with the Federal Advisory regular government employee (RGE) U.S.C. 3109 to serve as SGE members.
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 members pursuant to 41 CFR 102– Subcommittee members who are full-
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 3.130(a). No member may serve more time or permanent part-time Federal
CFR 102–3.50(d). than two consecutive terms of service officers or employees will be appointed
The Board is a discretionary Federal without Secretary of Defense or Deputy pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a) to
advisory committee that provides Secretary of Defense approval. serve as RGE members. With the
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exception of reimbursement of official pertaining to improving the overall are in response to the stated agenda for
travel and per diem related to the Board health of members of the Armed Forces the planned meeting in question.
or its subcommittees, subcommittee and their families through the Dated: May 11, 2015.
members will serve without evaluation of DoD public health Aaron Siegel,
compensation. The USD(P&R), as the programs and initiatives, including
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Board’s Sponsor, selects and appoints education, health promotion, and Officer, Department of Defense.
the Board’s subcommittee chairs from prevention activities, as well as disease
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the total membership of the and injury prevention research.
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subcommittee. e. Trauma and Injury Subcommittee:
All subcommittees operate under the This subcommittee is composed of not
provisions of FACA, the Sunshine Act, more than 10 members, who are
governing Federal statutes and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
eminent authorities in the disciplines of
regulations, and established DoD trauma medicine and systems. Office of the Secretary
policies and procedures. Currently, DoD The subcommittee, when tasked
has approved the following permanent according to DoD policies and [Docket ID DoD–2015–OS–0045]
subcommittees to the Board: procedures, provides advice on matters
a. Health Care Delivery Privacy Act of 1974; System of
pertaining to trauma and injury, to Records
Subcommittee: This subcommittee is include methods for prevention,
composed of not more than nine recognition, clinical management, and AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of
members, who are eminent authorities treatment. Defense, DoD.
in at least one of the following The Board’s Designated Federal ACTION: Notice to delete a System of
disciplines: Health care research/ Officer (DFO) must be a full-time or Records.
academia, strategic decision making, permanent part-time DoD officer or
health care policy and clinical health employee, designated in accordance SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of
care. with established DoD policies and Defense is deleting a system of records
The subcommittee, when tasked procedures. The Board’s DFO is notice from its existing inventory of
according to DoD policies and required to attend at all meetings of the record systems subject to the Privacy
procedures, provides advice on matters Board and its subcommittee for the Act of 1974, as amended. The system of
pertaining to health care delivery, to entire duration of each and every records notice is WUSU 13, USUHS
include DoD health care policy and meeting. However, in the absence of the Civilian Employee Health Records.
program management, as well as Board’s DFO, a properly approved DATES: Comments will be accepted on or
research. Alternate DFO, duly designated to the
b. Medical Ethics Subcommittee: This before June 15, 2015. This proposed
Board according to established DoD action will be effective on the day
subcommittee is composed of not more
policies and procedures, must attend following the end of the comment
than five members, who are eminent
the entire duration of all meetings of the period unless comments are received
authorities in at least one of the
Board and its subcommittees. which result in a contrary
following disciplines: Strategic decision
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, calls determination.
making, clinical health care, and
all meetings of the Board and its
bioethics or ethics. One member must ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
subcommittees; prepares and approves
have formal bioethics or medical ethics identified by docket number and title,
all meeting agendas; and adjourns any
training or expertise. by any of the following methods:
The subcommittee, when tasked meeting when the DFO, or the Alternate
* Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://
according to DoD policies and DFO, determines adjournment to be in
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
procedures, provides advice on matters the public interest or required by
instructions for submitting comments.
pertaining to medical ethics. governing regulations or DoD policies
* Mail: Department of Defense, Office
c. Neurological/Behavioral Health and procedures.
of the Deputy Chief Management
Subcommittee: This subcommittee is Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
Officer, Directorate of Oversight and
composed of not more than 10 members, 102–3.140, the public or interested
Compliance, Regulatory and Audit
who are eminent authorities in the organizations may submit written
Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon,
discipline of neuroscience and statements to Defense Health Board’s
Washington, DC 20301–9010.
behavioral health. membership about the Board’s mission
Instructions: All submissions received
The subcommittee, when tasked and functions. Written statements may
must include the agency name and
according to DoD policies and be submitted at any time or in response
docket number for this Federal Register
procedures, provides advice on matters to the stated agenda of planned meeting
document. The general policy for
pertaining to psychological/mental of the Board.
comments and other submissions from
health issues and neurological All written statements shall be members of the public is to make these
symptoms or conditions among submitted to the DFO for the Board, and submissions available for public
members of the Armed Forces and their this individual will ensure that the viewing on the Internet at http://
families. written statements are provided to the www.regulations.gov as they are
d. Public Health Subcommittee: This membership for their consideration. received without change, including any
subcommittee is composed of not more Contact information for the Board’s DFO personal identifiers or contact
than 10 members, who are eminent can be obtained from the GSA’s FACA information.
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authorities in at least one of the Database—http://
following disciplines: Infectious www.facadatabase.gov/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.
disease, occupational/environmental The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– Cindy Allard at (571) 372–0461.
health, and public health. 3.150, will announce planned meetings SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
The subcommittee, when tasked of the Board. The DFO, at that time, may of the Secretary of Defense systems of
according to DoD policy and provide additional guidance on the records notices subject to the Privacy
procedures, provides advice on matters submission of written statements that Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended,
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| Contact | Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 27669 |
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