80 FR 66886 - Charter Amendment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 210 (October 30, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-27710

The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce that it is amending the charter for the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee (``the Committee'').

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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.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to 
announce that it is amending the charter for the Threat Reduction 
Advisory 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 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 Committee is a discretionary Federal advisory committee that 
provides the Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) and the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological 
Defense Programs (ASD(NCB)), independent advice and recommendations on:
    a. Reducing the threat to the United States, its military forces, 
and its allies and partners posed by nuclear, biological, chemical, 
conventional, and special weapons;
    b. Combating WMD to include non-proliferation, 
counterproliferation, and consequence management;
    c. Nuclear deterrence transformation, nuclear material lockdown and 
accountability;
    d. Nuclear weapons effects;
    e. The nexus of counterproliferation and counter WMD terrorism; and
    f. Other AT&L, NCB, and Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) 
mission-related matters, as requested by the USD(AT&L).
    The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Office of the 
USD(AT&L), the Office of the ASD(NCB) Defense Programs, and DTRA, shall 
provide support, as deemed necessary, for the Committee's performance, 
and shall ensure compliance with the requirements of the FACA, the 
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 composed of no more than 25 members who are 
eminent authorities in the fields of national defense, geopolitical and 
national security affairs, WMD, nuclear physics, chemistry, and 
biology.
    The Committee members are appointed by the Secretary of Defense or 
the Deputy Secretary of Defense and their appointments shall be renewed 
on an annual basis in accordance with DoD policies and procedures. 
Those members, who are not full-time or permanent part-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. Committee members who are full-time or permanent part-
time Federal employees shall be appointed, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-
3.130(a), to serve as regular government employee (RGE) members.
    Committee members shall, with the exception of reimbursement for 
official Committee-related travel and per diem, serve without 
compensation, unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary of Defense.
    The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with USD(AT&L) and the 
ASD(NCB), shall select the Committee's Chair and Vice Chair from among 
the membership approved by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense.
    The Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense may 
approve the appointment of Committee members for one-to-four year terms 
of service; however, no member, unless authorized by the Secretary of 
Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense, may serve more than two 
consecutive terms of service, to include its subcommittees, or serve on 
more than two DoD Federal advisory committees at one time.
    Each Committee member is appointed to provide advice on the basis 
of his or her best judgment without representing any particular point 
of view and in a manner that is free from conflict of interest.
    The Department, 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 written determination, to include 
terms of reference, by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary 
of Defense, or the USD(AT&L), as the Committee's Sponsor.
    Such subcommittees shall not work independently of the chartered 
Committee, and shall report their findings and advice solely to the 
Committee for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees have no 
authority to make decisions and recommendations, verbally or in 
writing, on behalf of the chartered Committee. No subcommittee or any 
of its members can update or report directly to the DoD or to any 
Federal officers or employees.
    All subcommittee members shall be appointed in the same manner as 
the Committee members; that is, the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense shall appoint subcommittee members to a term of 
service of one-to-four years, with annual renewals, even if the member 
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question is already a Committee member. Subcommittee members shall not 
serve more than two consecutive terms of service, without approval by 
the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense. 
Subcommittee members are appointed to provide advice on the basis of 
their best judgment without representing a particular point of view and 
in a manner that is free from conflict of interest.
    Subcommittee members, if not full-time or part-time government 
employees, shall be appointed to serve as experts or consultants, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, to serve as SGE members. Those individuals 
who are full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees 
shall be appointed, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a), to serve as RGE 
members. With the exception of reimbursement for official Committee-
related travel and per diem, 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 Designated Federal Officer (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.
    In addition, the Committee's DFO is required to be in attendance at 
all committee and subcommittee meetings for the entire duration of each 
and every meeting. However, in the absence of the Committee's DFO, an 
Alternate DFO, duly appointed to the Committee, according to the DoD 
policies and procedures, shall attend the entire duration of the 
Committee or subcommittee meeting.
    The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall call all of the Committee's 
and subcommittee's meetings; 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 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 Committee.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the 
Committee, and this individual will ensure that the written statements 
are provided to the membership for their consideration. Contact 
information for the Committee'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 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: October 27, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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question is already a Committee provided to the membership for their Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army
member. Subcommittee members shall consideration. Contact information for Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR–GW,
not serve more than two consecutive the Committee’s DFO can be obtained 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building,
terms of service, without approval by from the GSA’s FACA Database—http:// Alexandria, Virginia 22315–3868; by
the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy www.facadatabase.gov/. telephone at 703–428–8083; and by
Secretary of Defense. Subcommittee The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– email at Kenneth.E.Lichtman@
members are appointed to provide 3.150, will announce planned meetings usace.army.mil.
advice on the basis of their best of the Committee. The DFO, at that time, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
judgment without representing a may provide additional guidance on the committee meeting is being held under
particular point of view and in a manner submission of written statements that the provisions of the Federal Advisory
that is free from conflict of interest. are in response to the stated agenda for Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,
Subcommittee members, if not full- the planned meeting in question. Appendix, as amended), the
time or part-time government
Dated: October 27, 2015. Government in the Sunshine Act of
employees, shall be appointed to serve
as experts or consultants, pursuant to 5 Aaron Siegel, 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
U.S.C. 3109, to serve as SGE members. Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 41 CFR 102–3.150.
Officer, Department of Defense. Purpose of the Meeting: The Board is
Those individuals who are full-time or
permanent part-time Federal officers or [FR Doc. 2015–27710 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am] chartered to provide independent
employees shall be appointed, pursuant BILLING CODE 5001–06–P advice and recommendations to the
to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a), to serve as RGE Secretary of the Army on construction
members. With the exception of and rehabilitation project investments
reimbursement for official Committee- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE on the commercial navigation features
related travel and per diem, of the inland waterways system of the
Department of the Army, Corps of United States. At this meeting, the
subcommittee members shall serve
Engineers Board will receive briefings and
without compensation.
All subcommittees operate under the presentations regarding the investments,
Inland Waterways Users Board projects and status of the inland
provisions of FACA, the Sunshine Act, Meeting Notice
governing Federal statutes and waterways system of the United States
regulations, and established DoD AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. and conduct discussions and
policies and procedures. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. deliberations on those matters. The
The Designated Federal Officer (DFO), ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory
Board is interested in written and verbal
pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a full- committee meeting. comments from the public relevant to
time or permanent part-time DoD these purposes.
employee, and shall be appointed in SUMMARY: The Department of the Army Proposed Agenda: At this meeting the
accordance with established DoD is publishing this notice to announce agenda will include the status of
policies and procedures. the following Federal advisory funding for inland navigation projects
In addition, the Committee’s DFO is committee meeting of the U.S. Army and studies, the status of the Inland
required to be in attendance at all Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Waterways Trust Fund, the status of the
committee and subcommittee meetings Users Board (Board). This meeting is Olmsted Locks and Dam Project, the
for the entire duration of each and every open to the public. For additional Locks and Dams 2, 3, and 4
meeting. However, in the absence of the information about the Board, please Monongahela River Project, efficient
Committee’s DFO, an Alternate DFO, visit the committee’s Web site at http:// funding for Inland Waterways Trust
duly appointed to the Committee, www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/ Fund projects, status of the Inland
according to the DoD policies and Navigation/ Marine Transportation System (IMTS)
procedures, shall attend the entire InlandWaterwaysUsersBoard.aspx. Capital Investment Strategy (CIS), the
duration of the Committee or Lock Performance Monitoring System
DATES: The Army Corps of Engineers, (LPMS) Reporting modifications and
subcommittee meeting. Inland Waterways Users Board will
The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall reporting navigation notices to maritime
meet from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on interests, overview of the economic
call all of the Committee’s and
December 2, 2015. Public registration analysis and preparing traffic
subcommittee’s meetings; prepare and
will begin at 8:15 a.m. projections, and preliminary discussion
approve all meeting agendas; and
adjourn any meeting when the DFO, or ADDRESSES: The Board meeting will be of the Board’s 2015 Annual Report.
the Alternate DFO, determines conducted at the Embassy Suites by Availability of Materials for the
adjournment to be in the public interest Hilton St. Louis—St. Charles Hotel, Two Meeting. A copy of the agenda or any
or required by governing regulations or Convention Center Plaza, St. Charles, updates to the agenda for the December
DoD policies and procedures. Missouri 63303 at 636–946–5544. 2, 2015 meeting. The final version will
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. be provided at the meeting. All
102–3.140, the public or interested Mark R. Pointon, the Designated Federal materials will be posted to the Web site
organizations may submit written Officer (DFO) for the committee, in after the meeting.
statements to Committee membership writing at the Institute for Water Public Accessibility to the Meeting:
about the Committee’s mission and Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended,
functions. Written statements may be Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR–GM, 7701 and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.1
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submitted at any time or in response to Telegraph Road, Casey Building, 65, and subject to the availability of
the stated agenda of planned meeting of Alexandria, Virginia 22315–3868; by space, this meeting is open to the
the Committee. telephone at 703–428–6438; and by public. Registration of members of the
All written statements shall be email at Mark.Pointon@usace.army.mil. public who wish to attend the meeting
submitted to the DFO for the Alternatively, contact Mr. Kenneth E. will begin at 8:15 a.m. on the day of the
Committee, and this individual will Lichtman, the Alternate Designated meeting. Seating is limited and is on a
ensure that the written statements are Federal Officer (ADFO), in writing at the first-to-arrive basis. Attendees will be

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Section		Notices
Action		Amendment of Federal Advisory Committee.
Contact		Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.
FR Citation		80 FR 66886

80 FR 66886 - Charter Amendment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 210 (October 30, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary