81 FR 30265 - Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 94 (May 16, 2016)

Page Range		30265-30266
FR Document		2016-11452

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

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 94 (Monday, May 16, 2016)

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committees

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 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 renewed 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 charter and 
contact information for the Committee's Designated Federal Officer 
(DFO) can be obtained at http://www.facadatabase.gov/.
    The Committee provides the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs, 
independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to combating 
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). 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. Members who are not full-time 
or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees are appointed as 
experts or consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special 
government employee members. Members who are full-time or permanent 
part-time Federal officers or employees are appointed pursuant to 41 
CFR 102-3.130(a) to serve as regular government employee members. Each 
member is 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. 
Except for reimbursement of official Committee-related travel and per 
diem, members serve without compensation. The DoD, as 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, and all subcommittees must operate under the 
provisions of FACA and the Government in the Sunshine Act. 
Subcommittees will not work independently of the Committee and must 
report all recommendations and advice solely to the Committee for full

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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 Committee. No subcommittee or 
any of its members can update or report, verbally or in writing, 
directly to the DoD or any Federal officers or employees. The 
Committee's DFO, pursuant to DoD policy, must be a full-time or 
permanent part-time DoD employee, and must be in attendance for the 
duration of each and every Committee/subcommittee meeting. The public 
or interested organizations may submit written statements to the 
Committee membership about the Committee's mission and functions. Such 
statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated 
agenda of planned Committee meetings. All written statements must be 
submitted to the Committee's DFO who will ensure the written statements 
are provided to the membership for their consideration.

    Dated: May 11, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-11452 Filed 5-13-16; 8:45 am]
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In accordance with the ToR, this product or technology and its Renewal of Federal Advisory
ACTION:
study will analyze and identify the applicability to future Army RAS Committee.
Army formations with the greatest competencies. The description of each
potential to benefit from adoption of solution should include the current SUMMARY: The Department of Defense
RAS technology in both the near term state of development and the predicted (DoD) is publishing this notice to
(7–10 years) and the long term (10–25 performance levels the product or announce that it is renewing the charter
years). For each selected application, technology should reasonably achieve. for the Threat Reduction Advisory
the study team should define the Of most interest to this study is a Committee (‘‘the Committee’’).
benefits of RAS, considering such description of the current autonomous FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
factors as cost, manpower reduction, functionality of the product, the types of Freeman, Advisory Committee
survivability, and mission effectiveness. human-RAS collaboration that are Management Officer for the Department
To the extent possible, the team should supported by the product, any plans to of Defense, 703–692–5952.
make maximum use of existing increase autonomy and collaboration, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
platforms available in the Army, other and changes required to the on-board committee’s charter is being renewed in
Services, or commercially. Among the processing architecture needed to accordance with the Federal Advisory
concepts being studied by the study enable these planned improvements. Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5
team, for which it is seeking input are d. Applicability to Future Army RAS U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41
on relevant products and technologies competency (1 page only): Identify and CFR 102–3.50(d). The charter and
are: Counter Integrated Air Defense expound upon how the product or contact information for the Committee’s
(IAD) System; Counter Armor and technology supports the seven Study Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be
Counter Fires System; Combat Aviation Concept areas mentioned above, obtained at http://
Wingman; Manned-Unmanned Armor concentrating on the added capability www.facadatabase.gov/.
Platoon; Multi-Mission Aerial layer this solution provides that currently The Committee provides the Secretary
System; Soldier Situational Awareness does not exist. of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of
(SA) System; and Point of Need All Proposers should review the Defense, through the Under Secretary of
Sustainment. This is not an exhaustive NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY Defense for Acquisition, Technology,
list. Other concepts are of interest as PROGRAM OPERATING MANUAL, and Logistics and the Assistant
well. (NISPOM), dated February 28, 2006, as Secretary of Defense for Nuclear,
Submission Instructions and Format: it provides the baseline standards for Chemical, and Biological Defense
To respond to this request for the protection of classified information Programs, independent advice and
information, interested parties should and prescribes the requirements recommendations on matters relating to
submit all information detailed below. concerning Contractor Development combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
Packages must be submitted by Friday, information under paragraph 4–105. (WMD). The Committee shall be
May 27, 2016 by 4 p.m. Eastern Defense Security Service (DSS) Site for composed of no more than 25 members
Standard Time. Submissions should the NISPOM is: http://www.dss.mil/isp/ who are eminent authorities in the
briefly summarize the technologies fac_clear/download_nispom.html. fields of national defense, geopolitical
Unclassified white papers/CDs must and national security affairs, WMD,
within a maximum of four pages (as
be mailed to the POC listed (see nuclear physics, chemistry, and biology.
broken down in paragraphs b, c, and d
ADDRESSES and FOR FURTHER Members who are not full-time or
below), excluding quad chart, figures,
INFORMATION CONTACT). Proposers who permanent part-time Federal officers or
references and the cover page. No
intend to include classified information employees are appointed as experts or
proprietary information should be
or data in their white paper submission consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to
included in the responses. Submissions
or who are unsure about the appropriate serve as special government employee
require both a CD and a hard copy of the
classification of their white papers members. Members who are full-time or
response. The size of the CD submission
should contact the POC for guidance permanent part-time Federal officers or
will be limited to 20 MB. The hard copy
and direction in advance of preparation employees are appointed pursuant to 41
format specifications include 12 point CFR 102–3.130(a) to serve as regular
font, single-spaced, single-sided, 8.5 by at phone number (703) 545–8652.
A listing of respondents and whether government employee members. Each
11 inches paper, with a 1 inch margin. member is appointed to provide advice
or not their submission was utilized will
a. Cover Page (1 page only): on behalf of the Government on the
be made available for public inspection
Title upon request. Open deliberation by the basis of their best judgment without
Industry full committee is anticipated on or representing any particular point of
Respondent’s technical and about July 18, 2016 in Irvine, CA. This view and in a manner that is free from
administrative points of contact (names, meeting will be preceded by standard conflict of interest. Except for
addresses, phone and fax numbers, and Federal Register notification. reimbursement of official Committee-
email addresses). related travel and per diem, members
b. Abstract (1 page only): Summarize Brenda S. Bowen, serve without compensation. The DoD,
product or technology solutions and Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. as necessary and consistent with the
how they support Army RAS [FR Doc. 2016–11417 Filed 5–13–16; 8:45 am] Committee’s mission and DoD policies
competencies. Respondents are BILLING CODE 5001–03–P and procedures, may establish
encouraged to be as succinct as possible subcommittees, task forces, or working
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while providing sufficient detail to groups to support the Committee, and
adequately convey the product or DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE all subcommittees must operate under
technology solutions. the provisions of FACA and the
c. Product or Technology Description Office of the Secretary Government in the Sunshine Act.
(4 pages maximum): Provide an Subcommittees will not work
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enhanced view of the product or independently of the Committee and
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technology solution you are proposing, must report all recommendations and
focusing on the advantages of the AGENCY: Department of Defense. advice solely to the Committee for full

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.
Contact		Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.
FR Citation		81 FR 30265

81 FR 30265 - Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 94 (May 16, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary