81 FR 37586 - Charter Re-Establishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 112 (June 10, 2016)

The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that it is re-establishing the Board of Advisors to the Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War College (``the Board'').

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37586-37587]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13838]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Charter Re-Establishment of Department of Defense Federal 
Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Re-establishment of Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to 
announce that it is re-establishing the Board of Advisors to the 
Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate School and the Naval War College 
(``the Board'').

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

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is being re-established 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's 
charter and contact information for the Board's Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO) can be found at http://www.facadatabase.gov/.
    The Board provides the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Navy, independent 
advice and recommendations on matters relating to the Naval 
Postgraduate School and the Naval War College. These matters include, 
but are not limited to, organizational management, curricula and 
methods of instructions, facilities, and other matters of interest.
    The Board is composed of no more than ten members who are eminent 
authorities in the fields of academia, business, national defense and 
security, the defense industry, and research and analysis. Membership 
appointments are authorized by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense and administratively certified by the Secretary of 
the Navy for a term of service of one-to-four years, with annual 
renewals, in accordance with DoD policies and procedures. Board 
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 members. Board 
members 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 regular government employee members. No member, unless authorized by 
the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense, may serve 
more than two consecutive terms of service on the Board, including its 
subcommittees, or serve on more than two DoD federal advisory 
committees at one time. 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. Except for reimbursement 
of official Board-related travel and per diem, Board members serve 
without compensation. The DoD may establish subcommittees, task forces, 
or working groups to support the Board. Currently, the DoD has approved 
two permanent subcommittees to the Board--the Naval Postgraduate School 
Subcommittee, and the Naval War College Subcommittee. The Naval 
Postgraduate School Subcommittee, comprised of no more than 15 members, 
shall focus on the Naval Postgraduate School, and the Secretary of 
Defense has approved the following non-voting ex-officio appointments 
to the Naval Postgraduate School Subcommittee--the Chief of Naval 
Personnel/Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower, Personnel, 
Training and Education Command; the Commanding General USMC Training 
and Education Command; the Commandant Army War College; the Chief of 
Naval Research; and the Commander and President of the Air University. 
The Naval Postgraduate School Subcommittee shall meet a minimum of two 
times a year. The Naval War College Subcommittee, comprised of no more 
than ten members, shall focus on the Naval War College, and the 
Secretary of Defense has approved the following ex-officio non-voting 
member to the Naval War College Subcommittee--the Chief of Naval 
Personnel/Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower, Personnel, 
Training and Education. The Naval War College Subcommittee shall meet a 
minimum of two times a year.
    Subcommittees will not work independently of the Board and must 
report all recommendations and advice solely to the Board for full 
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, directly 
to the DoD or any Federal officers or employees. The Board'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 
Board/subcommittee meeting. The public or interested organizations may 
submit written statements to 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: June 7, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-13838 Filed 6-9-16; 8:45 am]
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