81_FR_40799 81 FR 40679 - Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

81 FR 40679 - Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 120 (June 22, 2016)

Page Range40679-40679
FR Document2016-14733

The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter for the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors (``the Board'').

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 40679]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14733]


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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 United States Naval 
Academy Board of Visitors (``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 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(a). The charter and 
contact information for the Board's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) 
can be obtained at http://www.facadatabase.gov/.
    The Board provides independent advice and recommendations to the 
President of the United States on the state of morale and discipline, 
curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic 
methods, and other matters relating to the Academy that the Board 
decides to consider. The Board shall be constituted annually and 
composed of 15 members: (a) The Chair of the Senate Committee on Armed 
Services, or designee; (b) Three other members of the Senate designated 
by the Vice President or the President pro tempore of the Senate, two 
of whom are members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations; (c) The 
Chair of the House Committee on Armed Services, or designee; (d) Four 
other members of the House of Representatives designated by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives, two of whom are members of the House 
Committee on Appropriations; and (e) Six persons designated by the 
President. Board members who are full-time or permanent part-time 
Federal officers or employees shall be appointed as regular government 
employee members pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a). 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. The Department of 
Defense, as 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, and all subcommittees must operate 
under the provisions of FACA and the Government in the Sunshine Act. 
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 the Board membership about the Board's 
mission and functions. Such statements may be submitted at any time or 
in response to the stated agenda of planned Board. All written 
statements must be submitted to the Board's DFO who will ensure the 
written statements are provided to the membership for their 
consideration.

    Dated: June 17, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-14733 Filed 6-21-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 120 / Wednesday, June 22, 2016 / Notices 40679 burden hours associated with the NEISS necessary for the proper performance of President pro tempore of the Senate, information collection, we have added the Commission’s functions, including two of whom are members of the Senate those hours to the collection of whether the information would have Committee on Appropriations; (c) The information. The increase in burden practical utility; Chair of the House Committee on hours also includes the increase • Whether the estimated burden of Armed Services, or designee; (d) Four associated with offering internet-based the proposed collection of information other members of the House of questionnaires in addition to in-person is accurate; Representatives designated by the and telephone interviews. • Whether the quality, utility, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, This information collection request clarity of the information to be collected two of whom are members of the House excludes the burden associated with could be enhanced; and Committee on Appropriations; and (e) other publicly available Consumer • Whether the burden imposed by the Six persons designated by the President. Product Safety Information Databases, collection of information could be such as internet complaints, Hotline, Board members who are full-time or minimized by use of automated, and Medical Examiners and Coroners permanent part-time Federal officers or electronic or other technological Alert Project (‘‘MECAP’’) reports, which employees shall be appointed as regular collection techniques, or other forms of are approved under OMB control information technology. government employee members number 3041–0146. This information pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a). Board Dated: June 17, 2016. members who are not full-time or collection request also excludes the burden associated with follow-up Todd A. Stevenson, permanent part-time Federal officers or investigations conducted by other Secretary, Consumer Product Safety employees shall be appointed as experts federal agencies. Commission. or consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 The annual cost to the government of [FR Doc. 2016–14729 Filed 6–21–16; 8:45 am] to serve as special government the collection of the NEISS information BILLING CODE 6355–01–P employee members. The Department of is estimated to be about $4.9 million a Defense, as necessary and consistent year. This estimate includes $3.3 with the Board’s mission and DoD million in compensation to NEISS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE policies and procedures, may establish respondents described in section 12(a) subcommittees, task forces, or working above. This estimate also includes Office of the Secretary groups to support the Board, and all $1.603 million for about 150 CPSC Charter Renewal of Department of subcommittees must operate under the professional staff months each year. The estimate of professional staff months Defense Federal Advisory Committees provisions of FACA and the includes the time required to: Oversee Government in the Sunshine Act. AGENCY:Department of Defense. Subcommittees will not work NEISS operations (e.g., administration, Renewal of Federal Advisory ACTION: independently of the Board and must training, quality control); prepare questionnaires, interviewer guidelines, Committee. report all recommendations and advice and other instruments and instructions solely to the Board for full deliberation SUMMARY: The Department of Defense used to collect the information; conduct (DoD) is publishing this notice to and discussion. Subcommittees, task face-to-face and telephone interviews; announce that it is renewing the charter forces, or working groups have no and evaluate responses obtained from for the United States Naval Academy authority to make decisions and interviews and completed forms. Each Board of Visitors (‘‘the Board’’). recommendations, verbally or in month of professional staff time costs writing, on behalf of the Board. No FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim the Commission about $10,683.83. This subcommittee or any of its members can Freeman, Advisory Committee is based on a GS–12 mid-level salaried update or report, verbally or in writing, Management Officer for the Department employee. The average yearly wage rate directly to the DoD or any Federal of Defense, 703–692–5952. for a mid-level salaried GS–12 employee officers or employees. The Board’s DFO, in the Washington, DC metropolitan SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This pursuant to DoD policy, must be a full- area (effective as of January 2016) is committee’s charter is being renewed in accordance with the Federal Advisory time or permanent part-time DoD $87,821 (GS–12, step 5). This represents employee, and must be in attendance for 68.5 percent of total compensation (U.S. Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 the duration of each and every Board/ Bureau of Labor Statistics, ‘‘Employer subcommittee meeting. The public or Costs for Employee Compensation,’’ CFR 102–3.50(a). The charter and contact information for the Board’s interested organizations may submit March 2016, Table 1, percentage of Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be written statements to the Board wages and salaries for all civilian obtained at http:// membership about the Board’s mission management, professional, and related employees: http://www.bls.gov/ncs/). www.facadatabase.gov/. and functions. Such statements may be Adding an additional 31.5 percent for The Board provides independent submitted at any time or in response to benefits brings average yearly advice and recommendations to the the stated agenda of planned Board. All compensation for a mid-level salaried President of the United States on the written statements must be submitted to GS–12 employee to $128,206. state of morale and discipline, the Board’s DFO who will ensure the curriculum, instruction, physical written statements are provided to the D. Request for Comments equipment, fiscal affairs, academic membership for their consideration. The Commission solicits written methods, and other matters relating to mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Dated: June 17, 2016. comments from all interested persons the Academy that the Board decides to consider. The Board shall be constituted Aaron Siegel, about the proposed collection of information. The Commission annually and composed of 15 members: Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison specifically solicits information relevant (a) The Chair of the Senate Committee Officer, Department of Defense. to the following topics: on Armed Services, or designee; (b) [FR Doc. 2016–14733 Filed 6–21–16; 8:45 am] • Whether the collection of Three other members of the Senate BILLING CODE 5001–06–P information described above is designated by the Vice President or the VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:02 Jun 21, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1


Document Created: 2016-06-22 01:06:05
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRenewal of Federal Advisory Committee.
ContactJim Freeman, Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.
FR Citation81 FR 40679 
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