81_FR_8979 81 FR 8944 - Charter Establishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

81 FR 8944 - Charter Establishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 35 (February 23, 2016)

Page Range8944-8944
FR Document2016-03749

The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that it is establishing the charter for the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces (``the Committee'').

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 8944]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03749]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Charter Establishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory 
Committees

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Establishment of Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to 
announce that it is establishing the charter for the Defense Advisory 
Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault 
in the Armed Forces (``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 
established pursuant to section 546 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (FY 2015 NDAA), as modified by 
section 537 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 (FY2016 NDAA), and 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 Committee's 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, through the 
General Counsel of the Department of Defense, advice on the 
investigation, prosecution, and defense of allegations of rape, 
forcible sodomy, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct involving 
members of the Armed Forces. Not later than March 30 of each year, the 
Committee will submit a report describing the results of its activities 
during the preceding year to the Secretary of Defense and the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives.
    The Committee will be composed of no more than 20 members who have 
experience with the investigation, prosecution, and defense of 
allegations of sexual assault offenses. Members may include Federal and 
State prosecutors, judges, law professors, and private attorneys, but 
individuals serving on active duty in the Armed Forces may not be 
appointed to the Committee. 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 members. Members who are full-time or permanent part-time 
Federal officers or employees will serve as regular government employee 
members.
    All members 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 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 their 
recommendations and advice solely to the Committee 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 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. The DFO or a properly approved 
Alternate DFO, is required to be in attendance at all Committee/
subcommittee meetings for the duration of each and every meeting. 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.

    Dated: February 18, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-03749 Filed 2-22-16; 8:45 am]
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8944 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 23, 2016 / Notices per firm totaling 390 hours per firm (3 Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual policies and procedures, may establish hours × 130 days). In addition, to Assault in the Armed Forces (‘‘the subcommittees, task forces, or working produce labels and apply labels on the Committee’’). groups to support the Committee, and newly manufactured lawn mowers, one FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim all subcommittees must operate under hour daily is estimated for each firm Freeman, Advisory Committee the provisions of FACA and the during the production cycle for a total Management Officer for the Department Government in the Sunshine Act. of 130 hours per firm (1 hour × 130 of Defense, 703–692–5952. Subcommittees will not work days). independently of the Committee and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Total Estimated Annual Burden: must report all their recommendations committee’s charter is being established and advice solely to the Committee for 9,750 hours on testing and pursuant to section 546 of the National recordkeeping (25 firms × 390 hours) full deliberation and discussion. Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal and 3,250 hours for labeling (25 firms × Subcommittees, task forces, or working Year 2015 (FY 2015 NDAA), as modified groups have no authority to make 130 hours) for a total annual burden of by section 537 of the National Defense decisions and recommendations, 13,000 hours per year. General Description of Collection: In Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 verbally or in writing, on behalf of the 1979, the Commission issued the Safety (FY2016 NDAA), and in accordance Committee. No subcommittee or any of Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn with the Federal Advisory Committee its members can update or report, Mowers (16 CFR part 1205) to address Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., verbally or in writing, directly to the blade contact injuries. Subpart B of the Appendix, as amended) and 41 CFR DoD or any Federal officers or standard sets forth regulations 102–3.50(a). The Committee’s charter employees. The Committee’s DFO, prescribing requirements for a and contact information for the pursuant to DoD policy, must be a full- reasonable testing program to support Committee’s Designated Federal Officer time or permanent part-time DoD certificates of compliance with the (DFO) can be obtained at http:// employee. The DFO or a properly standard for walk-behind power lawn www.facadatabase.gov/. approved Alternate DFO, is required to mowers. 16 CFR part 1205, subpart B. The Committee provides the Secretary be in attendance at all Committee/ In addition, section 14(a) of the CPSA of Defense, through the General Counsel subcommittee meetings for the duration (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)) requires of the Department of Defense, advice on of each and every meeting. The public manufacturers, importers, and private the investigation, prosecution, and or interested organizations may submit labelers of a consumer product subject defense of allegations of rape, forcible written statements to Committee to a consumer product safety standard sodomy, sexual assault, and other membership about the Committee’s to issue a certificate stating that the sexual misconduct involving members mission and functions. Written product complies with all applicable of the Armed Forces. Not later than statements may be submitted at any consumer product safety standards. March 30 of each year, the Committee time or in response to the stated agenda Section 14(a) of the CPSA also requires will submit a report describing the of planned meeting of the Committee. that the certificate of compliance must results of its activities during the All written statements shall be be based on a test of each product or preceding year to the Secretary of submitted to the DFO for the upon a reasonable testing program. The Defense and the Committees on Armed Committee, and this individual will information collection is necessary Services of the Senate and House of ensure that the written statements are because these regulations require Representatives. provided to the membership for their manufacturers and importers to The Committee will be composed of consideration. establish and maintain records to no more than 20 members who have Dated: February 18, 2016. demonstrate compliance with the experience with the investigation, prosecution, and defense of allegations Aaron Siegel, requirements for testing and labeling to Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison support the certification of compliance. of sexual assault offenses. Members may include Federal and State prosecutors, Officer, Department of Defense. Dated: February 18, 2016. judges, law professors, and private [FR Doc. 2016–03749 Filed 2–22–16; 8:45 am] Todd A. Stevenson, attorneys, but individuals serving on BILLING CODE 5001–06–P Secretary, Consumer Product Safety active duty in the Armed Forces may Commission. not be appointed to the Committee. [FR Doc. 2016–03700 Filed 2–22–16; 8:45 am] Members who are not full-time or DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BILLING CODE 6355–01–P permanent part-time Federal officers or Department of the Army employees will be appointed as experts or consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 [Docket ID: USA–2016–HQ–0003] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE to serve as special government employee members. Members who are Proposed Collection; Comment Office of the Secretary full-time or permanent part-time Federal Request officers or employees will serve as AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. Charter Establishment of Department regular government employee members. of Defense Federal Advisory ACTION: Notice. All members are appointed to provide Committees advice on behalf of the Government on SUMMARY: In compliance with the AGENCY: Department of Defense. the basis of their best judgment without Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ACTION: Establishment of Federal representing any particular point of Department of the Army announces a Advisory Committee. view and in a manner that is free from proposed public information collection conflict of interest. Except for and seeks public comment on the SUMMARY: The Department of Defense reimbursement of official Committee- provisions thereof. Comments are (DoD) is publishing this notice to related travel and per diem, members invited on: (a) Whether the proposed announce that it is establishing the serve without compensation. collection of information is necessary charter for the Defense Advisory The DoD, as necessary and consistent for the proper performance of the Committee on Investigation, with the Committee’s mission and DoD functions of the agency, including VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Feb 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23FEN1.SGM 23FEN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionEstablishment of Federal Advisory Committee.
ContactJim Freeman, Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.
FR Citation81 FR 8944 
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