81 FR 9812 - Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery; Request for Nominations

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 38 (February 26, 2016)

Page Range		9812-9812
FR Document		2016-04182

The Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery is an independent Federal advisory committee chartered to provide the Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Army, independent advice and recommendations on Arlington National Cemetery, including, but not limited to cemetery administration, the erection of memorials at the cemetery, and master planning for the cemetery. The Secretary of the Army may act on the Committee's advice and recommendations. The Committee is comprised of no more than nine (9) members. Subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army appoints no more than seven (7) of these members. The purpose of this notice is to solicit nominations from a wide range of highly qualified persons to be considered for appointment to the Committee. Nominees may be appointed as members of the Committee and its sub-committees for terms of service ranging from one to four years. This notice solicits nominations to fill Committee membership vacancies that may occur through July 20, 2016. Nominees must be preeminent authorities in their respective fields of interest or expertise.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery; Request for 
Nominations

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery is an 
independent Federal advisory committee chartered to provide the 
Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Army, independent 
advice and recommendations on Arlington National Cemetery, including, 
but not limited to cemetery administration, the erection of memorials 
at the cemetery, and master planning for the cemetery. The Secretary of 
the Army may act on the Committee's advice and recommendations. The 
Committee is comprised of no more than nine (9) members. Subject to the 
approval of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army 
appoints no more than seven (7) of these members. The purpose of this 
notice is to solicit nominations from a wide range of highly qualified 
persons to be considered for appointment to the Committee. Nominees may 
be appointed as members of the Committee and its sub-committees for 
terms of service ranging from one to four years. This notice solicits 
nominations to fill Committee membership vacancies that may occur 
through July 20, 2016. Nominees must be preeminent authorities in their 
respective fields of interest or expertise.

DATES: All nominations must be received at (see ADDRESSES) no later 
than April 30, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may submit a resume for consideration by 
the Department of the Army to the Committee's Designated Federal 
Officer at the following address: Advisory Committee on Arlington 
National Cemetery, ATTN: Designated Federal Officer (DFO) (Ms. Yates), 
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA 22211.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Renea C. Yates, Designated Federal 
Officer, by email at [email protected] or by telephone 877-
907-8585.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on Arlington National 
Cemetery was established pursuant to Title 10, United States Code, 
Section 4723. The selection, service and appointment of members of the 
Committee are covered by the Committee Charter, available on the 
Arlington National Cemetery Web site http://www.arlingtoncemtery.mil/AboutUs/Charter.aspx. The substance of these provisions of the Charter 
is as follows:
    a. Selection. The Committee Charter provides that the Committee 
shall be comprised of no more than nine members, all of whom are 
preeminent authorities in their respective fields of interest or 
expertise. Of these, no more than seven members are nominated by the 
Secretary of the Army.
    By direction of the Secretary of the Army, all resumes submitted in 
response to this notice will be presented to and reviewed by a panel of 
three senior Army leaders. Potential nominees shall be prioritized 
after review and consideration of their resumes for: Demonstrated 
technical/professional expertise; preeminence in a field(s) of interest 
or expertise; potential contribution to membership balance in terms of 
the points of view represented and the functions to be performed; 
potential organizational and financial conflicts of interest; 
commitment to our Nation's veterans and their families; and published 
points of view relevant to the objectives of the Committee. The panel 
will provide the DFO with a prioritized list of potential nominees for 
consideration by the Executive Director, Army National Military 
Cemeteries, in making an initial recommendation to the Secretary of the 
Army. The Executive Director, Army National Military Cemeteries; the 
Secretary of the Army; and the Secretary of Defense are not limited or 
bound by the recommendations of the Army senior leader panel. Sources 
in addition to this Federal Register notice may be utilized in the 
solicitation and selection of nominations.
    b. Service. The Secretary of Defense may approve the appointment of 
a Committee member for a one-to-four year term of service; however, no 
member, unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense, may serve on the 
Committee or authorized subcommittee for more than two consecutive 
terms of service. The Secretary of the Army shall designate the 
Committee Chair from the total Advisory Committee membership. The 
Committee meets at the call of the DFO, in consultation with the 
Committee Chair. It is estimated that the Committee meets four times 
per year.
    c. Appointment. The operations of the Committee and the appointment 
of members are subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 
92-463, as amended) and departmental implementing regulations, 
including Department of Defense Instruction 5105.04, Department of 
Defense Federal Advisory Committee Management Program, available at 
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/510504p.pdf. Appointed 
members who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers 
or employees shall be appointed as experts and consultants under the 
authority of Title 5, United States Code, Section 3109 and shall serve 
as special government employees. Committee members appointed as special 
government employees shall serve without compensation except that 
travel and per diem expenses associated with official Committee 
activities are reimbursable.
    Additional information about the Committee is available on the 
Internet at: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/About/Advisory-Committee-on-Arlington-National-Cemetery/Charter.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee Chair. It is estimated that the
Patricia Briscoe, Committee meets four times per year.
Advisory Committee on Arlington
Deputy Director, Business Operations, National Cemetery was established c. Appointment. The operations of the
(Pricing and Information Management).
pursuant to Title 10, United States Committee and the appointment of
[FR Doc. 2016–04174 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am] Code, Section 4723. The selection, members are subject to the Federal
BILLING CODE 6353–01–P service and appointment of members of Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
the Committee are covered by the 463, as amended) and departmental
Committee Charter, available on the implementing regulations, including
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Arlington National Cemetery Web site Department of Defense Instruction
http://www.arlingtoncemtery.mil/ 5105.04, Department of Defense Federal
Department of the Army AboutUs/Charter.aspx. The substance of Advisory Committee Management
these provisions of the Charter is as
Advisory Committee on Arlington Program, available at http://www.dtic.
follows:
National Cemetery; Request for a. Selection. The Committee Charter mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/
Nominations provides that the Committee shall be 510504p.pdf. Appointed members who
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. comprised of no more than nine are not full-time or permanent part-time
members, all of whom are preeminent Federal officers or employees shall be
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
authorities in their respective fields of appointed as experts and consultants
SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on interest or expertise. Of these, no more under the authority of Title 5, United
Arlington National Cemetery is an than seven members are nominated by States Code, Section 3109 and shall
independent Federal advisory the Secretary of the Army. serve as special government employees.
committee chartered to provide the By direction of the Secretary of the Committee members appointed as
Secretary of Defense, through the Army, all resumes submitted in special government employees shall
Secretary of the Army, independent response to this notice will be presented serve without compensation except that
advice and recommendations on to and reviewed by a panel of three travel and per diem expenses associated
Arlington National Cemetery, including, senior Army leaders. Potential nominees with official Committee activities are
but not limited to cemetery shall be prioritized after review and reimbursable.
administration, the erection of consideration of their resumes for:
memorials at the cemetery, and master Demonstrated technical/professional Additional information about the
planning for the cemetery. The expertise; preeminence in a field(s) of Committee is available on the Internet
Secretary of the Army may act on the interest or expertise; potential at: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/
Committee’s advice and contribution to membership balance in About/Advisory-Committee-on-
recommendations. The Committee is terms of the points of view represented Arlington-National-Cemetery/Charter.
comprised of no more than nine (9) and the functions to be performed; Brenda S. Bowen,
members. Subject to the approval of the potential organizational and financial
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of conflicts of interest; commitment to our
[FR Doc. 2016–04182 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am]
the Army appoints no more than seven Nation’s veterans and their families; and
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(7) of these members. The purpose of published points of view relevant to the BILLING CODE 5001–03–P

this notice is to solicit nominations from objectives of the Committee. The panel
a wide range of highly qualified persons will provide the DFO with a prioritized
to be considered for appointment to the list of potential nominees for
Committee. Nominees may be appointed consideration by the Executive Director,
as members of the Committee and its Army National Military Cemeteries, in
sub-committees for terms of service making an initial recommendation to
ranging from one to four years. This the Secretary of the Army. The

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; request for nominations.
Contact		Ms. Renea C. Yates, Designated Federal Officer, by email at [email protected] or by telephone 877- 907-8585.
FR Citation		81 FR 9812

81 FR 9812 - Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery; Request for Nominations

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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 38 (February 26, 2016)

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