82 FR 24109 - Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery; Request for Nominations

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 100 (May 25, 2017)

Page Range		24109-24109
FR Document		2017-10716

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 October 30, 2017. 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 October 30, 2017. Nominees must be preeminent authorities in 
their respective fields of interest or expertise.

DATES: All nominations must be received (see ADDRESSES) no later than 
August 1, 2017.

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 publicized in the Committee Charter, available on the 
Arlington National Cemetery Web site http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/About/Advisory-Committee-on-Arlington-National-Cemetery/Charter. The 
substance of the 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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Dated: May 19, 2017 renea.c.yates.civ@mail.mil or by The Committee meets at the call of the
Jennifer Lukens, telephone 877–907–8585. DFO, in consultation with the
Director for the Office of Policy, National SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee Chair. It is estimated that the
Marine Fisheries Service. Advisory Committee on Arlington Committee meets four times per year.
[FR Doc. 2017–10732 Filed 5–24–17; 8:45 am] National Cemetery was established c. Appointment. The operations of the
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P pursuant to Title 10, United States Code Committee and the appointment of
Section 4723. The selection, service and members are subject to the Federal
appointment of members of the Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Committee are publicized in the 463, as amended) and departmental
Committee Charter, available on the implementing regulations, including
Department of the Army Arlington National Cemetery Web site Department of Defense Instruction
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/ 5105.04, Department of Defense Federal
Advisory Committee on Arlington About/Advisory-Committee-on- Advisory Committee Management
National Cemetery; Request for Arlington-National-Cemetery/Charter. Program, available at http://
Nominations The substance of the provisions of the www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/
Charter is as follows: 510504p.pdf. Appointed members who
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. are not full-time or permanent part-time
a. Selection. The Committee Charter
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations. Federal officers or employees shall be
provides that the Committee shall be
comprised of no more than nine appointed as experts and consultants
SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on under the authority of Title 5, United
Arlington National Cemetery is an members, all of whom are preeminent
authorities in their respective fields of States Code Section 3109 and shall
independent Federal advisory serve as special government employees.
committee chartered to provide the interest or expertise. Of these, no more
than seven members are nominated by Committee members appointed as
Secretary of Defense, through the special government employees shall
Secretary of the Army, independent the Secretary of the Army.
By direction of the Secretary of the serve without compensation except that
advice and recommendations on travel and per diem expenses associated
Arlington National Cemetery, including, Army, all resumes submitted in
response to this notice will be presented with official Committee activities are
but not limited to cemetery reimbursable.
administration, the erection of to and reviewed by a panel of three
Additional information about the
memorials at the cemetery, and master senior Army leaders. Potential nominees
Committee is available on the Internet
planning for the cemetery. The shall be prioritized after review and
at: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/
Secretary of the Army may act on the consideration of their resumes for:
About/Advisory-Committee-on-
Committee’s advice and Demonstrated technical/professional
Arlington-National-Cemetery/Charter.
recommendations. The Committee is expertise; preeminence in a field(s) of
comprised of no more than nine (9) interest or expertise; potential Brenda S. Bowen,
members. Subject to the approval of the contribution to membership balance in Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of terms of the points of view represented [FR Doc. 2017–10716 Filed 5–24–17; 8:45 am]
the Army appoints no more than seven and the functions to be performed; BILLING CODE 5001–03–P
(7) of these members. The purpose of potential organizational and financial
this notice is to solicit nominations from conflicts of interest; commitment to our
a wide range of highly qualified persons Nation’s veterans and their families; and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
to be considered for appointment to the published points of view relevant to the
Committee. Nominees may be appointed objectives of the Committee. The panel Office of the Secretary
as members of the Committee and its will provide the DFO with a prioritized
list of potential nominees for Government-Industry Advisory Panel;
sub-committees for terms of service Notice of Federal Advisory Committee
ranging from one to four years. This consideration by the Executive Director,
Army National Military Cemeteries, in Meeting
notice solicits nominations to fill
Committee membership vacancies that making an initial recommendation to AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of
may occur through October 30, 2017. the Secretary of the Army. The Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and
Nominees must be preeminent Executive Director, Army National Logistics), Department of Defense (DoD).
authorities in their respective fields of Military Cemeteries; the Secretary of the ACTION: Federal advisory committee
interest or expertise. Army; and the Secretary of Defense are meeting notice.
DATES: All nominations must be
not limited or bound by the
recommendations of the Army senior SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
received (see ADDRESSES) no later than
leader panel. Sources in addition to this publishing this notice to announce the
August 1, 2017.
Federal Register notice may be utilized following Federal advisory committee
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may meeting of the Government-Industry
in the solicitation and selection of
submit a resume for consideration by nominations. Advisory Panel. This meeting is open to
the Department of the Army to the b. Service. The Secretary of Defense the public.
Committee’s Designated Federal Officer may approve the appointment of a DATES: The meeting will be held from
at the following address: Advisory Committee member for a one-to-four 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday
Committee on Arlington National year term of service; however, no and Thursday, June 14 and 15, 2017.
Cemetery, ATTN: Designated Federal member, unless authorized by the Public registration will begin at 8:45
Officer (DFO) (Ms. Yates), Arlington Secretary of Defense, may serve on the a.m. on each day. For entrance into the
National Cemetery, Arlington, VA Committee or authorized subcommittee meeting, you must meet the necessary
22211. for more than two consecutive terms of requirements for entrance into the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. service. The Secretary of the Army shall Pentagon. For more detailed
Renea C. Yates, Designated Federal designate the Committee Chair from the information, please see the following
Officer, by email at total Advisory Committee membership. link: http://www.pfpa.mil/access.html.

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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		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		82 FR 24109

82 FR 24109 - Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery; Request for Nominations

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEDepartment of the Army

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 100 (May 25, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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