82 FR 41940 - Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 170 (September 5, 2017)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 170 (September 5, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-18695 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 5, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 41940-41941] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-18695] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter for the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific Advisory Board (``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 pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2904 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(d). The charter and contact information for the Board's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be obtained at http://www.facadatabase.gov/. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2904(e), the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Council (``the Council'') shall refer to the Board, and the Board shall review, each proposed research project including its estimated cost, for research in and development of technologies related to environmental activities in excess of $1,000,000. The Council, pursuant to its responsibilities under 10 U.S.C. 2902(d)(1) and in an effort to enhance the Board's review process, has lowered the dollar threshold for referral by the Council to the Board to any proposed research project in excess of $900,000. The Board shall make any recommendations to the Council that the Board considers appropriate regarding such project or proposal. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2904(a), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall jointly appoint not less than six and not more than 14 members. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2904(b), the Board membership shall be composed of the following: (a) Permanent members of the Board are the Science Advisor to the President and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or their respective designees; and (b) Non-permanent members of the Board shall be appointed from among persons eminent in the fields of basic sciences, engineering, ocean and environmental sciences, education, research management, international and security affairs, health physics, health sciences, or social sciences, with due regard given to the equitable representation of scientists and engineers who are women or who represent minority groups. One such member of the Board shall be a representative of environmental public interest groups, and one such member shall be a representative of the interests of State governments. Board members who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees are 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 are appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a) to serve as regular government employee members. Each member is 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, members serve without compensation. The DoD, 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 [[Page 41941]] and functions. Such statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned Board meetings. 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: August 30, 2017. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2017-18695 Filed 9-1-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P
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days from the date of publication in the Dated: August 30, 2017. the Administrator of the National
Federal Register: Mary Hyde, Oceanic and Atmospheric
(1) By fax to: 202–395–6974, Director, Research and Evaluation. Administration or their respective
Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk [FR Doc. 2017–18746 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am] designees; and (b) Non-permanent
Officer for the Corporation for National BILLING CODE 6050–28–P members of the Board shall be
and Community Service; or appointed from among persons eminent
(2) By email to: smar@omb.eop.gov. in the fields of basic sciences,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE engineering, ocean and environmental
is particularly interested in comments sciences, education, research
which: Office of the Secretary management, international and security
• Evaluate whether the proposed affairs, health physics, health sciences,
Charter Renewal of Department of or social sciences, with due regard given
collection of information is necessary Defense Federal Advisory Committees
for the proper performance of the to the equitable representation of
functions of CNCS, including whether AGENCY:Department of Defense. scientists and engineers who are women
the information will have practical Renewal of Federal Advisory
ACTION: or who represent minority groups. One
utility; Committee. such member of the Board shall be a
• Evaluate the accuracy of the representative of environmental public
agency’s estimate of the burden of the SUMMARY: The Department of Defense interest groups, and one such member
proposed collection of information, (DoD) is publishing this notice to shall be a representative of the interests
including the validity of the announce that it is renewing the charter of State governments. Board members
methodology and assumptions; for the Strategic Environmental who are not full-time or permanent part-
Research and Development Program time Federal officers or employees are
• Propose ways to enhance the
Scientific Advisory Board (‘‘the Board’’). appointed as experts or consultants
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as
• Propose ways to minimize the Freeman, Advisory Committee special government employee members.
burden of the collection of information Management Officer for the Department Board members who are full-time or
on those who are to respond, including of Defense, 703–692–5952. permanent part-time Federal officers or
through the use of appropriate SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This employees are appointed pursuant to 41
automated, electronic, mechanical, or committee’s charter is being renewed CFR 102–3.130(a) to serve as regular
other technological collection pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2904 and in government employee members. Each
techniques or other forms of information accordance with the Federal Advisory member is appointed to provide advice
technology. Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 on behalf of the Government on the
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 basis of their best judgment without
Comments CFR 102–3.50(d). The charter and representing any particular point of
A 60-day Notice requesting public contact information for the Board’s view and in a manner that is free from
comment was published in the Federal Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be conflict of interest. Except for
Register on June 26, 2017 at 82 FR obtained at http:// reimbursement of official Board-related
28830. This comment period ended www.facadatabase.gov/. travel and per diem, members serve
August 25, 2017. No public comments Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2904(e), the without compensation. The DoD, as
were received from this Notice. Strategic Environmental Research and necessary and consistent with the
Description: This collection was Development Program Council (‘‘the Board’s mission and DoD policies and
developed as part of a federal Council’’) shall refer to the Board, and procedures, may establish
government-wide effort to streamline the Board shall review, each proposed subcommittees, task forces, or working
the process for seeking feedback from research project including its estimated groups to support the Board, and all
the public on agency service delivery. cost, for research in and development of subcommittees must operate under the
technologies related to environmental provisions of FACA and the
Type of Review: Renewal.
activities in excess of $1,000,000. The Government in the Sunshine Act.
Agency: Corporation for National and
Council, pursuant to its responsibilities Subcommittees will not work
Community Service.
under 10 U.S.C. 2902(d)(1) and in an independently of the Board and must
Title: Generic Clearance for the effort to enhance the Board’s review report all recommendations and advice
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on process, has lowered the dollar solely to the Board for full deliberation
Agency Service Delivery. threshold for referral by the Council to and discussion. Subcommittees, task
OMB Number: 3045–0137. the Board to any proposed research forces, or working groups have no
Agency Number: None. project in excess of $900,000. The Board authority to make decisions and
Affected Public: Individuals and shall make any recommendations to the recommendations, verbally or in
Households; Businesses and Council that the Board considers writing, on behalf of the Board. No
Organizations; State, Local or Tribal appropriate regarding such project or subcommittee or any of its members can
Governments. proposal. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2904(a), update or report, verbally or in writing,
Total Respondents: 10,000. the Secretary of Defense and the directly to the DoD or any Federal
Frequency: Once. Secretary of Energy, in consultation officers or employees. The Board’s DFO,
Average Time per Response: 10 with the Administrator of the pursuant to DoD policy, must be a full-
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minutes. Environmental Protection Agency, shall time or permanent part-time DoD
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,667 jointly appoint not less than six and not employee, and must be in attendance for
hours. more than 14 members. Pursuant to 10 the duration of each and every Board/
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): U.S.C. 2904(b), the Board membership subcommittee meeting. The public or
None. shall be composed of the following: (a) interested organizations may submit
Total Burden Cost (operating/ Permanent members of the Board are the written statements to the Board
maintenance): None. Science Advisor to the President and membership about the Board’s mission
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and functions. Such statements may be pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
submitted at any time or in response to special government employee members.
the stated agenda of planned Board Members who are full-time or Arbitration Panel Decisions Under the
meetings. All written statements must permanent part-time Federal officers or Randolph-Sheppard Act
be submitted to the Board’s DFO who employees are appointed pursuant to 41 AGENCY: Office of Special Education and
will ensure the written statements are CFR 102–3.130(a) to serve as regular Rehabilitative Services, Department of
provided to the membership for their government employee members. Each Education.
consideration. member is appointed to provide advice ACTION: Notice of arbitration decisions.
Dated: August 30, 2017. on behalf of the Government on the
Aaron Siegel, basis of their best judgment without SUMMARY: The Department of Education
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison representing any particular point of (Department) is changing the way it
Officer, Department of Defense. view and in a manner that is free from notifies the public of arbitration panel
[FR Doc. 2017–18695 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am] conflict of interest. Except for decisions under the Randolph-Sheppard
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P reimbursement of official Board-related Act. The Department will no longer
travel and per diem, members serve publish detailed synopses of each
decision in the Federal Register. Rather,
without compensation. The DoD, as
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE the Department will publish a quarterly
necessary and consistent with the
notice in the Federal Register listing
Office of the Secretary Board’s mission and DoD policies and any decisions reached in the previous
procedures, may establish three months. The full text of the
Charter Renewal of Department of subcommittees, task forces, or working decisions will be available on the
Defense Federal Advisory Committees groups to support the Board, and all Department’s Web site and by request.
subcommittees must operate under the This notice lists decisions from the first
AGENCY:Department of Defense.
provisions of FACA and the two quarters of 2017 and available
Renewal of Federal Advisory
ACTION:
Government in the Sunshine Act. decisions from 2016.
Committee.
Subcommittees will not work FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense independently of the Board and must Donald Brinson, U.S. Department of
(DoD) is publishing this notice to report all recommendations and advice Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
announce that it is renewing the charter solely to the Board for full deliberation Room 5045, Potomac Center Plaza,
for the Defense Policy Board (‘‘the and discussion. Subcommittees, task Washington, DC 20202–2800.
Board’’). forces, or working groups have no Telephone: (202) 245–7310. If you use a
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim authority to make decisions and telecommunications device for the deaf
Freeman, Advisory Committee recommendations, verbally or in (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the
Management Officer for the Department writing, on behalf of the Board. No Federal Relay Service, toll-free, at 1–
of Defense, 703–692–5952. subcommittee or any of its members can 800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This update or report, verbally or in writing, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For the
committee’s charter is being renewed in directly to the DoD or any Federal purpose of providing blind persons with
accordance with the Federal Advisory officers or employees. The Board’s DFO, remunerative employment, enlarging
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 pursuant to DoD policy, must be a full- their economic opportunities, and
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 time or permanent part-time DoD stimulating greater efforts to make
CFR 102–3.50(d). The charter and employee, and must be in attendance for themselves self-supporting, the
contact information for the Board’s the duration of each and every Board/ Randolph-Sheppard Act, 20 U.S.C. 107
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be subcommittee meeting. The public or et seq. (Act), authorizes blind persons to
obtained at http:// interested organizations may submit operate vending facilities on Federal
www.facadatabase.gov/. written statements to the Board property and provides them with a
The Board shall provide the Secretary priority for doing so. The vending
membership about the Board’s mission
of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of facilities include, among other things,
Defense, independent, informed advice and functions. Such statements may be
cafeterias, snack bars, and automatic
and opinions concerning matters of submitted at any time or in response to
vending machines. The Department
defense policy in response to specific the stated agenda of planned Board
administers the Act and designates an
tasks from the Secretary of Defense, the meetings. All written statements must agency in each State–-the State
Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the be submitted to the Board’s DFO who Licensing Agency (SLA)—to license
USD(P). The Board shall focus on: (a) will ensure the written statements are blind persons to operate vending
Issues central to strategic DoD planning; provided to the membership for their facilities on Federal and other property
(b) policy implications of U.S. force consideration. in the State.
structure and force modernization on Dated: August 30, 2017. The Act requires arbitration of
DoD’s ability to execute U.S. defense Aaron Siegel, disputes between SLAs and blind
strategy; (c) U.S. regional defense vendors and between SLAs and Federal
policies; and (d) any other topics raised Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
agencies before three-person panels
Officer, Department of Defense.
by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy convened by the Department whose
Secretary of Defense, or the USD(P). The [FR Doc. 2017–18698 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am]
decisions constitute final agency action.
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Board shall be composed of no more BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 20 U.S.C. 107d–1. The Act also makes
than 35 members who have these decisions matters of public record
distinguished backgrounds in defense and requires their publication in the
and national security affairs. Members Federal Register. 20 U.S.C. 107d–2(c).
who are not full-time or permanent part- The Department’s long-standing
time Federal officers or employees are practice has been to publish in the
appointed as experts or consultants Federal Register detailed synopses of
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee. | |
| Contact | Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 41940 |
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