83 FR 23908 - Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 100 (May 23, 2018)

Page Range		23908-23908
FR Document		2018-10952

The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter for the Threat Reduction Advisory Committee (``the Committee'').

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2018)

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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 Threat Reduction 
Advisory Committee (``the Committee'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee provides the Secretary of 
Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense, through the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, and Sustainment, independent 
advice and recommendations on matters relating to combating Weapons of 
Mass Destruction (WMD). The Committee shall be composed of no more than 
25 members who are eminent authorities in the fields of national 
defense, geopolitical and national security affairs, WMD, nuclear 
physics, chemistry, and biology. 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. 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 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 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, and must be in attendance for the 
duration of each and every Committee/subcommittee meeting. The public 
or interested organizations may submit written statements to the 
Committee membership about the Committee's mission and functions. Such 
statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated 
agenda of planned Committee meetings. All written statements must be 
submitted to the Committee's DFO who will ensure the written statements 
are provided to the membership for their consideration.

    Dated: May 17, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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members, the return of the findings, the evidence that the accused seeks to who are eminent authorities in the
presentencing proceedings, and post- offer is relevant for a purpose under fields of national defense, geopolitical
trial sessions, if any, except as otherwise subdivision (b)(1) or (2) of this rule and and national security affairs, WMD,
provided by this rule. Attendance at that the probative value of such nuclear physics, chemistry, and biology.
these proceedings shall constitute the evidence outweighs the danger of unfair Members who are not full-time or
accused’s appointed place of duty and, prejudice to the victim’s privacy, or that permanent part-time Federal officers or
with respect to the accused’s travel the evidence is described by subdivision employees are appointed as experts or
allowances, none of these proceedings (b)(3) of this rule, such evidence shall be consultants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to
shall constitute disciplinary action. This admissible under this rule to the extent serve as special government employee
does not in any way limit authority to an order made by the military judge members. Members who are full-time or
implement restriction, up to and specifies evidence that may be offered permanent part-time Federal officers or
including confinement, as necessary in and areas with respect to which the employees are appointed pursuant to 41
accordance with R.C.M. 304 or R.C.M. victim may be examined or cross- CFR 102–3.130(a) to serve as regular
305.’’ examined. Any evidence introduced government employee members. Each
e. A comment was received proposing under this rule is subject to challenge member is appointed to provide advice
changes to R.C.M. 703 and R.C.M. 405 under Mil. R. Evid. 403.’’ on behalf of the Government on the
to incorporate Fed. R. Crim. Proc. 17 h. Comments were received basis of their best judgment without
which was created in 2008 to comply suggesting additional changes to, R.C.M. representing any particular point of
with the requirements of the Federal 1103A in Annex 1 and R.C.M. 103, 110, view and in a manner that is free from
Crime Victims’ Rights Act, (‘‘FCVRA’’), 305, 405, 701, 705, 809, 910, 1109, 1114, conflict of interest. Except for
codified at 18 U.S.C. 3771. The JSC has 1202 in Annex 2. These suggested reimbursement of official Committee-
adopted this proposal in part as follows: changes were not incorporated. related travel and per diem, members
—R.C.M. 703(g)(3)(C)(2) is new and i. Comments suggesting changes to serve without compensation. The DoD,
reads as follows: M.R.E. 505 were received. Suggested as necessary and consistent with the
‘‘(2) Subpoenas for personal or changes were not incorporated. Committee’s mission and DoD policies
confidential information about a victim. j. Comments were received suggesting and procedures, may establish
After preferral, a subpoena requiring the the addition of new punitive articles, subcommittees, task forces, or working
production of personal or confidential elimination of certain defenses, and groups to support the Committee, and
information about a victim named in a changes to the terminal element of all subcommittees must operate under
specification may be served on an Article 134. These suggested changes the provisions of FACA and the
were not incorporated. Government in the Sunshine Act.
individual or organization by those
Dated: May 7, 2018. Subcommittees will not work
authorized to issue a subpoena under
independently of the Committee and
subparagraph (D) or with the consent of Shelly E. Finke,
must report all recommendations and
the victim. Before issuing a subpoena Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison
advice solely to the Committee for full
under this subparagraph and unless Officer, Department of Defense.
deliberation and discussion.
there are exceptional circumstances, the [FR Doc. 2018–09949 Filed 5–22–18; 8:45 am]
Subcommittees, task forces, or working
victim must be given notice so that the BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
groups have no authority to make
victim can move for relief under
decisions and recommendations,
subparagraph (g)(3)(G) or otherwise
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE verbally or in writing, on behalf of the
object.’’
f. A comment was received suggesting Committee. No subcommittee or any of
the addition of a new M.R.E. 501(e) Office of the Secretary its members can update or report,
limiting the Government to privileges verbally or in writing, directly to the
identified in M.R.E. 505, 506, and 507. Charter Renewal of Department of DoD or any Federal officers or
These suggested changes were not Defense Federal Advisory Committees employees. The Committee’s DFO,
incorporated; however, the JSC pursuant to DoD policy, must be a full-
AGENCY:Department of Defense.
reviewed M.R.E. 505, 506, and 507 and time or permanent part-time DoD
Renewal of Federal Advisory
ACTION: employee, and must be in attendance for
made the following proposed change to Committee.
M.R.E. 506. the duration of each and every
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense Committee/subcommittee meeting. The
—M.R.E. 506(b) is amended to read as
(DoD) is publishing this notice to public or interested organizations may
follows:
announce that it is renewing the charter submit written statements to the
‘‘(b) Scope. ‘‘Government Committee membership about the
information’’ includes official for the Threat Reduction Advisory
Committee (‘‘the Committee’’). Committee’s mission and functions.
communication and documents and Such statements may be submitted at
other information within the custody or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, Advisory Committee any time or in response to the stated
control of the Federal Government. This agenda of planned Committee meetings.
rule does not apply to the identity of an Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–692–5952. All written statements must be
informant (Mil. R. Evid. 507).’’ submitted to the Committee’s DFO who
g. Comments concerning the proposed SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
will ensure the written statements are
changes to M.R.E. 412(c)(3) were Committee provides the Secretary of
provided to the membership for their
received. The JSC considered all Defense and the Deputy Secretary of
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consideration.
comments. As prescribed by the Defense, through the Under Secretary of
President, upon the effective date of the Defense for Acquisition, and Dated: May 17, 2018.
Executive Order, M.R.E. 412(c)(3) will Sustainment, independent advice and Aaron T. Siegel,
provide: recommendations on matters relating to Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison
‘‘(3) If the military judge determines combating Weapons of Mass Destruction Officer, Department of Defense.
on the basis of the hearing described in (WMD). The Committee shall be [FR Doc. 2018–10952 Filed 5–22–18; 8:45 am]
paragraph (2) of this subdivision that composed of no more than 25 members BILLING CODE 5001–06–P

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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		Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.
Contact		Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.
FR Citation		83 FR 23908

83 FR 23908 - Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 100 (May 23, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary