83 FR 54727 - Charter Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 211 (October 31, 2018)

The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter for the United States Military Academy Board of Visitors (``the Board'').

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54727-54728]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23833]


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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 United States Military 
Academy Board of Visitors (``the Board'').

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board's charter is being renewed, 
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4355 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 Board's charter and contact information for the 
Board's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be found at https://gsageo.force.com/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation.
    The Board provides the President of the United States independent 
advice and recommendations on morale and discipline, the curriculum, 
instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods, and 
any other matters relating to the Academy (the Academy) that the Board 
decides to consider. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4355(d) and (f), the Board 
shall visit the Academy annually. With the approval of the Secretary of 
the Army, the Board or its members may make other visits to the Academy 
in connection with the duties of the Board or to consult with the 
Superintendent of the Academy. The Board shall submit a written report 
to the President within 60 days after its annual visit to the Academy, 
to include the Board's views and recommendations pertaining to the 
Academy. Any report of a visit, other than the annual visit, shall, if 
approved by a majority of the members of the Board, be submitted to the 
President within 60 days after the approval.
    The Board is composed of no more than 15 members: (a) The Chair of 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, or designee; (b) three 
other members of the Senate designated by the Vice President or the 
President pro tempore of the Senate, two of whom are members of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (c) the Chair of the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, or 
designee; (d) four other members of the House of Representatives 
designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two of whom 
are members of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives; and e. six persons designated by the President. Except 
for reimbursement of official Board-related travel and per diem, Board 
members serve without compensation.
    The public or interested organizations may submit written 
statements to the Board membership about the Board's mission and 
functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in 
response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Board. All 
written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the Board, and 
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to 
the membership for their consideration.

    Dated: October 26, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2018-23833 Filed 10-30-18; 8:45 am]
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