[Federal Register: November 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 222)]
[Notices]               
[Page 67842-67843]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense

 
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice; Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 
1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine 
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.65, the 
Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for 
the Defense Health Board (hereafter referred to as the Board).
    The Board is a discretionary federal advisory committee established 
by the Secretary of Defense to provide the Department of Defense 
provide the Secretary of Defense, through the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Health Affairs and the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness, independent advice and recommendations on 
matters pertaining to operational programs, policy development, and 
research programs and requirements for the treatment and prevention of 
disease and injury, the promotion of health and the delivery of 
efficient, effective, and high quality health care services to 
Department of Defense beneficiaries.
    The Board shall be composed of not more than thirty members, who 
are eminent authorities within their respective disciplines related to 
clinical health care, disease and injury prevention, and health care 
delivery and administration. The Secretary of Defense, unless otherwise 
directed by statute, shall approve the appointment of all Board Members 
and Subcommittee Members, to include regular government employees.
    Board Members and Subcommittee 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 5 U.S.C. 3109, and 
serve as special government employees.
    The appointment of Board Members and Subcommittee Members, unless 
otherwise directed by statute, shall be reviewed on an annual basis by 
the Secretary of Defense, and no Board Member or Subcommittee Member 
shall serve more than four years on the Board. Board Members and 
Subcommittee Members, unless otherwise directed by statute or as 
determined by the Secretary of Defense, shall, with the exception of 
travel and per diem for official travel, serve without compensation.
    The Secretary of Defense may appoint regular government officers or 
employees as Board Members or Subcommittee Members depending upon the 
individual's qualification or position within the Department of 
Defense. Regular government employees, who serve on the Board due to 
their position within the Department of Defense, shall be exempt from 
annual renewal as long as the Secretary of Defense continues the ex 
officio status of that position on the Board.
    The Secretary of Defense, based upon the recommendations of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness or designated 
representatives, shall appoint the President of the Board from the 
Board membership. The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, prior to his recommendation, may consult the Board 
membership. No Board Member shall serve more than two consecutive 2-
year terms of service as Board President.
    Regular government officers or employees who participate in the 
Department of Defense's decision making process for this Board are 
prohibited from serving as Board Members or Subcommittee Members.
    The Board shall be authorized to establish subcommittees, as 
necessary and consistent with its mission, and these subcommittees or 
working groups shall operate under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Government in the Sunshine Act of 
1976, and other appropriate federal regulations.
    Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of 
the chartered Defense Health Board, and shall report all their 
recommendations and advice to the Board for full deliberation and 
discussion. Subcommittees or workgroups have no authority to make 
decisions on behalf of the chartered Board nor can they report directly 
to the Department of Defense or any federal officers or employees who 
are not Board members.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board shall meet at the call of the 
Board's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Board's 
chairperson. The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to DoD policy, 
shall be a full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee, and shall be 
appointed in accordance with established DoD policies and procedures. 
The Designated Federal Officer or duly appointed Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer shall attend all committee meetings and subcommittee 
meetings.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Defense 
Health 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 Defense Health Board.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Defense Health Board, and this individual will ensure 
that the written statements are provided to the membership for their 
consideration. Contact information for the Defense Health Board's 
Designated Federal Officer can be obtained from the GSA's FACA 
Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
    The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will 
announce planned meetings of the Defense Health Board. The Designated 
Federal Officer, at that time, may provide additional guidance on the 
submission of written statements that are in response to the stated 
agenda for the planned meeting in question.

    Dated: November 7, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
 [FR Doc. E8-27197 Filed 11-14-08; 8:45 am]

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