[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 119 (Friday, June 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37074-37075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13256]


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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 Education for Seapower 
Advisory Board (``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 in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., 
Appendix) and 41 CFR 102-3.50(d). The charter and contact information 
for the Board's Designated Federal Officer (DFO) are found at https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublicAgencyNavigation.
    The Board shall provide the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Navy, with 
independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to the Naval 
University System, and specifically, the Naval Postgraduate School and 
the Naval War College. The Board shall: (a) Provide advice on naval 
education strategy and implementation thereof, (b) Provide advice on 
organizational management, curricula and methods of instruction, 
facilities, other issues of accreditation, and other matters of 
interest.
    The Board shall be composed of no more than 15 members appointed in 
accordance with DoD policies and procedures, who are imminent 
authorities in the fields of academia, business, national defense and 
security, the defense industry, and research and analysis. Not less 
than 50 percent of Board members shall be eminent authorities in the 
field of academia. The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Manpower, 
Personnel, Training and Education, the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations 
for Warfighting Development, and the Commanding General, U.S Marine 
Corps Training and Education Command shall serve as ex-officio members 
of the Board, having voting rights and counting toward the Board's 
total membership.
    Board members who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal 
civilian officers, employees, or active duty members of the Armed 
Forces will be 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 civilian 
officers, employees, or active duty members of the Armed Forces will be 
appointed pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.130(a), to serve as regular 
government employee members.

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    All members of the Board are appointed to provide advice 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 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: June 16, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2020-13256 Filed 6-18-20; 8:45 am]
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