Establishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees

Résumé

Under the provisions of section 2852(b), of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2011 (Pub. L. 111-383), 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) ("the Sunshine Act), and 41 CFR 102-3.50(a), the DoD gives notice that it is establishing the charter for the Independent Review Panel on Military Medical Construction Standards ("the Panel"). The Panel, pursuant to section 2852(b), of the Ike Skelton NDAA for Fiscal Year 2011 (Pub. L. 111-383), is a non-discretionary Federal advisory committee established to provide the Secretary of Defense independent advice and recommendations regarding a construction standard for military medical centers to provide a single standard of care, as set forth below: a. Reviewing the unified military medical construction standards to determine the standards consistency with industry practices and benchmarks for world class medical construction; b. Reviewing ongoing construction programs within the DoD to ensure medical construction standards are uniformly applied across applicable military centers; c. Assessing the DoD approach