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NAO 201-2

COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT

Issued 9/14/90; Effective 08/30/90

SECTION 1. PURPOSE.

The purpose of this Order is to provide NOAA specific instructions for the implementation of Department of Commerce Committee Management policy and procedures.

SECTION 2. REFERENCES.

.01 Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. APP. 2., Public Law 92-463, as amended by the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), P.L. 94-409.

.02 Executive Order 11769, dated February 21, 1974.

.03 Department Administrative Order 201-2, Committee Management.

.04 Department of Commerce Committee Management Handbook.

.05 GSA Rule on Federal Advisory Committee Management, 41 CFR Part 101-6, December 2, 1987.

SECTION 3. COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK.

The Department of Commerce Committee Management Handbook, hereafter referred to as the Handbook, is the medium for issuing DOC uniform policy and procedures relating to committee management. The Handbook contains sections relating to the establishment and maintenance of advisory, interagency and departmental committees. No advisory, interagency, or departmental committee shall meet until all the requirements set forth in the Handbook have been met.

SECTION 4. DEFINITIONS.

.01 Act - means the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. APP.2

.02 Advisory Committee - subject to the Act means any committee or other similar group, or any subcommittee or other subgroup thereof, established by statute; or established or utilized by the President; or any agency official for the purpose of obtaining advice or recommendations on issues or policies which are within the scope of his or her responsibilities and which has among its members one or more persons who is not a full-time Federal officer or employee.

.03 Interagency Committee - is a committee composed solely of representatives of Federal agencies.

.04 Departmental Committee - is a committee composed of representatives of two or more of the principal organizational elements of the Department, or a committee serving a Department-wide purpose and composed solely of DOC officers or employees.

SECTION 5. COMMITTEE LIAISON OFFICER.

.01 The Chief, Paperwork Management Branch (OA332), is the NOAA Advisory Committee Liaison Officer, as provided by Part 1, Chapter 3, of the Committee Management Handbook.

SECTION 6. ESTABLISHMENT, RENEWAL OR TERMINATION OF COMMITTEES.

All requests for the establishment, renewal or termination of committees, as required by the Handbook, shall be submitted to the NOAA Advisory Committee Liaison Officer.

SECTION 7. EFFECT ON OTHER ISSUANCES.

This Order supersedes NDM 06-02, Committee Management Systems, dated 11-25-75.

SIGNED,
F. Geer, Director
Office of Administration

Office of Primary Interest
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Administrative Services Division (OA33)


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