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number of members, provisions for selecting chairperson and subcommittees, 

 and termination date. The charter must be furnished to the Library of Congress. 



• Each agency is required to establish uniform administrative guidelines and 

 management controls. 



• The conuiuttee must have balanced representation. 



• Agency heads, in coordination with the Advisory Committee Management 

 Officer (ACMO), prepare a list of proposed members that is submitted tiirough 

 the ACMO to the Secretary for approval. 



• Committee organizers should coordinate with the ACMO and General Counsel 

 (GC) when considering a subcommittee. Some subcommittees require separate 

 charters. 



• Temas on the committee are limited to two years. 



• Meetings are open to the public. Anyone may attend. Meetings are 

 announced in the Federal Register. An officer of the Federal Government must 

 attend and approve the agenda beforehand. Meetings are dosed orJy if there is 

 a discussion of sensitive research and development matters or a discussion of a 

 "national security matter." 



• Records must be kept and are public documents. 



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