# Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
**AGENCY:**
DoD.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the Department of Defense gives notice that the Amputee Patient Care Program Board, which is determined to be in the public interest, is hereby renewed on July 6, 2006. This committee provides necessary and valuable independent advice to the Secretary of Defense and other senior Defense officials in their respective areas of expertise.
It is a continuing DoD policy to make every effort to achieve a balanced membership on all DoD advisory committees. Each committee is evaluated in terms of the functional disciplines, levels of experience, professional diversity, public and private association, and similar characteristics required to ensure a high degree of balance is obtained.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Frank Wilson, DoD Committee Management Officer, 703-601-2554.
Dated: June 20, 2006.
L.M. Bynum,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.