# 41 CFR § 105-54.201: Proposals for establishing advisory committees

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-105-54.201

## Section

- **Citation:** 41 CFR § 105-54.201
- **Heading:** Proposals for establishing advisory committees
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 41—Public Contracts and Property Management > Subtitle C—Federal Property Management Regulations System > CHAPTER 105—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION > PART 105-54—ADVISORY COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT > Subpart 105-54.2—Establishment of Advisory Committees

## Text

(a) The Administrator approves the establishment of all GSA Federal Advisory Committees.
(b) When it is decided that it is necessary to establish a committee, the appropriate Head of the Service or Staff Office (HSSO) must consider the functions of similar committees in GSA to ensure that no duplication of effort will occur.
(c) The HSSO proposes the establishment of a Central Office or regional advisory committee within the scope of assigned program responsibilities. In doing so, the HSSO assures that advisory committees are established only if they are essential to the conduct of agency business. Advisory committees are established only if there is a compelling need for the committees, the committees have a truly balanced membership, and the committees conduct their business as openly as possible under the law and their mandate. Each proposal is submitted to the GSA Committee Management Officer for review and coordination and includes:
(1) A letter addressed to the Committee Management Secretariat signed by the HSSO with information copies for the Administrator, Deputy Administrator, the Associate Administrator for Congressional and Industry Relations, and the Special Counsel for Ethics and Civil Rights, describing the nature and purpose of the proposed advisory committee; why it is essential to agency business and in the public interest; why its functions cannot be performed by an existing committee of GSA, by GSA, or other means such as a public hearing; and the plans to ensure balanced membership;
(2) A notice for publication in the Federal Register containing the Administrator's certification that creation of the advisory committee is in the public interest and describing the nature and purpose of the committee; and
(3) A draft charter for review by the Committee Management Secretariat.
(d) Subcommittees that do not function independently of the full or parent advisory committee need not follow the requirements of paragraph (c) of this section. However, they are subject to all other requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
(e) The requirements of paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section apply to any subcommittee of a chartered committee, whether its members are drawn in whole or in part from the full or parent advisory committee, that functions independently of the parent advisory committee, such as by making recommendations directly to a GSA official rather than for consideration by the chartered advisory committee.

## Nearby sections

- [41 CFR § 105-54.101 § 105-54.101 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-105-54.101.md)
- [41 CFR § 105-54.102 § 105-54.102 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-105-54.102.md)
- [41 CFR § 105-54.103 § 105-54.103 Policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-105-54.103.md)
- [41 CFR § 105-54.104 § 105-54.104 Responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-105-54.104.md)
- [41 CFR § 105-54.200 § 105-54.200 Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-105-54.200.md)
- [41 CFR § 105-54.201 § 105-54.201 Proposals for establishing advisory committees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-105-54.201.md)
- [41 CFR § 105-54.202 § 105-54.202 Review and approval of proposals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-105-54.202.md)
- [41 CFR § 105-54.203 § 105-54.203 Advisory committee charters.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-105-54.203.md)
- [41 CFR § 105-54.203-1 § 105-54.203-1 Preparation of charters.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-105-54.203-1.md)
- [41 CFR § 105-54.203-2 § 105-54.203-2 Active charters file.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-105-54.203-2.md)
- [41 CFR § 105-54.203-3 § 105-54.203-3 Submission to Library of Congress.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-105-54.203-3.md)
- [41 CFR § 105-54.204 § 105-54.204 Advisory committee membership.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-105-54.204.md)
- [41 CFR § 105-54.300 § 105-54.300 Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-105-54.300.md)
- [41 CFR § 105-54.301 § 105-54.301 Meetings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-105-54.301.md)

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