The Assistant Secretary must provide supporting services, including clerical, stenographic, and other forms of technical assistance to advisory committees as stated in the regulation. See 1912.40 for the exact language.
The Assistant Secretary is responsible for supplying clerical and stenographic help to advisory committees under the regulation. The text expressly states that the Assistant Secretary shall provide these supporting services; see 1912.40.
Yes—"clerical" services are explicitly listed as required support for advisory committees in the regulation. The rule names clerical services among the supports the Assistant Secretary shall provide; see 1912.40.
Yes—stenographic services are explicitly included in the list of supporting services the Assistant Secretary must provide to advisory committees. That specific term appears in the text of 1912.40.
The regulation states that the Assistant Secretary shall provide "other forms of technical assistance," but it does not define or list each type of technical help covered. The provision is written broadly in 1912.40, so technical assistance could include various subject-matter, research, or administrative technical supports depending on committee needs and agency practice.
Yes, the regulation indicates the Assistant Secretary shall provide supporting services to advisory committees (in the plural), which conveys an obligation to furnish these services to advisory committees covered by the part. See the language in 1912.40.
No specific funding or payment rules are stated in 1912.40; the provision simply requires that the Assistant Secretary provide supporting services. The section does not address whether committees or other parties pay for those services—see 1912.40.
The section does not explicitly mandate production of minutes or transcripts, but it does require clerical and stenographic services, which commonly support preparing minutes and transcripts. The regulation's text is at 1912.40.
No, 1912.40 does not set out procedures or a request process; it simply states that the Assistant Secretary shall provide supporting services. The regulation does not describe how committees request or schedule those services—see 1912.40.
The text of 1912.40 mentions "other forms of technical assistance" but does not list specific categories such as legal advice, so the section by itself does not confirm whether legal services are included. For the precise scope, refer to 1912.40 and coordinate with agency offices responsible for advisory committees.
1912.40 does not address whether advisory committees may hire outside contractors; it states that the Assistant Secretary shall provide supporting services but does not forbid committees from using other sources. The regulation's wording is available at 1912.40.
The phrase "supporting services" in 1912.40 is stated broadly to include clerical, stenographic, and other technical assistance, so it should not be narrowly limited to only one or two tasks unless otherwise clarified by agency guidance. The exact language appears in 1912.40.