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Designated Federal Officer DFO  

Per 41 CFR §102-3.25, Designated Federal Officer ("DFO"), means an individual designated by the agency head, for each advisory committee for which the agency head is responsible, to implement the provisions of sections §10(e) and (f) of 5 U.S.C. app. – the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and any advisory committee procedures of the agency under the control and supervision of the Committee Management Officer (CMO).

The terms Executive Secretary, Designated Federal Official and Scientific Review Officer are used at NIH to denote the Designated Federal Officer role.

For information about NIH Advisory Committees, see the NIH Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy (OFACP) website.