---
kind: "section"
citation: "41 C.F.R. § 102-3.55"
title: "41"
number: "102-3.55"
heading: "Duration of advisory committees."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/41/102-3.55"
---

# §102-3.55. Duration of advisory committees.

- (a) **An advisory committee automatically terminates two years after its date of establishment unless—**
  - (1) The statutory authority used to establish the advisory committee provides a different duration or termination, either stated in or implied by operation of the statute;
  - (2) The President or agency head as applicable determines that the advisory committee has fulfilled the purpose for which it was established and terminates the advisory committee earlier;
  - (3) The President or agency head as applicable determines that the advisory committee is no longer carrying out the purpose for which it was established and terminates the advisory committee earlier; or
  - (4) The President or agency head as applicable renews the advisory committee not later than two years after its date of establishment, renewal, or reestablishment in accordance with [§ 102-3.60](/cfr/41/102-3.60.md). If the President or an agency needs an advisory committee that was terminated, it can be reestablished in accordance with [§ 102-3.60](/cfr/41/102-3.60.md).
- (b) When an advisory committee terminates, the agency shall notify the Secretariat of the effective date of the termination.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121; 5 U.S.C. chapter 10; and E.O. 12024, 42 FR 61445, 3 CFR, 1977 Comp., p. 158.

### Source

Source: 90 FR 58417, Dec. 16, 2025, unless otherwise noted.