[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81355-81356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32676]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-NERO-CEBE-19766; PPNECEBE00, PPMPSPD1Z.Y00000]
Request for Nominations for the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove
National Historical Park Advisory Commission
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the
Interior, proposes to appoint new members to the Cedar Creek and Belle
Grove National Historical Park Advisory Commission (Commission). The
NPS is requesting nominations for qualified persons to serve as members
of the Commission.
DATES: Written nominations must be received by February 29, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Nominations or requests for further information should be
sent to Karen Beck-Herzog, Acting Site Manager, Cedar Creek and Belle
Grove National Historical Park, 8693 Valley Pike, P.O. Box 700,
Middletown, Virginia 22645, telephone (540) 868-9176.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Beck-Herzog, Acting Site
Manager, Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, 8693
Valley Pike, P.O. Box 700, Middletown, Virginia 22645, telephone (540)
868-9176, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 107-373 established the Cedar
Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park. Section 9(a) of that
law established the Advisory Commission. The Commission was designated
by Congress to provide advice to the Secretary of the Interior on the
preparation and implementation of the park's general management plan
and to advise on land protection.
The Commission consists of 15 members appointed by the Secretary,
as follows: (a) 1 representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia; (b)
1 representative each from the local governments of Strasburg,
Middletown, Frederick County, Shenandoah County, and Warren County; (c)
2 representatives of private landowners within the Park; (d) 1
representative from a citizen interest group; (e) 1 representative from
the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation; (f) 1 representative from the
Belle Grove, Incorporated; (g) 1 representative from the National Trust
for Historic Preservation; (h) 1 representative from the Shenandoah
Valley Battlefields
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Foundation; (i) 1 ex-officio representative from the National Park
Service; and (j) 1 ex-officio representative from the United States
Forest Service.
Each member shall be appointed for a term of three years and may be
reappointed for not more than two successive terms. A member may serve
after the expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken
office. The Chairperson of the Commission shall be elected by the
members to serve a term of one year renewable for one additional year.
We are currently seeking members to represent the Town of
Strasburg, Shenandoah County, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and private
landowners within the Park.
Nominations should be typed and should include a resume providing
an adequate description of the nominee's qualifications, including
information that would enable the Department of the Interior to make an
informed decision regarding meeting the membership requirements of the
Commission and permit the Department of the Interior to contact a
potential member.
Members of the Commission serve without compensation. However,
while away from their homes or regular places of business in the
performance of services for the Commission as approved by the
Designated Federal Officer, members may be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as
persons employed intermittently in Government service are allowed such
expenses under Section 5703 of Title 5 of the United States Code.
Individuals who are Federally registered lobbyists are ineligible
to serve on all FACA and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils in an
individual capacity. The term ``individual capacity'' refers to
individuals who are appointed to exercise their own individual best
judgment on behalf of the government, such as when they are designated
Special Government Employees, rather than being appointed to represent
a particular interest.
All nominations must be compiled and submitted in one complete
package. Incomplete submissions (missing one or more of the items
described above) will not be considered.
Dated: December 15, 2015.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-32676 Filed 12-28-15; 8:45 am]
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