[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 3628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1082]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


National Park System Concessions Management Advisory Board 
Reestablishment

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Reestablishment of the National Park Service 
Concessions Management Advisory Board.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior intends to administratively 
reestablish the National Park Service Concessions Management Advisory 
Board. This action is necessary and in the public interest in 
connection with the performance of statutory duties imposed upon the 
Department of the Interior and the National Park Service.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo Pendry, Chief, Commercial Services 
Program on 202-513-7156.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Park Service Concessions 
Management Advisory Board was established by Title IV, Section 409 of 
Public Law 105-391, the National Park Omnibus Management Act of 1998, 
November 13, 1998, with a termination date of December 31, 2008. 
Extension legislation was introduced in September 2008 that would have 
extended the Board for one year. We anticipate action on this issue 
during the 111th Congress, but cannot predict if or when that will 
occur.
    The advice and recommendations provided by the Board and its 
subcommittees fulfill an important need within the Department of the 
Interior and the National Park Service, and it therefore is necessary 
to administratively reestablish the Board to ensure that its work is 
not disrupted. The Board's six members will be balanced to represent a 
cross-section of disciplines and expertise relevant to the National 
Park Service mission. The administrative reestablishment of the Board 
comports with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
as amended (5 U.S.C., Appendix), and follows consultation with the 
General Services Administration. The reestablishment will be effective 
on the date the charter is filed pursuant to section 9(c) of the Act 
and 41 CFR 102-3.70.
    Certification: I hereby certify that the administrative 
reestablishment of the National Park Service Concessions Management 
Advisory Board is necessary and in the public interest in connection 
with the performance of duties imposed on the Department of the 
Interior by the Act of August 25, 1916, 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq., and other 
statutes relating to the administration of the National Park System.

    Dated: January 12, 2009.
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. E9-1082 Filed 1-16-09; 8:45 am]
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