[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3627-3628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1091]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


National Park System Advisory Board Reestablishment

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Reestablishment of the National Park System Advisory 
Board.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior intends to administratively 
reestablish the National Park System 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: Bernard Fagan, 202-208-7456, or 
Shirley Sears Smith, 202-208-7456.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Park System Advisory Board was 
first established by section 3 of the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 
667; 16 U.S.C. 463). The Board has been

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statutorily reauthorized several times since then. However, the Board's 
statutory authorization expired January 1, 2009. 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 12 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 System 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. E9-1091 Filed 1-16-09; 8:45 am]
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