[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57413-57414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22689]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NERO-CEBE-13802; PPNECEBE00, PPMPSPD1Z.Y00000]


Request for Nominations for the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove 
National Historical Park Advisory Commission

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of request for nominations for the Cedar Creek and Belle 
Grove National Historical Park Advisory Commission.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 
proposes to appoint new members to the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove 
National Historical Park Advisory Commission. The Site Manager, Cedar 
Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, is requesting 
nominations for qualified persons to serve on the Commission.

DATES: Nominations must be postmarked no later than November 15, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Nominations or requests for further information should be 
sent to Amy Bracewell, 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 Cedar Creek 
and Belle Grove National Historical Park. Section 9(a) of that law 
established the Advisory Commission. The Advisory 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.
    Nominations are needed to represent the following categories: one 
member to represent the local government of Warren County; one member 
to represent the local government of Middletown; one member to 
represent the local government of Frederick County; one member to 
represent the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation; one member to 
represent Belle Grove, Incorporated; one member to represent the 
National Trust for Historic Preservation; one member to represent the 
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation; two members to represent the 
private landowners within the park; and one member to represent a 
citizen interest group.
    Submitting Nominations:
    Nominations should be typed and must include each of the following:

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    A. Brief summary of no more than two (2) pages explaining the 
nominee's suitability to serve on the Commission.
    B. Resume or curriculum vitae.
    C. One (1) letter of endorsement from the unit of government or 
organization being represented, or, in the case of a private landowner, 
one (1) letter of reference.
    The Commission consists of 15 members, each appointed by the 
Secretary of the Interior, 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 Belle Grove, Incorporated; (g) 1 representative 
from the National Trust for Historic Preservation; (h) 1 representative 
from the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation; (i) 1 ex-officio 
representative from the National Park Service; (j) one 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.
    Members of the Commission shall serve without pay, allowances, or 
benefits by reason of their service on the Commission. 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 will 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.
    The Obama Administration prohibits individuals who are currently 
federally registered lobbyists to serve on all Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA) and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils.
    All required documents must be compiled and submitted in one 
complete nomination package. Incomplete submissions (missing one or 
more of the items described above) will not be considered.
    Nominations should be postmarked no later than November 15, 2013, 
to Amy Bracewell, Site Manager, Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National 
Historical Park, 8693 Valley Pike, P.O. Box 700, Middletown, Virginia 
22645.

    Dated: September 12, 2013.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013-22689 Filed 9-17-13; 8:45 am]
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