[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33277]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

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National Park System Advisory Board; Charter Renewal

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Charter renewal.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior intends to renew the National 
Park System Advisory Board, in accordance with section 14(b) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act. 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: Shirley Sears, Office of Policy, 
National Park Service, 202-354-3955.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is authorized by 54 U.S.C. 102303 
(part of the 1935 Historic Sites, Buildings and Antiquities Act) and 
has been in existence almost continuously since 1935. Pursuant to 54 
U.S.C. 102303, the legislative authorization for the Board expired 
January 1, 2010. However, due to the importance of the issues on which 
the Board advises, the Secretary of the Interior exercised the 
authority contained in 54 U.S.C. 100906 to re-establish and continue 
the Board as a discretionary committee from January 1, 2010, until such 
time as it may be legislatively reauthorized. If the Board is 
reauthorized legislatively within 2 years of the date of the renewal 
charter, the Board will revert to a legislative Board.
    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 is necessary to re-
establish the Board to ensure 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 
renewal of the Board comports with the requirements of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, as amended.
    CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that the renewal 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 National Park Service Organic Act (54 U.S.C. 
100101(a) et seq.), and other statutes relating to the administration 
of the National Park Service.

    Dated: December 22, 2015.
Sally Jewell,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2015-33277 Filed 1-7-16; 8:45 am]
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