[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 204 (Monday, October 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53293-53294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23015]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

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Request for Nominations for the Made in America Outdoor 
Recreation Advisory Committee

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, is 
seeking nominations for individuals to be considered for appointment to 
the Made in America Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee (Committee). 
The Committee provides advice to the Secretary of the Interior 
(Secretary) on the public-private partnerships across all public lands, 
with the goal of expanding access to and improving infrastructure on 
public lands and waterways.

DATES: Nominations must be postmarked by November 21, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Shirley Sears, Office of 
Policy, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 2659, 
Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirley Sears, Office of Policy, 
National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 2659, Washington, DC 
20240, telephone number 202-354-3955, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee has been established as a 
discretionary committee by authority of the Secretary under 54 U.S.C. 
100906, and is regulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1-16).
    The Committee's duties are strictly advisory and include, but are 
not limited to, providing recommendations on policies and programs 
that: Expand and improve visitor infrastructure developed through 
public-private partnerships; implement sustainable operations embracing 
fair, efficient, and convenient fee collection and strategic use of the 
collected fees; improve interpretation using technology; and create 
better tools and/or opportunities for Americans to discover their lands 
and waters. The Committee also provides recommendations for 
implementation of Secretary's Order 3347--Conservation Stewardship and 
Outdoor Recreation.
    The Committee meets approximately two times per year. The Secretary 
appoints members and their alternates to the Committee to serve up to a 
3-year term. The Committee will not exceed 18 discretionary and 2 ex 
officio members.
    Nominations are currently being sought for consideration in 
appointing two discretionary members to the Committee from among, but 
not limited to, the entities listed below. The nominees must be senior-
level representatives of their organizations.

 Camping, recreational, and/or all-terrain vehicle (ATV) 
industries
 Tourism and/or guide industries related to outdoor recreation
 Hospitality industries
 Outdoor outfitter industries
 Saltwater and freshwater recreational fishing organizations
 Recreational boating organizations
 Industrial manufacturing industries
 Transportation industries

    Nominations should be typed and must include a resume providing an 
adequate description of the nominee's

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qualifications, including information that would enable the Department 
of the Interior (DOI) to make an informed decision regarding meeting 
the membership requirements of the Committee and to permit the DOI to 
contact a potential member.
    Members of the Committee serve without compensation. However, while 
away from their homes or regular places of business, Committee and 
subcommittee members engaged in Committee or subcommittee business that 
the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) has approved may be allowed travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 5703, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in 
Federal Government service.
    Public disclosure of information: Before including your address, 
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information 
with your nomination, you should be aware that your entire nomination--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly 
available at any time. While you can ask us in your nomination to 
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100906

Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-23015 Filed 10-19-18; 8:45 am]
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