[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 225 (Friday, November 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74382-74383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25683]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-D-COS-POL-31176; PPWODIREP0; PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000]


Request for Nominations for the National Park System Advisory 
Board

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 National Park System Advisory Board (Board). The Board advises the 
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) and the Director of the National 
Park Service (Director) on matters relating to the National Park 
Service (NPS), the National Park System, and programs administered by 
the NPS; the designation of National Historic Landmarks and National 
Natural Landmarks; and the national historic significance of proposed 
National Historic Trails. The Board is currently established as a 
discretionary committee by authority of the Secretary under 54 U.S.C. 
100906 and is expected to continue into the distant future. The

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Board is regulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

DATES: Nominations must be postmarked by December 7, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be emailed to Joshua Winchell, Office of 
Policy, National Park Service, at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Winchell, Office of Policy, 
National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW, Mail Stop 2659, Washington, 
DC 20240, telephone number 202-641-4467, or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Board is to provide 
advice to the Secretary and the Director on matters relating to the 
NPS, the National Park System, and programs administered by the NPS, 
including programs administered pursuant to 54 U.S.C. 320101; 
designation of National Historic Landmarks and National Natural 
Landmarks; and the national historic significance of proposed National 
Historic Trails pursuant to the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(b)(3)). The Board also may advise on matters submitted by the 
Director. The Board shall be comprised of no more than 12 persons, 
appointed from among citizens of the United States having a 
demonstrated commitment to the mission of the NPS. Board members shall 
be selected to represent various geographic regions across the United 
States of America.
    We are requesting nominations to fill vacancies for Board members 
in the categories listed below:
    (1) Persons who have outstanding expertise in the physical and/or 
social sciences, such as history or geography; archeology or 
anthropology; historical or landscape architecture; or biology, 
ecology, geology, or marine sciences;
    (2) persons having outstanding experience in the management of 
national or state parks; forests, wildlife refuges, or other protected 
natural areas; historic areas or sites; or have an extensive background 
in natural or cultural resources management.
    (3) persons having outstanding expertise in professional or 
scientific disciplines that are important to the mission of the 
National Park Service, such as financial management or business 
development; historical or recreational land use management or 
planning; or business management, marketing or entrepreneurship.
    Nominations should be typed and must include a resume providing an 
adequate description of the nominee's qualifications, including 
information that would enable the Department of the Interior to make an 
informed decision regarding meeting the membership requirements of the 
Board and permit the Department of the Interior to contact a potential 
member.
    Board members will be appointed as special Government employees 
(SGEs). Please be aware that members selected to serve as SGEs will be 
required, prior to appointment, to file a Confidential Financial 
Disclosure Report in order to avoid involvement in real or apparent 
conflicts of interest. You may find a copy of the Confidential 
Financial Disclosure Report at the following website: https://www.doi.gov/ethics/special-government-employees/financial-disclosure. 
Additionally, after appointment, members appointed as SGEs will be 
required to meet applicable financial disclosure and ethics training 
requirements. Please contact 202-208-7960 or [email protected] 
with any questions about the ethics requirements for members appointed 
as SGEs.
    Members serve without compensation. However, while away from their 
homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for 
the Board as approved by the Designated Federal Officer, members are 
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 5 U.S.C. 5703.
    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: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.

Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-25683 Filed 11-19-20; 8:45 am]
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