[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47516-47517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18327]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NERO-CEBE-32331; PPNECEBE00, PPMPSPD1Z.Y00000]


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

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the 
Interior, is requesting nominations for qualified persons to serve as 
members on the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park 
Advisory Commission (Commission).

DATES: Written nominations must be received by September 24, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Nominations or requests for further information should be 
sent to Karen Beck-Herzog, Site Manager, Cedar Creek and Belle Grove 
National Historical Park, P.O. Box 700, Middletown, Virginia 22645, or 
via email [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Beck-Herzog, via telephone (540) 
868-0938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National 
Historical Park Advisory Commission was established in accordance with 
the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Act of 2002 
(16 U.S.C. 410iii-7). The 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 in the 
identification of sites of significance outside the park boundary.

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    The Commission consists of 15 members appointed by the Secretary, 
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 the 
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; and (j) 1 ex-officio representative from the 
United States Forest Service.
    We are currently seeking members to represent all categories.
    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 been 
appointed. The Chairperson of the Commission shall be elected by the 
members to serve a term of one-year renewable for one additional year.
    Nominations should be typed and should 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 
Commission and permit the Department to contact a potential member.
    Members of the Commission serve without compensation. However, 
while away from their homes or regular places of business in the 
performance of services for the Commission as approved by the NPS, 
members may 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.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.

Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-18327 Filed 8-24-21; 8:45 am]
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