[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 189 (Monday, October 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67796-67797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21580]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-SERO-NCPTT-36535; PPWOCRADS2, PCU00PT14.GT0000]


Request for Nominations for the Preservation Technology and 
Training Board

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 of the Preservation Technology and Training Board (Board).

DATES: Written nominations must be postmarked by November 1, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Kirk A. Cordell, Executive 
Director, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, 
National Park Service, 645 University Parkway, Natchitoches, Louisiana 
71457, or email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirk A. Cordell, via telephone (318) 
356-7444. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, 
hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Established within the Department of the 
Interior, the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training 
(Center) is located at Northwestern State University of Louisiana in 
Natchitoches, Louisiana. Title IV, section 404 of Public Law 102-575, 
October 30, 1992, established the Board to provide advice and 
professional oversight to the Secretary of the Interior and the Center 
regarding the activities of the Center and to submit an annual report 
to the President and the Congress.

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    The Board is comprised of 13 members appointed for 4-year terms, as 
follows: (a) one member serving as the Secretary's designee; (b) six 
members who represent appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, 
State and local historic preservation commissions, and other public and 
international organizations; and (c) six members on the basis of 
outstanding professional qualifications who represent major 
organizations in the fields of archeology, architecture, conservation, 
curation, engineering, history, historic preservation, landscape 
architecture, planning, or preservation education.
    We are currently seeking members in category (c). 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 Board and 
permit the Department to contact a potential member. All documentation, 
including letters of recommendation, must be compiled and submitted in 
one complete package. All those interested in membership, including 
current members whose terms are expiring, must follow the nomination 
process. Members may not appoint deputies or alternates.
    Members of the Board 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 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. ch. 10

Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023-21580 Filed 9-29-23; 8:45 am]
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