80 FR 46599 - Request for Nominations for the National Park Service Alaska Region Subsistence Resource Commission Program

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 150 (August 5, 2015)

The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking nominations for new members to represent subsistence users on the following Subsistence Resource Commissions (SRC): The Aniakchak National Monument SRC, the Cape Krusenstern National Monument SRC, the Denali National Park SRC, the Gates of the Arctic National Park SRC, the Kobuk Valley National Park SRC, and the Lake Clark National Park SRC.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46599-46600]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19262]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

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Request for Nominations for the National Park Service Alaska 
Region Subsistence Resource Commission Program

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking nominations for new 
members to represent subsistence users on the following Subsistence 
Resource Commissions (SRC): The Aniakchak National Monument SRC, the 
Cape Krusenstern National Monument SRC, the Denali National Park SRC, 
the Gates of the Arctic National Park SRC, the Kobuk Valley National 
Park SRC, and the Lake Clark National Park SRC.

DATES: Nominations must be postmarked by September 4, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to: Clarence Summers, Subsistence 
Manager, National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office, 240 W. 5th 
Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501; or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS SRC program is authorized under 
section 808 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 3118). The SRCs hold meetings to develop NPS subsistence program 
recommendations and advise on related regulatory proposals and resource 
management issues.
    Each SRC is composed of nine members: (a) Three members appointed 
by the Secretary of the Interior; (b) three members appointed by the 
Governor of the State of Alaska; and (c) three members appointed by a 
Regional Advisory Council (RAC), established pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 
3115, which has jurisdiction within the area in which the park is 
located. Each of the three members appointed by the RAC must be a 
member of either the RAC or a local advisory committee within the 
region who also engages in subsistence uses within the Park or Park 
Monument.
    We are now seeking nominations for those three members of each of 
the SRCs listed above. These members are to be appointed by the 
Secretary of the Interior.
    Members will be appointed for a term of three years. Members of the 
SRC receive no pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service 
on the SRC. However, while away from their homes or regular places of 
business in the performance of services for the SRC, and as approved by 
the Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 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.
    SRC meetings will take place at such times as designated by the 
DFO. Members are expected to make every effort to attend all meetings. 
Members may not appoint deputies or alternates.
    Individuals who are federally registered lobbyists are ineligible 
to serve on all FACA and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils in an 
individual capacity. The term ``individual capacity'' refers to 
individuals who are appointed to exercise their own individual best 
judgment on behalf of the government, such as when they are designated 
Special Government Employees, rather

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than being appointed to represent a particular interest.

Seeking Nominations for Members

    We are seeking nominations for members to represent subsistence 
users on each of the six SRCs listed above. All those interested in 
serving as members, including current members whose terms are expiring, 
must follow the same nomination process. Nominations 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 SRC, and to permit the Department to 
contact a potential member.

    Dated: July 28, 2015.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-19262 Filed 8-4-15; 8:45 am]
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