80 FR 57661 - Request for Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Membership Application
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
United States Mint Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 185 (September 24, 2015)
United States Mint
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 185 (September 24, 2015)
| Page Range | 57661-57661 | |
| FR Document | 2015-24129 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 185 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 57661] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-24129] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY United States Mint Request for Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Membership Application ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to United States Code, Title 31, section 5135 (b), the United States Mint is accepting applications for appointment to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) for a new member specially qualified to serve on the CCAC by virtue of his or her education, training, or experience in numismatics. The CCAC was established to: [ssquf] Advise the Secretary of the Treasury on any theme or design proposals relating to circulating coinage, bullion coinage, Congressional Gold Medals, and national and other medals produced by the United States Mint. [ssquf] Advise the Secretary of the Treasury with regard to the events, persons, or places that the CCAC recommends to be commemorated by the issuance of commemorative coins in each of the five calendar years succeeding the year in which a commemorative coin designation is made. [ssquf] Make recommendations with respect to the mintage level for any commemorative coin recommended. Total membership consists of 11 voting members appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury: [ssquf] One person specially qualified by virtue of his or her education, training, or experience as nationally or internationally recognized curator in the United States of a numismatic collection; [ssquf] One person specially qualified by virtue of his or her experience in the medallic arts or sculpture; [ssquf] One person specially qualified by virtue of his or her education, training, or experience in American history; [ssquf] One person specially qualified by virtue of his or her education, training, or experience in numismatics; [ssquf] Three persons who can represent the interests of the general public in the coinage of the United States; and [ssquf] Four persons appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of the recommendations by the U.S. House and Senate leadership. Members are appointed for a term of four years. No individual may be appointed to the CCAC while serving as an officer or employee of the Federal Government. The CCAC is subject to the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury. Meetings of the CCAC are open to the public and are held approximately six to eight times per year. The United States Mint is responsible for providing the necessary support, technical services, and advice to the CCAC. CCAC members are not paid for their time or services, but, consistent with Federal Travel Regulations, members are reimbursed for their travel and lodging expenses to attend meetings. Members are Special Government Employees and are subject to the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (5 CFR part 2653). The United States Mint will review all submissions and will forward its recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury for appointment consideration. Candidates should include specific skills, abilities, talents, and credentials to support their applications. The United States Mint is interested in candidates who have demonstrated leadership skills, have received recognition by their peers in their field of interest, have a record of participation in public service or activities, and are willing to commit the time and effort to participate in the CCAC meetings and related activities. Application Deadline: October 9, 2015. Receipt of Applications: Any member of the public wishing to be considered for participation on the committee should submit a resume and cover letter describing his or her reasons for seeking and qualifications for membership, by email to info@ccac.gov, by fax to 202-756-6525, or by mail to the United States Mint; 801 9th Street NW.; Washington, DC 20220, Attn: Greg Weinman. Submissions must be postmarked no later than Friday, October 9, 2015. Notice Concerning Delivery of First-Class and Priority Mail: First- class mail to the United States Mint is put through an irradiation process to protect against biological contamination. Support materials put through this process may suffer irreversible damage. We encourage you to consider using alternate delivery services, especially when sending time-sensitive material. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Norton, United States Mint Liaison to the CCAC; 801 Ninth Street NW.; Washington, DC 20220; or call 202-354-7458. Dated: September 16, 2015. Richard A. Peterson, Deputy Director for Manufacturing and Quality, United States Mint. [FR Doc. 2015-24129 Filed 9-23-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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data, meeting with FTA evaluators or SUMMARY: Pursuant to United States Travel Regulations, members are
FTA’s evaluation representative on a Code, Title 31, section 5135 (b), the reimbursed for their travel and lodging
quarterly basis, and providing United States Mint is accepting expenses to attend meetings. Members
evaluators access to the project site and applications for appointment to the are Special Government Employees and
to project team members, when Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee are subject to the Standards of Ethical
requested by FTA. The FTA Research (CCAC) for a new member specially Conduct for Employees of the Executive
Office is sensitive to the importance of qualified to serve on the CCAC by virtue Branch (5 CFR part 2653).
proprietary information and has a of his or her education, training, or
successful record of accommodating experience in numismatics. The CCAC The United States Mint will review all
those concerns. was established to: submissions and will forward its
D Advise the Secretary of the Treasury recommendations to the Secretary of the
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts Treasury for appointment consideration.
on any theme or design proposals
For further information concerning relating to circulating coinage, bullion Candidates should include specific
this notice please contact the (LoNo) coinage, Congressional Gold Medals, skills, abilities, talents, and credentials
Program staff via email at and national and other medals produced to support their applications. The
sean.ricketson@dot.gov, or call Sean by the United States Mint. United States Mint is interested in
Ricketson at 202–366–6678. A TDD is D Advise the Secretary of the Treasury candidates who have demonstrated
available for individuals who are deaf or with regard to the events, persons, or leadership skills, have received
hard of hearing at 1–800–877–8339. In places that the CCAC recommends to be recognition by their peers in their field
addition, DOT will post answers to commemorated by the issuance of of interest, have a record of
questions and requests for clarifications commemorative coins in each of the five participation in public service or
on DOT’s Web site at www.fta.dot.gov. calendar years succeeding the year in activities, and are willing to commit the
To ensure applicants receive accurate which a commemorative coin time and effort to participate in the
information about eligibility or the designation is made.
program, the applicant is encouraged to CCAC meetings and related activities.
D Make recommendations with
contact DOT directly, rather than Application Deadline: October 9,
respect to the mintage level for any
through intermediaries or third parties, commemorative coin recommended. 2015.
with questions. DOT staff may also Total membership consists of 11 Receipt of Applications: Any member
conduct briefings on the LoNo program voting members appointed by the of the public wishing to be considered
discretionary grants selection and award Secretary of the Treasury: for participation on the committee
process upon request. D One person specially qualified by should submit a resume and cover letter
H. Other Information virtue of his or her education, training, describing his or her reasons for seeking
The applicant assures that it will or experience as nationally or and qualifications for membership, by
comply with all applicable Federal internationally recognized curator in the email to info@ccac.gov, by fax to 202–
statutes, regulations, executive orders, United States of a numismatic 756–6525, or by mail to the United
FTA Circulars, and other Federal collection; States Mint; 801 9th Street NW.;
administrative requirements in carrying D One person specially qualified by Washington, DC 20220, Attn: Greg
out any project supported by the FTA virtue of his or her experience in the Weinman. Submissions must be
agreement. The applicant acknowledges medallic arts or sculpture; postmarked no later than Friday,
that it is under a continuing obligation D One person specially qualified by
October 9, 2015.
to comply with the terms and virtue of his or her education, training,
or experience in American history; Notice Concerning Delivery of First-
conditions of the agreement executed
with FTA for its project. The applicant D One person specially qualified by Class and Priority Mail: First-class mail
virtue of his or her education, training, to the United States Mint is put through
understands that Federal laws,
regulations, policies, and administrative or experience in numismatics; an irradiation process to protect against
practices might be modified from time D Three persons who can represent biological contamination. Support
to time and may affect the the interests of the general public in the materials put through this process may
implementation of the project. The coinage of the United States; and suffer irreversible damage. We
applicant agrees that the most recent D Four persons appointed by the encourage you to consider using
Federal requirements will apply to the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of alternate delivery services, especially
project, unless FTA issues a written the recommendations by the U.S. House when sending time-sensitive material.
determination otherwise. and Senate leadership.
Members are appointed for a term of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew J. Welbes, four years. No individual may be William Norton, United States Mint
Executive Director. appointed to the CCAC while serving as Liaison to the CCAC; 801 Ninth Street
[FR Doc. 2015–24231 Filed 9–23–15; 8:45 am] an officer or employee of the Federal NW.; Washington, DC 20220; or call
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The CCAC is subject to the direction Dated: September 16, 2015.
of the Secretary of the Treasury.
Richard A. Peterson,
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Meetings of the CCAC are open to the
public and are held approximately six to Deputy Director for Manufacturing and
United States Mint eight times per year. The United States Quality, United States Mint.
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Committee Membership Application and advice to the CCAC. CCAC
members are not paid for their time or
ACTION: Notice.
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| Contact | William Norton, United States Mint Liaison to the CCAC; 801 Ninth Street NW.; Washington, DC 20220; or call 202-354-7458. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 57661 |
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