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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-SERO-NCPTT-37830; PPWOCRADS2, PCU00PT14.GT0000]
Request for Nominations for the Preservation Technology and Training Board
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Request for nominations.
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 [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS
AFTER PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER.]
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 ncptt@nps.gov.
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-ofcontact 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.
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 categories (b) and (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 5 U.S.C. 5703.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10

Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.

[FR Doc. 2024-15841 Filed: 7/17/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/18/2024]