Notice2022-00224
Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names Establishment; Request for Nominations
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Published
January 10, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The U.S. Department of the Interior (Department) is establishing and seeking nominations for the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names (Committee). The Committee will identify geographic names and Federal land unit names that are considered derogatory and solicit proposals on replacement names.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1182-1183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00224]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names
Establishment; Request for Nominations
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior (Department) is
establishing and seeking nominations for the Advisory Committee on
Reconciliation in Place Names (Committee). The Committee will identify
geographic names and Federal land unit names that are considered
derogatory and solicit proposals on replacement names.
DATES: Nominations for the Committee must be submitted by February 24,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be emailed to Joshua Winchell, Office of
Policy, National Park Service, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#573d38243f223608203e39343f323b3b1739272479303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e68c89958e9387b9918f88858e838a8aa6889695c8818990">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Winchell, telephone number 202-
641-4467, or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#254f4a564d50447a524c4b464d404949654b55560b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abc1c4d8c3decaf4dcc2c5c8c3cec7c7ebc5dbd885ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee is established under the
authority of the Secretary and regulated by the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. appendix 2). The Committee's
duties are strictly advisory and consist of providing recommendations
for implementation of Secretary's Order No. 3405--Addressing Derogatory
Geographic Names.
Duties shall include, but are not limited to (1) recommending to
the Secretary changes to existing Federal land unit names and
additional terms that may be considered derogatory and identifying
resources required to implement any resulting name changes; (2)
recommending to the Secretary a process to solicit, encourage, and
assist proposals to change derogatory geographic names; and (3)
soliciting proposals to replace derogatory geographic features and
Federal land unit names from Indian Tribes, appropriate State and local
governments, affected Federal agencies and departments, and members of
the public.
The term ``Federal land unit'' includes (1) National Forest System
land; (2) a unit of the National Park System; (3) a component of the
National Wilderness Preservation System; (4) any part of the National
Landscape Conservation System; and (5) a unit of the National Wildlife
Refuge System.
The Committee will meet approximately two to four times per year.
The Committee will consist of no more than 17 discretionary members to
be appointed by the Secretary of whom, to the extent practicable:
1. At least four will be members of an Indian Tribe;
2. At least one will represent a Tribal organization;
3. At least one will represent a Native Hawaiian organization;
4. At least four will have backgrounds in civil rights or race
relations;
5. At least four will have expertise in anthropology, cultural
studies, geography, or history; and
6. At least three will represent the general public.
Appointments will be on a staggered term basis for a term not to
exceed 3 years.
Nominations must include a resume providing an adequate description
of the nominee's qualifications, including information that would
enable the Department to make an informed decision regarding meeting
the membership requirements of the Committee and permit the Department
to contact a potential member.
Members who are appointed to the Committee in their official
capacity as Federal employees are subject to applicable Federal ethics
statutes and regulations, to include applicable exceptions and
exemptions.
Members of the Committee appointed as special Government employees
(SGEs) are subject to applicable Federal ethics statutes and
regulations, to include applicable exceptions and exemptions.
Additionally, SGE
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members are required, prior to appointment and annually thereafter, to
file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report. SGE members are also
required to receive initial ethics training prior to performing any
Committee duties and to receive annual ethics training thereafter. The
Department will provide materials to those members serving as SGEs,
explaining their ethical obligations.
Non-Federal members of the Committee and subcommittees appointed as
representatives are not subject to Federal ethics statutes and
regulations. However, no non-Federal Committee or subcommittee members
will participate in any Committee or subcommittee deliberations or
votes relating to a specific party matter before the Department or its
bureaus and offices including a lease, license, permit, contract,
grant, claim, agreement, or litigation, in which the member or the
entity the member represents has a direct financial interest.
Members serve without compensation. However, while away from their
homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for
the Committee as approved by the Designated Federal Officer, members
may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence.
In addition, the Committee will have ex-officio members including,
but not limited to a Department of the Interior representative; a
Department of Agriculture representative; a Department of Defense
representative; and a Department of Commerce representative.
Public Disclosure of Information: Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
with your nomination, you should be aware that your entire nomination--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask us in your nomination to
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Certification Statement: I hereby certify that the Advisory
Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names is necessary, in the public
interest, and is in connection with the performance of duties imposed
on the Department of the Interior and in furtherance of the National
Park Service Organic Act (54 U.S.C. 100101 et seq.), the Fish and
Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a), the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701), the National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd), and other Acts
applicable to specific bureaus.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. appendix 2.
Dated: December 28, 2021.
Deb Haaland,
Secretary, Department of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2022-00224 Filed 1-7-22; 8:45 am]
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