99-27460. Centennial of Flight Commission: Appointment of Executive Director  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 57484-57485]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-27460]
    
    
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    NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
    
    [Notice 99-135]
    
    
    Centennial of Flight Commission: Appointment of Executive 
    Director
    
    AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
    
    ACTION: Notice of Centennial of Flight Commission executive director.
    
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    SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice that the Centennial of Flight 
    Commission (PL 105-389)--on which the NASA Administrator serves--has 
    established November 15, 1999, as the date by which interested Federal 
    employees must submit applications to serve as executive director.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Code ZH, NASA Headquarters, 
    Washington, DC 20546, telephone (202) 358-0384, fax (202) 358-2866, e-
    mail histinfo@hq.nasa.gov.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PL 105-389 directs the establishment of a 
    Centennial of Flight Commission. The Centennial of Flight Commission is 
    charged by the Congress of the United States with playing a leading 
    role in coordinating and publicizing public activities celebrating the 
    achievements of Wilbur and Orville Wright and commemorating a century 
    of powered flight. The Commission encourages the broadest national and 
    international support for and participation in the commemoration, 
    publicizing and encouraging programs, projects and events that will 
    involve, educate, enrich and inspire the maximum number of people. 
    Detailed personnel from Federal agencies shall staff it for the period 
    between November 25, 1999 and through the termination of the 
    Commission, on or about June 30, 2004.
        An Executive Director is required to oversee the day-to-day effort 
    of the Commission, as stated in PL 105-389: ``There shall be an 
    Executive Director appointed by the Commission and chosen from among 
    detailees from the agencies and organizations represented on the 
    Commission. The Executive Director may be paid at a rate not to exceed 
    the maximum rate of basic pay payable for the Senior Executive 
    Service'' (Sec. 7(a)).
        The organizations from which candidates may be detailed to this 
    position include:
         Department of the Air Force
         Federal Aviation Administration
         First Flight Centennial Foundation of North Carolina
         Department of the Interior
         Library of Congress
         National Aeronautics and Space Administration
         Department of the Navy
         Smithsonian Institution
         Department of Transportation
         2003 Committee of Ohio
        The detailee in this position shall:
         Be responsible to the Commission for all aspects of the 
    operation.
         Work with Commission Chair, or executive committee, to 
    plan and organize CFC meetings.
         Assist the Commission in the creation of the statutory 
    Advisory Board, and manage the activities of that group.
         Be responsible for developing, coordinating and 
    administering, in cooperation with the First Flight Centennial 
    Commission of North Carolina, the 2003 Committee of Ohio, and others, 
    programs, activities and events that are appropriate to the 
    commemoration of the centennial of powered flight.
         Be responsible for encouraging and coordinating broad 
    national and international participation and sponsorship of the 
    commemoration.
         Oversee the creation, maintenance, and distribution of a 
    calendar or register of international programs, projects and events 
    relating to the history of aviation in general and the commemoration of 
    the centennial of powered flight in particular.
         Work to achieve maximum visibility for the commemoration.
    
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         Oversee staff in the preparation of an annual report to 
    the Congress on the activities and status of the Commission, as per the 
    statutory requirement.
         Coordinate CFC commemorative activities with the approved 
    programs and plans of other local, state and federal agencies, private 
    organizations and individuals.
         Develop and oversee the licensing of the Commission's logo 
    and other publicly available materials.
        All candidates must be civil service employees of the agencies 
    named above and must submit a copy of their SF 50 showing career, 
    career-conditional, or reinstatement eligibility.
        Please submit the following documents to the address provided in 
    this announcement:
         A letter of intent to be a candidate for this position.
         A written application for detail. You may use Optional 
    Form (OF)-612, a resume, or a vita for this application.
         A narrative assessment of your qualifications for this 
    position.
         A written statement acknowledging your Agency's 
    willingness to detail you to this position through June 30, 2004.
    
    DATES: Responses to this Notice must be received by November 15, 1999.
    
        Dated: October 15, 1999.
    Roger D. Launius,
    NASA Senior Historian.
    [FR Doc. 99-27460 Filed 10-22-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
10/25/1999
Department:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of Centennial of Flight Commission executive director.
Document Number:
99-27460
Dates:
Responses to this Notice must be received by November 15, 1999.
Pages:
57484-57485 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Notice 99-135
PDF File:
99-27460.pdf