[Federal Register: October 25, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 205)]
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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:
    <bullet> Department of the Air Force
    <bullet> Federal Aviation Administration
    <bullet> First Flight Centennial Foundation of North Carolina
    <bullet> Department of the Interior
    <bullet> Library of Congress
    <bullet> National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    <bullet> Department of the Navy
    <bullet> Smithsonian Institution
    <bullet> Department of Transportation
    <bullet> 2003 Committee of Ohio
    The detailee in this position shall:
    <bullet> Be responsible to the Commission for all aspects of the 
operation.
    <bullet> Work with Commission Chair, or executive committee, to 
plan and organize CFC meetings.
    <bullet> Assist the Commission in the creation of the statutory 
Advisory Board, and manage the activities of that group.
    <bullet> 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.
    <bullet> Be responsible for encouraging and coordinating broad 
national and international participation and sponsorship of the 
commemoration.
    <bullet> 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.
    <bullet> Work to achieve maximum visibility for the commemoration.

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    <bullet> 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.
    <bullet> Coordinate CFC commemorative activities with the approved 
programs and plans of other local, state and federal agencies, private 
organizations and individuals.
    <bullet> 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:
    <bullet> A letter of intent to be a candidate for this position.
    <bullet> A written application for detail. You may use Optional 
Form (OF)-612, a resume, or a vita for this application.
    <bullet> A narrative assessment of your qualifications for this 
position.
    <bullet> 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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