Notice of Establishment of the Fort Winfield Scott Advisory Committee, 71611-71612 [2011-29878]

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• Presidio Trust

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 223 (Friday, November 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71611-71612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29878]


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PRESIDIO TRUST


Notice of Establishment of the Fort Winfield Scott Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: The Presidio Trust.

ACTION: Notice of establishment of the Fort Winfield Scott Advisory 
Committee.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 
U.S.C. Appendix 2), the Executive Director of the Presidio Trust 
announces the intent to establish the Fort Winfield Scott Advisory 
Committee (``Committee''). The Committee will advise the Executive 
Director of the Presidio Trust on matters pertaining to the 
rehabilitation and reuse of Fort Winfield Scott as a new national 
center focused on service and leadership development.

DATES: Nominations for members must be received on or before December 
16, 2011.

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be submitted to Joshua Steinberger, 
Senior Advisor to the Executive Director, at 34 Graham Street, P.O. Box 
29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052. The Committee's charter and 
membership balance plan are web accessible at https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Steinberger, Presidio Trust, 34 
Graham Street, P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA 94129-0052. phone 
(415) 561-5367 or email jsteinberger@presidiotrust.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background and Authority: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), the Executive Director 
of the Presidio Trust announces the intent to establish the Fort 
Winfield Scott Advisory Committee. The Executive Director of the 
Presidio Trust, in consultation with the Chair of the Board of 
Directors, has determined that the Committee is in the public interest 
and supports the Presidio Trust in performing its duties and 
responsibilities under the Presidio Trust Act, 16 U.S.C. 460bb 
appendix.
    The Committee will advise on the establishment of a new national 
center (``Center'') focused on service and leadership development, with 
specific emphasis on: (a) Assessing the role and key opportunities of a 
national center dedicated to service and leadership at Fort Scott in 
the Presidio of San Francisco; (b) providing recommendations related to 
the Center's programmatic goals, target audiences, content, 
implementation, and evaluation; (c) providing guidance on a phased 
development approach that leverages a combination of funding sources 
including philanthropy; and (d) making recommendations on how to 
structure the Center's business model to best achieve the Center's 
mission and ensure long-term financial self-sufficiency.
    Structure: The Committee shall consist of up to 15 members with a 
demonstrated interest in advancing service to community and country 
and/or expertise in building the capacity of organizations to tackle 
society's most pressing challenges through innovative approaches, 
including cross-sector collaboration. Members will be selected

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with regard to the Committee's collective representation of public, 
for-profit, non-profit, and academic perspectives.
    Committee members will be selected in accordance with the candidate 
identification process detailed in the Committee's Membership Balance 
Plan (accessible at https://fido.gov/facadatabase/). Members will serve 
for a term of two years without compensation, but may receive 
transportation expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, to 
the extent permissible by law and subject to the availability of 
resources. Meetings will occur at an estimated frequency of once every 
three months.
    Nominations: The Presidio Trust will consider nominations of all 
qualified individuals to ensure that the Committee includes the areas 
of subject matter expertise noted above (see ``Structure''). Potential 
candidates may be asked to provide detailed information as necessary 
regarding financial interests, employment, and professional 
affiliations to evaluate possible sources of conflicts of interest.
    Each nomination should include: (1) The nominee's name, 
affiliation, and contact information; (2) a cover letter describing the 
nominee's qualifications or interest in serving on the Committee; and 
(3) a copy of the nominee's biography and/or curriculum vitae. The 
Presidio Trust encourages applications from diverse nominees with 
respect to backgrounds, professions, ethnicities, gender, and 
geography. Self-nominations are acceptable.

    Dated: November 14, 2011.
Karen A. Cook,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2011-29878 Filed 11-17-11; 8:45 am]
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