Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 57 / Thursday, March 24, 2011 / Notices 16655 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

United States Mint 

Request for Citizens Coinage Advisory 

Committee Membership Applications 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to United States 

Code, Title 31, section 5135(b), the 

United States Mint is accepting 

applications for appointment to the 

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee 

(CCAC) for the position of the member 

specially qualified to serve on the CCAC 

by virtue of his or her education, 

training, or experience in numismatics. 

The CCAC was established to: 

• Advise the Secretary of the 

Treasury on any theme or design 

proposals relating to circulating coinage, 

bullion coinage, Congressional Gold 

Medals, and national and other medals 

produced by the United States Mint. 

• Advise the Secretary of the 

Treasury with regard to the events, 

persons, or places that the CCAC 

recommends to be commemorated by 

the issuance of commemorative coins in 

each of the five calendar years 

succeeding the year in which a 

commemorative coin designation is 

made. 

• Make recommendations with 

respect to the mintage level for any 

commemorative coin recommended. 

Total membership consists of 11 

voting members appointed by the 

Secretary of the Treasury: 

• One person specially qualified by 

virtue of his or her education, training 

or experience as nationally or 

internationally recognized curator in the 

United States of a numismatic 

collection; 

• One person specially qualified by 

virtue of his or her experience in the 

medallic arts or sculpture; 

• One person specially qualified by 

virtue of his or her education, training, 

or experience in American history; 

• One person specially qualified by 

virtue of his or her education, training, 

or experience in numismatics; 

• Three persons who can represent 

the interests of the general public in the 

coinage of the United States; and 

• Four persons appointed by the 

Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of 

the recommendations by the U.S. House 

of Representatives and Senate 

leadership. 

Members are appointed for a term of 

four years. No individual may be 

appointed to the CCAC while serving as 

an officer or employee of the Federal 

Government. 

The CCAC is subject to the direction 

of the Secretary of the Treasury. 

Meetings of the CCAC are open to the 

public and are held approximately eight 

to ten times per year. The United States 

Mint is responsible for providing the 

necessary support, technical services 

and advice to the CCAC. CCAC 

members are not paid for their time or 

services but, consistent with Federal 

Travel Regulations, members are 

reimbursed for their travel and lodging 

expenses to attend meetings. Members 

are Special Government Employees and 

are subject to the Standards of Ethical 

Conduct for Employees of the Executive 

Branch (5 CFR part 2653). 

The United States Mint will review all 

submissions and will forward its 

recommendations to the Secretary of the 

Treasury for appointment consideration. 

Candidates should include specific 

skills, abilities, talents, and credentials 

to support their applications. The 

United States Mint is also interested in 

candidates who have demonstrated 

leadership skills, have received 

recognition by their peers in their field 

of interest, have a record of 

participation in public service or 

activities, and are willing to commit the 

time and effort to participate in the 

CCAC meetings and related activities. 

Application Deadline: April 8, 2011. 

Receipt of Applications: Any member 

of the public wishing to be considered 

for the position on the CCAC as the 

member specially qualified by virtue of 

education, training or experience in 

numismatics should submit a resume 

and cover letter, describing 

qualifications for membership, by fax to 

202–756–6525, or by mail to the United 

States Mint, 801 9th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20001, Attn: Greg 

Weinman. Submissions must be 

postmarked no later than April 8, 2011. 

Notice Concerning Delivery of FirstClass and Priority Mail 

The delivery of first-class mail to the 

United States Mint has been delayed 

since mid-October 2001, and delays are 

expected to continue. Until normal mail 

service resumes, please consider using 

alternate delivery services when 

sending time-sensitive material. 

Some or all of the first-class and 

priority mail we receive may be put 

through an irradiation process to protect 

against biological contamination. 

Support materials put through this 

process may suffer irreversible damage. 

We encourage you to consider using 

alternate delivery services. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg 

Weinman, Legal Counsel and Acting 

United States Mint Liaison to the CCAC, 

801 Ninth Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20220; or call 202–354–7407. 

Dated: March 18, 2011. 

Richard Peterson, 

Acting Director, United States Mint. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6962 Filed 3–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Voluntary Service National Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the annual meeting of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

Voluntary Service (VAVS) National 

Advisory Committee (NAC) will be held 

April 27–29, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency 

Cincinnati, 151 West Fifth Street, 

Cincinnati, Ohio. On April 27, the 

meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 

12 noon. On April 28–29, the meeting 

will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

The Committee, comprised of sixty 

national voluntary organizations, 

advises the Secretary, through the 

Under Secretary for Health, on the 

coordination and promotion of 

volunteer activities within VA health 

care facilities. The primary purposes of 

this meeting are to provide for 

Committee review of volunteer policies 

and procedures; to accommodate full 

and open communications between 

organization representatives and the 

Voluntary Service Office and field staff; 

to provide educational opportunities 

geared towards improving volunteer 

programs with special emphasis on 

methods to recruit, retain, place, 

motivate, and recognize volunteers; and 

to approve Committee 

recommendations. 

The April 27 session will include a 

National Executive Committee Meeting, 

Health Fair, VAVS Representative and 

Deputy training, and the opening 

awards dinner (requires prepayment) 

featuring the keynote address, 

recognition of the recipients of the 

American Spirit Awards, VAVS Award 

for Excellence, and the NAC Volunteer 

of the Year Awards. 

The April 28 business session will 

include remarks from local officials, the 

Voluntary Service Report, Veterans 

Health Administration update, and 

remarks by VA officials on posttraumatic stress disorder, social media, 

caregivers support, and women Veterans 

issues. Educational workshops will be 

held in the afternoon and focus on 

mechanics of social media, women’s 

health, hospice and family volunteering. 


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