Notice2021-24711
Request for Nominations for the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission
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Published
November 12, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the Interior, is requesting nominations for qualified persons to serve as members of the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission (Commission).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 216 (Friday, November 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62842-62843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24711]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-NER-ACAD-32575: PPNEACADSO, PPMPSPDIZ.YM0000]
Request for Nominations for the Acadia National Park Advisory
Commission
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the
Interior, is requesting nominations for qualified persons to serve as
members of the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission (Commission).
DATES: Written nominations must be postmarked by December 13, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Kevin Langley, Acting Deputy
Superintendent, Acadia National Park, P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, Maine
04609, telephone (207) 288-8701, or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#305b5546595e6f5c515e575c5549705e40431e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aac1cfdcc3c4f5c6cbc4cdc6cfd3eac4dad984cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Langley, via telephone at (207)
288-8701.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission was established by section
103 of Public Law 99-420, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 341 note), and in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix
1-16). The Commission advises the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary)
and the NPS on matters relating to the management and development of
Acadia National Park, including but not limited to, the acquisition of
lands and interests in lands (including conservation easements on
islands) and the termination of rights of use and occupancy.
The Commission is composed of 16 members appointed by the
Secretary, as follows: (a) Three members at large; (b) three members
appointed from among individuals recommended by the Governor of Maine;
(c) four members appointed from among individuals recommended by each
of the four towns on the island of Mount Desert; (d) three members
appointed from among individuals recommended by each of the three
Hancock County mainland communities of Gouldsboro, Winter Harbor, and
Trenton; and (e) three members appointed from among individuals
recommended by each of the three island towns of Cranberry Isles, Swans
Island, and Frenchboro.
The NPS is seeking nominees to represent the towns of Cranberry
Isles, Frenchboro, Swans Island, Winter Harbor, and members at large.
Nominations received by the park will be sent directly to local
municipalities for their consideration.
Nominations should be typed and should include a resume providing
an adequate description of the nominee's qualifications, including
information that would enable the Department of the Interior to make an
informed decision regarding meeting the membership requirements of the
Commission and
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permit the Department to contact a potential member. All documentation,
including letters of recommendation, must be compiled and submitted in
one complete package. All those interested in membership, including
current members whose terms are expiring, must follow the same
nomination process. Members may not appoint deputies or alternates.
Members of the Commission serve without compensation. However,
while away from their homes or regular places of business in the
performance of services for the Commission as approved by the NPS,
members may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in
Government service are allowed such expenses under section 5703 of
title 5 of the United States Code.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-24711 Filed 11-10-21; 8:45 am]
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