Notice2025-24288
Request for Nominations for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission
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Published
January 6, 2026
Issuing agencies
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 Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission (Commission).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 378-379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-24288]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-NERO-CACO-39905; PPNECACOS0, PPMPSD1Z.YM0000]
Request for Nominations for the Cape Cod National Seashore
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 Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission
(Commission).
DATES: Written nominations must be postmarked by February 5, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Jennifer Flynn, Superintendent
and Designated Federal Officer, Cape Cod National Seashore, 99 Marconi
Site Road, Wellfleet, Massachusetts 02667, or at (508) 771-2144 or via
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a696b696575795f5a4f5843445e4f444e4f445e6a445a59044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f2b1b3b1bdada1878297809b9c86979c96979c86b29c8281dc959d84">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Flynn, via telephone (508)
771-2144. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind,
hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission was established by section 8
of Public Law 87-126, as amended, and expired on September 26, 2018.
The Commission was reestablished by Div. DD, title VI, subtitle B,
section 613 of Public Law 117-328, the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2023. The Commission's new termination date is September 26, 2029. The
purpose of the Commission is to consult with the Secretary of the
Interior, or his designee, with respect to matters relating to the
development of Cape Cod National Seashore, and with respect to carrying
out the provisions of the Act establishing the Seashore.
The Commission is composed of 10 members appointed by the Secretary
of the Interior for 2-year terms, as follows: (a) six members from
recommendations made by the boards of selectmen of the towns of
Chatham, Eastham, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet, in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one member from the recommendations made
by each such board; (b) one member from recommendations of the county
commissioners of Barnstable County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; (c)
two members from recommendations of the Governor of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts; and (d) one member appointed at the discretion of the
Secretary.
The NPS is seeking nominees to represent the Town of Truro,
Barnstable County and a member appointed at the discretion of the
Secretary.
The individual selected to serve at the discretion of the Secretary
will be appointed as a Special Government Employee (SGE). Individuals
selected from the other categories will be appointed as representative
members. Please be aware that members selected to serve as SGEs will be
required, prior to appointment, to file a Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report in order to avoid involvement in real or apparent
conflicts of interest. You may find a copy of the Confidential
Financial Disclosure Report and more information about ethics
requirements for SGEs at the following website: <a href="https://www.doi.gov/ethics/special-government-employees">https://www.doi.gov/ethics/special-government-employees</a>. Additionally, after appointment,
members appointed as SGEs will be required to meet applicable financial
disclosure and ethics training requirements annually. Please contact
202-208-7960 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#41050e081e04352928223201322e2d6f252e286f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eda9a2a4b2a89985848e9ead9e8281c3898284c38a829b">[email protected]</span></a> with any questions about the
ethics requirements for members appointed as SGEs.
Nominations received by the park will be sent directly to local
municipalities
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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 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 must follow the nomination process.
Members may not appoint 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. Ch. 10.)
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2025-24288 Filed 1-5-26; 8:45 am]
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