Notice2026-09583
Request for Nominations for the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission
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Published
May 14, 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 Acadia National Park Advisory Commission (Commission).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27366-27367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09583]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-NER-ACAD-42123; 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 June 15, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Brandon Bies, Deputy
Superintendent, Acadia National Park, P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, Maine
04609, or by email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#660414070802090839040f03152608161548010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4d6c6d5dad0dbdaebd6ddd1c7f4dac4c79ad3dbc2">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandon Bies, via telephone at (207)
288-8701. 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
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. Ch. 10).
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 nominees in every
category. Individuals selected to serve as the members at large will be
appointed as special Government employees (SGEs). 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 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.
Please contact (202) 208-7960 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f5b5056405a6b77767c6c5f6c7073317b707631787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="febab1b7a1bb8a96979d8dbe8d9192d09a9197d0999188">[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 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, including current
members whose terms are expiring, must follow the same nomination
process. Members may not appoint deputies or alternates.
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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 5 U.S.C. 5703.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2026-09583 Filed 5-13-26; 8:45 am]
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