[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 216 (Friday, November 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62842-62843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 [email protected].

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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