[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 8911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02917]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NER-ACAD-35050; 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 March 13, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Brandon Bies, Deputy 
Superintendent, Acadia National Park, P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, Maine 
04609, or by email [email protected].

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. 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 every category except 
Winter Harbor. 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: SGEs and 
Financial Disclosure Reporting [bond] U.S. Department of the Interior 
(doi.gov). 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 
doi.gov">DOI_Ethics@sol.doi.gov 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.
    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. 10.

Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023-02917 Filed 2-9-23; 8:45 am]
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