[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40233-40234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19303]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Availability of Seats for the Gulf of the Farallones National 
Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council

AGENCY: National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP), National Ocean 
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice and request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS or 
Sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the following six vacant seats on 
its Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council): Research, Education, Maritime 
Activities, and Community-At-Large (3 seats). Applicants are chosen 
based upon their particular expertise and experience in relation to the 
seat for which they are applying; community and professional 
affiliations; philosophy regarding the conservation and management of 
marine resources; and the length of residence in the area affected by 
the Sanctuary. Applicants who are chosen as members should expect to 
serve three-year terms, pursuant to the Council's Charter.

DATES: Applications are due by August 31, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Maria Brown, Gulf of 
the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, The Presidio of San 
Francisco, Building 991, P.O. Box 29386, San Francisco, California, 
94129. Completed applications should be sent to the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Brown at (415) 561-6625 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council functions in an advisory 
capacity to the Sanctuary Manager and will be instrumental in helping 
to develop policies and program goals, and to identify education, 
outreach, research, long-term monitoring, resource protection and 
revenue enhancement priorities. The Council will work in concert with 
the Sanctuary Manager by keeping him or her informed about issues of 
concern throughout the Sanctuary, offering recommendations on specific 
issues, and aiding the Manager in achieving the goals of the Sanctuary 
program within the context of California's marine programs and 
policies.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. Section 1431 et seq.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: July 24, 2001.
Jamison S. Hawkins,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Oceans and Coastal Zone Management.
[FR Doc. 01-19303 Filed 8-1-01; 8:45 am]
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