[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 210 (Thursday, October 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61791-61792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27318]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Availability of Seats for the Stellwagen Bank 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 Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS) is 
seeking applicants for the following vacant seats on its Sanctuary 
Advisory Council (Council): 1 Member: Mobile Gear-Commercial Fishing 
(1) and, 4 Alternates: Education (2), Recreation (1), and Fixed Gear-
Commercial Fishing (1). 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 protection and management of marine resources; and 
possibly the length of residence in the area affected by the Sanctuary. 
Applicants who are chosen as members should expect to serve a 2 to 3-
year term, pursuant to the Council's Charter.

DATES: Applicants are due by December 15, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Ruthetta Halbower, 
Administrative Secretary, SBNMS, 175 Edward Foster Road Scituate, MA 
02066. Telephone: 781-545-8026 x201. E-mail: 
[email protected]. Completed applications should be sent to 
the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathalie Ward, Sanctuary Advisory 
Council Coordinator 175 Edward Foster Road Scituate, MA 02066. 
Telephone: 781-545-8026 x206 E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SBNMS Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC or 
council) is a community-based advisory group established to advise the 
Sanctuary Superintendent and staff on issues relevant to the effective 
implementation of the Sanctuary Management Plan. The Council is the 
formal organizational link to the Sanctuary's user community and others 
interested in the management of this nationally significant area of the 
marine environment.
    Duties of the Council include:
    [sbull] Providing advice and recommendations to the Superintendent 
regarding management of the Sanctuary drawing upon the expertise of its 
members and other sources;
    [sbull] Serving as liaisons between their communities and the 
Sanctuary, by keeping the Sanctuary staff informed of issues and 
concerns, as well as performing outreach to their respective 
communities on the Sanctuary's behalf; and
    [sbull] Serving as a forum for consultation and deliberation among 
its members and as a source of consensus advice to the Superintendent.
    The Council membership is to be made up of 15 non-governmental 
voting members and six governmental ex-officio members (non-voting). 
The non-governmental members are selected to represent local user 
groups, conservation an other public interest organizations, scientific 
and educational organizations, or members of the public interested in 
the protection and multiple use management of Sanctuary resources. 
Representatives from the following groups will be chosen: Conservation 
(2), education (2), research (2), recreation (1), whale watching (1), 
fixed fishing gear (1), mobile fishing gear (1), marine transportation 
(1), business/industry (1); and citizens-at-large (3).
    The governmental members are to represent agencies with regulatory 
authorities or other direct interests in the Sanctuary and its 
resources. The member organizations are:
    [sbull] National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Regional Center 
(federal fisheries and protected species management);
    [sbull] New England Regional Fishery Management Council (federal 
fisheries management planning);
    [sbull] U.S. Coast Guard (federal marine resources and maritime 
enforcement);

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    [sbull] Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (state-
federal ocean management consistency);
    [sbull] Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (state ocean 
fisheries management); and
    [sbull] Massachusetts Division of Law Enforcement (cooperative 
state-federal environmental law enforcement).

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: October 23, 2003.
Richard W. Spinrad,
Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-27318 Filed 10-29-03; 8:45 am]
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