[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-132]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Availability of Seats for the Cordell 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 Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS or 
Sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the following vacant seats on its 
Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council): Community At Large, Maritime 
Activities, Research, Education, Conservation. 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 2-3 year terms, pursuant to the Council's Charter.

DATES: Applications are due by January 31, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Cordell Bank National 
Marine Sanctuary, Rowena Forest, P.O. Box 159, Olema, CA 94950. 
Completed applications should be sent to the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rowena Forest/CBNMS, P.O. Box 159 
Olema, CA 94950, (415) 663-0314 x105, and [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Council for Cordell Bank was 
established in 2002 to support the joint management plan review process 
currently underway for the CBNMS and its neighboring sanctuaries, Gulf 
of the Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries. The 
Council has members representing education, research, conservation, 
maritime activity, and community-at-large. The government seats are 
held by a representatives from the National Marine Fisheries Service, 
the United States Coast Guard, and the managers of the Gulf of the 
Farallones, Monterey Bay and Channel Islands National Marine 
Sanctuaries. The Council holds four regular meetings per year, and one 
annual retreat.

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: December 21, 2004.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Ocean Services, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-132 Filed 1-4-05; 8:45 am]
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