[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67668-67669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22172]


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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 seats on its 
Sanctuary Advisory Council (Advisory Council):
    At Large for Marin/Sonoma Counties (Primary and Alternate).
    At Large for San Francisco/San Mateo Counties (Primary and 
Alternate).
    Conservation (two Primary seats and two Alternates).
    Education (Primary and Alternate).
    Maritime Activities/Commercial (Primary and Alternate).
    Maritime Activities/Recreational (Primary and Alternate).

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    Research (Primary and Alternate).
    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 either a two or three-year 
term, pursuant to the Advisory Council's Charter.

DATES: Applications are due by December 31, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Rowena Forest, 
Advisory Council Coordinator, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine 
Sanctuary, P.O. Box 159, Olema, CA 94950, (415) 663-0314 extension 105, 
[email protected], and over the Internet at: http://farallones.noaa.gov/manage/sac.html. Completed applications should be 
sent to the above mailing address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rowena Forest, Advisory Council 
Coordinator, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, P.O. Box 
159, Olema, CA 94950, (415) 663-0314 x105, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of the Farallones National Marine 
Sanctuary (GFNMS) was established in 1981 to protect the near shore 
waters of the California Coast north and west of San Francisco, and the 
offshore Farallon Islands. The Sanctuary includes nursery and spawning 
grounds for commercially important species, over 33 species of marine 
mammals, and 15 species of breeding seabirds. The Farallon Islands 
themselves contain the largest concentration of breeding seabirds in 
the contiguous United States. Key habitats include coastal beaches, 
rocky shores, mud and tidal flats, salt marsh, estuaries, and pelagic 
waters.
    Additionally, the area within the Monterey Bay National Marine 
Sanctuary (MBNMS) north of the San Mateo/Santa Cruz county boundary is 
administered by the GFNMS. The legal boundaries of each sanctuary 
remain as is. The GFNMS is responsible for developing and managing most 
sanctuary programs within this area, with the exception that the MBNMS 
is responsible for the Water Quality Protection Program.
    The GFNMS Advisory Council was originally chartered in 2001, with 
seven voting members. It has recently been expanded to 12 voting 
members. The primary focus of the Council is to advise the Sanctuary 
Manager regarding the implementation of the sanctuary management plan, 
in conjunction with the contiguous Monterey Bay and Cordell Bank 
National Marine Sanctuaries.

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: November 1, 2005.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-22172 Filed 11-7-05; 8:45 am]
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