[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 197 (Friday, October 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 58057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5038]


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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): Education--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 2-3 year terms, pursuant to the 
Council's Charter.

DATES: Applications are due by November 1, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Cordell Bank National 
Marine Sanctuary, Rowena Forest, P.O. Box 159, Olema, CA 94950, and on 
the Cordell Bank Web site at: http://cordellbank.noaa.gov. Completed 
applications should be sent to the above mailing address, or faxed to 
(415) 663-0315.

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 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: October 2, 2007.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Ocean Services, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 07-5038 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am]
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