[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 120 (Friday, June 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35123-35124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13986]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 080604733-8735-01]
RIN 0648-XI35


Endangered and Threatened Species; Sea Turtles

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of request for nominations for the Head of the IAC 
Secretariat.

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SUMMARY: The Parties to the InterAmerican Convention for the Protection 
and Conservation of Sea Turtles (IAC) agreed at the October 2007 
Extraordinary Meeting of Parties to a procedure and terms of reference 
to select the Head of the Secretariat. Therefore, in accordance with 
that resolution, the United States Government is seeking nominations 
for the position of the Head of the Secretariat. The United States 
Government will nominate a candidate to the position. At the November 
2008 Conference of Parties, the Parties will choose from all the 
nominations a Head of the Secretariat.

DATES: Nominations must be submitted by 5pm eastern Friday, June 20, 
2008, per the instructions below.

ADDRESSES: Send comments by any one of the following methods.
    (1) Electronic Submissions: Submit all letters of interest via e-
mail to: [email protected]. Include in the subject line of the 
e-mail the following identifier: Letter of Interest for the Head of the 
IAC Secretariat. Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in 
Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only.
    (2) Fax: 301-713-0376, Attn: U.S. Focal Point for the IAC, Ms. 
Alexis T. Gutierrez
    (3) Mail, Attn: U.S. Focal Point for the IAC, Ms. Alexis T. 
Gutierrez, Office of Protected Resources, 13th Floor, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
    (4) General Information about the IAC can be found at 
www.iacseaturtle.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexis T. Gutierrez (ph. 301-713-2322, 
fax 301-427-2522).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In 2001, the InterAmerican Convention for the Protection and

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Conservation of Sea Turtles (IAC) came into force. The objective of the 
Convention is to promote the protection, conservation and recovery of 
sea turtle populations and of the habitats on which they depend, based 
on the best available scientific evidence, taking into account the 
environmental, socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of the 
Parties. There are currently 13 parties to the Convention. For the last 
seven years, the IAC has operated through a Pro Tempore Secretariat. 
The term of the current Pro Tempore Secretariat will expire at the end 
of 2008. The Parties are currently seeking candidates for the position 
of Head of the Secretariat. Under resolution CIT-COPE1-2007-R1, each 
Party is responsible for nominating a candidate for consideration as 
the Head of the Secretariat. The United States government is using this 
Federal Register notice to solicit individuals who wish to be 
considered for this position. After evaluation of those individuals, 
the United States Government will submit a nomination to be considered 
by the Conference of Parties. The applicant will be informed of their 
selection as the United States nominee prior to the submission. After 
all the Parties have submitted applicants, the Parties will select the 
top four candidates to be interviewed at the November 2008 Conference 
of Parties meeting in Honduras. At that same meeting, the Parties will 
choose a Head of the Secretariat. The candidate selected to be the Head 
of the Secretariat, will be expected to begin in January of 2009.
    All nominations for the position must meet the requirements 
outlined in IAC Resolution (CIT-COPE1-2007-R1). This resolution can be 
found at http://www.iacseaturtle.org/iacseaturtle/English/download/CIT-COPE1-2007-R1%20Eng.pdf . Information regarding the IAC, such as the 
text of the Convention, approved resolutions, Parties and more can be 
found at www.iacseaturtle.org.
    All letters of interest should contain the following information, 
and be submitted to the individual listed in ADDRESSES by 5pm eastern, 
Friday, June 27, 2008:
    1. A cover letter to Ms. Alexis T. Gutierrez, United States 
Government focal point, containing a statement of purpose of the 
application and succinct descriptions of the applicant experiences and 
abilities.
    2. Curriculum Vitae
    3. List of publications, if available.
    4. Three letters of reference from persons with a recent knowledge 
of the applicant's character, qualifications and experience.

    Authority: Endangered Species Act, Title 16, United States Code, 
Section 1536 et seq.

    Dated: June 16, 2008.
John Oliver,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-13986 Filed 6-19-08; 8:45 am]
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