[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2059-2060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-626]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Sea Grant 
Advisory Board


Notice

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for nominations for potential Sea Grant 
Advisory Board members and notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice responds to Section 209 of the Sea Grant Program 
Improvement Act of 1976 (Pub. L. 94-461, 33 U.S.C. 1128), which 
requires the Secretary of Commerce to solicit

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nominations at least once a year for membership on the Sea Grant 
Advisory Board, and advisory committee provides advice on the 
implementation of the National Sea Grant College Program. This notice 
also sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming 
meeting of the Sea Grant Advisory Board.

DATES: Solicitation of nominations is open ended: resumes may be sent 
to the address specified at any time. The announced meeting is 
scheduled for Wednesday, February 11 and Thursday, February 12, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Dr. Jim D. Murray; Designated 
Federal Official, Sea Grant Advisory Board; Deputy Director, National 
Sea Grant College Program; 1315 East-West Highway, Room 11841; Silver 
Spring, Maryland 20910. The February meeting will be held at the office 
of the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE), 1201 
New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Melissa Pearson, National Sea 
Grant College Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
1315 East-West Highway, Room 11717, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, 301-
713-1083.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Established by Section 209 of the Act and as 
amended the National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 
(Pub. L. 110-394), the duties of the Board are as follows:
    (1) In general.--The Board shall advise the Secretary and the 
Director concerning--
    (A) Strategies for utilizing the sea grant college program to 
address the Nation's highest priorities regarding the understanding, 
assessment, development, management, utilization, and conservation of 
ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources;
    (B) The designation of sea grant colleges and sea grant institutes; 
and
    (C) Such other matters as the Secretary refers to the Board for 
review and advice.
    (2) Biennial Report--The Board shall report to the Congress every 
two years on the state of the National Sea Grant College Program. The 
Board shall indicate in each such report the progress made toward 
meeting the priorities identified in the strategic plan in effect under 
section 204(c). The Secretary shall make available to the Board such 
information, personnel, and administrative services and assistance as 
it may reasonably require to carry out its duties under this title. The 
Secretary shall make available to the Board such information, 
personnel, and administrative services and assistance as it may 
reasonably require to carry out its duties.
    The Board shall consist of 15 voting members who shall be appointed 
by the Secretary. The Director and a director of a sea grant program 
who is elected by the various directors of sea grant programs shall 
serve as nonvoting members of the Board. Not less than 8 of the voting 
members of the Board shall be individuals who, by reason of knowledge, 
experience, or training, are especially qualified in one or more of the 
disciplines and fields included in marine science. The other voting 
members shall be individuals who, by reason of knowledge, experience, 
or training, are especially qualified in, or representative of, 
education, marine affairs and resource management, coastal management, 
extension services, State government, industry, economics, planning, or 
any other activity which is appropriate to, and important for, any 
effort to enhance the understanding, assessment, development, 
management, utilization, or conservation of ocean, coastal, and Great 
Lakes resources. No individual is eligible to be a voting member of the 
Board if the individual is (A) the director of a sea grant college or 
sea grant institute; (B) an applicant for, or beneficiary (as 
determined by the Secretary) of, any grant or contract under section 
205 [33 U.S.C. 1124]; or (C) a full-time officer or employee of the 
United States.
    The Director of the National Sea Grant College Program and one 
Director of a Sea Grant Program also serve as non-voting members. Board 
members are appointed for a 4-year term.
    The agenda for the meeting can be found at http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/leadership/advisory_board.html.

    Dated: January 8, 2009.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrator Officer, Office of Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Research.
[FR Doc. E9-626 Filed 1-13-09; 8:45 am]
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