[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77779-77780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31915]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Availability of Seats for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral 
Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council

AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice and request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The ONMS is seeking applications for the following vacant 
seats on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve 
Advisory Council: Native Hawaiian Representative, Ocean Related Tourism 
Representative, Conservation Alternate, Native Hawaiian (Elder) 
Alternate, and, two Native Hawaiian Alternates. Applicants are chosen 
based upon their particular expertise and experience in relation to the 
seat for which they are applying; community and professional 
affiliations; and philosophy regarding the protection and management of 
marine and cultural resources. Applicants, who are chosen as members, 
should expect to serve 2 year terms, pursuant to the council's charter, 
or until a Monument Alliance is formed in compliance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

DATES: Applications are due by January 31, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Wesley Byers, Reserve 
Advisory Council Coordinator, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, 
Pacific Island Region, 6600 Kalaniana'ole Hwy, 300, Honolulu, 
HI 96825, and at the following link: http://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov. 
Completed applications should be sent to the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wesley Byers, Reserve Advisory Council 
Coordinator, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Pacific Island 
Region, 6600 Kalaniana'ole Hwy, 300, Honolulu, HI 96825. 
Phone: (808) 694-3920, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NWHI Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve is a

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marine protected area designed to conserve and protect the coral reef 
ecosystem and related natural and cultural resources of the area. The 
NWHI Reserve was established by Executive Order 13178 (12/00) and 
Executive Order 13196 (1/01) pursuant to the National Marine 
Sanctuaries Amendments Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-513). The Reserve was 
incorporated into Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument when the 
Monument was established in 2006 and is now also part of the 
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument World Heritage site 
established by UNESCO in July, 2010.
    The Reserve encompasses an area of the marine waters and submerged 
lands of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, extending approximately 
1200 nautical miles long and 100 nautical miles wide. The Reserve is 
managed by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to the National Marine 
Sanctuaries Act and the Executive Orders. The management principles and 
implementation strategy and requirements for the Reserve are found in 
the enabling Executive Orders, which are part of the application kit, 
and can be found on the Monument's Web site http://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov.
    In designating the Reserve, the Secretary of Commerce was directed 
to establish a Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council, pursuant 
to section 315 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, to provide 
advice and recommendations on the management of the natural and 
cultural resources within the Reserve.
    The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries has established the 
Reserve Advisory Council and is now accepting applications from 
interested individuals for Representatives and/or Alternates for each 
of the following citizen/constituent positions on the Council:
    1. One (1) Native Hawaiian Representatives (Native Hawaiian).
    2. One (1) Ocean-Related Tourism Representative (Ocean-Related 
Tourism).
    3. One (1) Native Hawaiian (Elder) Alternate (Native Hawaiian)
    3. Two (2) Native Hawaiian Alternates (Native Hawaiian).
    4. One (1) Conservation Alternate (Conservation).

Current Reserve Council Representatives and Alternates may re-apply for 
these vacant seats.
    The Council consists of 25 members, 15 of which are non-government 
voting members (the State of Hawai'i representative is a voting member) 
and 10 of which are government non-voting members. The voting members 
are representatives of the following constituencies: Conservation (2), 
Citizen-At-Large, Ocean-Related Tourism, Recreational Fishing, Research 
(3), Commercial Fishing, Education, State of Hawai'i and Native 
Hawaiian (3). The government non-voting seats are represented by the 
following agencies: Department of Defense, Department of the Interior., 
Department of State, Marine Mammal Commission, NOAA's Hawaiian Islands 
Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA's National Marine 
Fisheries Service, National Science Foundation, U.S. Coast Guard, 
Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, and NOAA's 
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: December 7, 2011.
Daniel Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-31915 Filed 12-13-11; 8:45 am]
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