[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68821-68823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27227]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Availability of Seats for National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Councils

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: ONMS is seeking applications for vacant seats for 7 of its 13 
national marine sanctuary advisory councils and for the Northwestern 
Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council 
(advisory councils). Vacant seats, including positions (i.e., primary 
member and alternate), for each of the advisory councils are listed in 
this notice under Supplementary

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Information. 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 primary members or alternates should expect to serve 
two- or three-year terms, pursuant to the charter of the specific 
national marine sanctuary advisory council or the Northwestern Hawaiian 
Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council.

DATES: Applications are due by December 31, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Application kits are specific to each advisory council. As 
such, application kits must be obtained from and returned to the 
council-specific addresses noted below.
     Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Jennifer Morgan, Flower Garden Banks National Marine 
Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, Bldg. 216, Galveston, TX 77551; (409) 621-
5151 extension 103; email [email protected]; or download 
application from http://flowergarden.noaa.gov/advisorycouncil/councilnews.html.
     Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Becky Shortland, Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, 10 Ocean 
Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411; (912) 598-2381; email 
[email protected]; or download application from http://graysreef.noaa.gov/.
     Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Leslie Abramson, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine 
Sanctuary, 991 Marine Drive, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129; 
415-561-6622 extension 306; email [email protected]; or download 
application from: http://farallones.noaa.gov/.
     Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Sara Hutto, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 99 Pacific Street, 
Building 455A, Monterey, CA 93940; (831) 647-4206; email 
[email protected]; or download application from http://montereybay.noaa.gov/sac/2014/recruit14v1/131110covlet.html.
     National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory 
Council: Joseph Paulin, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, 
Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center, P.O. Box 4318, Pago Pago, American 
Samoa 96799; (684) 633-6500 extension 226; email 
[email protected]; or download application from http://americansamoa.noaa.gov.
     Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve 
Advisory Council: Katie Gentry-Ackerman, Office of National Marine 
Sanctuaries, Pacific Island Region, 6600 Kalaniana'ole Hwy, 
300, Honolulu, HI 96825; (808) 694-3936; email [email protected]; or download application from http://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/council/.
     Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Karlyn Langjahr, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 115 East 
Railroad Ave., Suite 101, Port Angeles, WA 98362; (360) 457-6622 
extension 31; email [email protected]; or download application 
from http://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/involved/sac/sac_welcome.html.
     Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Council: 
Elizabeth Stokes, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 175 Edward 
Foster Road, Scituate, MA 02066; (781) 545-8026 extension 201; email 
[email protected]; or download application from http://stellwagen.noaa.gov/management/sac/documents.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on a 
particular national marine sanctuary advisory council, please contact 
the individual identified in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ONMS serves as the trustee for 14 marine 
protected areas encompassing more than 170,000 square miles of ocean 
and Great Lakes waters from the Hawaiian Islands to the Florida Key, 
and from Lake Huron to American Samoa. National marine sanctuaries 
protect our Nation's most vital coastal and marine natural and cultural 
resources, and through active research, management, and public 
engagement, sustains healthy environments that are the foundation for 
thriving communities and stable economies. One of the many ways ONMS 
ensures public participation in the designation and management of 
national marine sanctuaries is through the formation of advisory 
councils. National marine sanctuary advisory councils are community-
based advisory groups established to provide advice and recommendations 
to the superintendents of the national marine sanctuaries and the 
Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea Marine National Monument on issues 
including management, science, service, and stewardship; and to serve 
as liaisons between their constituents in the community and the 
sanctuary. Additional information on ONMS and its 14 advisory councils 
can be found at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov. Information related to the 
purpose, policies and operational requirements for advisory councils 
can be found in the charter for a particular advisory council (http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/council_charters.html ) and the 
National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Implementation Handbook 
(http://www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/acref.html ).
    The following is a list of the vacant seats, including positions 
(i.e., primary member or alternate), for each of the national marine 
sanctuary advisory councils currently seeking applications for primary 
members and alternates:

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary: Conservation (primary 
member); Diving Operations (primary member); Fishing--Commercial 
(primary member); and Oil & Gas Production (primary member).
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary: Living Resources Research 
(primary member).
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Youth (primary member, non-voting); and Youth (alternate, non-voting).
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: At-large 
(primary member); At-large (alternate); Diving (primary member); Diving 
(alternate); Education (primary member); Education (alternate); Tourism 
(primary member); Tourism (alternate); and Conservation (alternate).
National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory Council: 
Community-At-Large: Tutuila East Area (primary member); Community-At-
Large: Manu'a Area (primary member); Education (primary member); 
Commercial Fishing (primary member); Research (primary member); and 
Tourism (primary member).
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory 
Council: Native Hawaiian, Elder (alternate); and Native Hawaiian 
(alternate).
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Research 
(primary member); Research (alternate); Citizen at Large (primary 
member); Citizen at Large (alternate); and Marine Resources Committee 
(primary member, non-voting).
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Recreational Fishing (alternate); Business Industry (alternate); Youth 
(primary, non-voting); and Youth (alternate, non-voting).


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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: October 24, 2013.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-27227 Filed 11-14-13; 8:45 am]
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