[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8942-8943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03274]


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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 (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 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; views 
regarding the protection and management of marine or Great Lake 
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.

DATES: Applications are due by March 31, 2014.

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.
     Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Michael Murray, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, 
University of California Santa Barbara, Ocean Science Education 
Building 514, MC 6155, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6155; (805) 893-6418; 
email [email protected]; or download application from http://channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/news.html.
     Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Lilli Ferguson, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, P.O. Box 159, 
Olema, CA 94950; (415) 663-0314 extension 107; email 
[email protected]; or download application from http://cordellbank.noaa.gov.
     Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Hannah Weddington, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 33 East Quay 
Rd., Key West, FL 33040; (305) 809-4700 extension 241; email 
[email protected]; or download application from http://floridakeys.noaa.gov/sac/welcome.html?s=sac.
     Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary 
Advisory Council: Inouye Regional Center, ATTN: NOS/HIHWNMS/Emily 
Gaskin, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; (808) 397-
2651 extension 257; email [email protected]; or download 
application from http://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/council/council_application.html.
     Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Shannon Ricles, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, 100 Museum Drive, 
Newport News, VA 23606; (757) 591-7328; email [email protected]; 
or download application from http://monitor.noaa.gov.
     National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory 
Council: Joseph Paulin, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, 
Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center, Utulei, American Samoa; (684) 633-6500; 
email [email protected]; or download application from http://americansamoa.noaa.gov.
     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

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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:
    Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: Education (primary 
member); Education (alternate); Recreational Fishing (primary member); 
Recreational Fishing (alternate); Public-At-Large (two alternates); 
Tourism (primary member); Tourism (alternate); Chumash Community 
(primary member); and Chumash Community (alternate).
    Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: Community-at-Large--Sonoma 
(primary member); Community-at-Large--Sonoma (alternate); Conservation 
(primary member); Conservation (alternate); Maritime Activities 
(primary member); and Maritime Activities (alternate).
    Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Citizen at Large--Middle 
Keys (primary member); and Citizen at Large--Middle Keys (alternate).
    Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Youth (primary member); Youth (alternate); Commercial Fishing 
(alternate); and Native Hawaiian (alternate).
    Monitor National Marine Sanctuary: Fishing (primary member); 
Conservation (primary member); Maritime Archaeological Research 
(primary member); and Recreational Diving (primary member).
    National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa: Community-At-Large, 
Manu'a (primary member); Education (primary member); Research (primary 
member); and Tourism (primary member).
    Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Conservation (primary member); Education (alternate); Recreational 
Fishing (alternate); Whale Watching (alternate); Mobile Gear Commercial 
Fishing (alternate); Citizen At-Large (primary member); and Citizen At-
Large (alternate).

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: January 22, 2014.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-03274 Filed 2-13-14; 8:45 am]
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