[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27862-27863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10668]


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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 8 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 June 30, 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.
     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.
     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/management/sac/welcome.html.
     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/manage/sac.html.
     Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary 
Advisory Council: Inouye Regional Center, ATTN: NOS/HIHWNMS/Daniela 
Kittinger, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; (808) 
725-5905; 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.
     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 Keys, 
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 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:
    Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Diving--
Upper Keys (alternate).
    Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Citizen at 
large (primary member).
    Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Community-At-Large Marin and

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Sonoma (primary member); Community-At-Large Marin and Sonoma 
(alternate); Conservation (primary member); Conservation (alternate); 
Maritime Activities/Recreation (primary member); Maritime Activities/
Recreation (alternate); Research (primary member); Research 
(alternate); and Community-At-Large San Francisco/San Mateo 
(alternate).
    Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Business Commerce (primary member); Tourism (primary member); 
Native Hawaiian (alternate); Commercial Shipping (alternate); Honolulu 
County (alternate); and Hawaii County (alternate).
    Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Economic 
Development (primary member); and Youth (primary member).
    National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory Council: 
Community-At-Large, Manu'a (primary member); Community-At-Large, Aunu'u 
(primary member); Fishing (primary member, 2 seats); and Diving 
(primary member).
    Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Education 
(alternate); and Marine Resources Committee (alternate).
    Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Mobile 
Gear Commercial Fishing (alternate).

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)


    Dated: April 24, 2014.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-10668 Filed 5-14-14; 8:45 am]
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