[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48125-48126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19235]


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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 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 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 September 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.
     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: 
Beth Dieveney, Florida Keys National Marine

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Sanctuary, 33 East Quay Rd., Key West, FL 33040; (305) 809-4700 
extension 228; email [email protected]; or download application 
from http://floridakeys.noaa.gov/sac/welcome.html?s=sac.
     Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: G.P. Schmahl, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 
4700 Avenue U, Bldg. 216, Galveston, TX 77551; (409) 621-5151 extension 
102; 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/management/sac/welcome.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.
     Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve 
Advisory Council: Hoku Johnson, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/ONMS/
PMNM, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; (808) 725-
5800; email [email protected]; or download application from http://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/council/ council/.
     Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary: Elizabeth 
Stokes, NOS/ONMS/SBNMS, 175 Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA 02066; 
(781) 545-8026 extension 201; email [email protected]; or 
download application from http://stellwagen.noaa.gov/.

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 
Papahanaumokuakea 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 advisory councils 
currently seeking applications for members and alternates:
    Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Community-
at-Large-Marin (primary member); and Research (primary member).
    Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Citizen at 
Large-Lower Keys (primary member and alternate); Conservation and 
Environment (primary member and alternate); Diving-Lower Keys (primary 
member and alternate); Fishing-Charter Flats Fishing Guide (primary 
member and alternate); South Florida Ecosystem Restoration (primary 
member and alternate); and Fishing-Commercial-Marine/Tropical (primary 
member).
    Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Diving Operations (two primary members); Recreational Diving (primary 
member); and Commercial Fishing (primary member).
    Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Citizen-at-
large (primary member).
    Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Recreational/
Commercial Fishing (two primary members); 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),[middot] Youth Member (primary member).
    Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory 
Council: Native Hawaiian (alternate); and Native Hawaiian Elder 
(alternate).
    Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: At-
Large (alternate); Conservation (two alternates); Maritime Heritage 
(primary member and alternate); and Mobile Gear Commercial Fishing 
(alternate).

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program).

    Dated: July 21, 2014.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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