[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8065-8067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02792]


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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 11 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 March 31, 2015.

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/council_news.html.
     Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Beth Dieveney, Florida Keys National Marine 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: Shelley DuPuy, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 
4700 Avenue U, Bldg. 216, Galveston, TX 77551; (409) 621-5151 extension 
106; 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/council_news.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/ONMS/Shannon Lyday, 
1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; (808) 725-5905; 
email [email protected]; or download application from http://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/council/council_app_accepting.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.
     Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Erin Ovalle, 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/recruit/14v2/141114covlet.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, AS 96799 
(Utulei, American Samoa); (684) 633-6500; email [email protected]; 
or download application from http://americansamoa.noaa.gov/about/samoa.html.
     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/.
     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.
     Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Jean Bauer, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 500 W. Fletcher 
Street, Alpena, Michigan 49707; (989) 356-8805 extension 13; email 
[email protected]; or download application from http://thunderbay.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 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:
    Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Business (primary member); Business (alternate); Commercial Fishing 
(primary member);

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Commercial Fishing (alternate); Conservation (primary member); 
Conservation (alternate); Non-consumptive Recreation (primary member); 
Non-consumptive Recreation (alternate); Public At-large (two primary 
members); Research (primary member); and Research (alternate).
    Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Fishing--
Charter Fishing Flats Guide (alternate).
    Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Education (primary member); Oil and Gas Production (primary member); 
Recreational Diving (primary member); Recreational Fishing (primary 
member); and Research (primary member).
    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: San Francisco/San Mateo (primary member); 
Conservation (primary member); Conservation (alternate); Maritime 
Activities/Commercial (primary member); and Maritime Activities/
Commercial (alternate).
    Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Business Commerce (primary member); Commercial Shipping 
(primary member); Commercial Shipping (alternate); Hawaii County 
(alternate); Lanai Island (alternate); Molokai Island (alternate); 
Native Hawaiian (alternate); and Whale Watching (primary member).
    Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Commercial and 
Recreational Fishing (primary member); and Education (primary member).
    Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Conservation (alternate); and Education (primary member).
    National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory Council: 
Research (primary member).
    Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory 
Council: Native Hawaiian (alternate); and Native Hawaiian Elder 
(alternate).
    Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Tourism/
Economic Development (alternate).
    Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Tourism/
Recreation (primary member); Tourism/Recreation (alternate); Business/
Economic Development (primary member); Business/Economic Development 
(alternate); Fishing (primary member); Fishing (alternate); Diving 
(primary member); Diving (alternate); Education, K-12 (primary member); 
Education, K-12 (alternate); Higher Education (primary member); Higher 
Education (alternate); Maritime Industry/Business (primary member); 
Maritime Industry/Business (alternate); Citizen-at-Large (three primary 
members); and Citizen-at-Large (three alternates).

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: January 12, 2015.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-02792 Filed 2-12-15; 8:45 am]
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