[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27926-27927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11630]


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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 June 30, 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-

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6418; email [email protected]; or download application from 
http://channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/council_news.html.
     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.
     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: 
Katherine Van Dam, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, 100 Museum Drive, 
Newport News, VA 23606; (757) 591-7350; 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, P.O. Box 4318 Pago Pago, American Samoa 
96799; (684) 633-6500; email [email protected]; or download 
application from http://americansamoa.noaa.gov.
     Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
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/sachome.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 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: Non-
consumptive Recreation (primary); and Non-consumptive Recreation 
(alternate).
    Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Recreational Fishing (primary).
    Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Conservation (primary); University Education (primary); Sport Diving 
(primary); and Citizen-at-Large (primary).
    Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Commercial Shipping (primary); Commercial Shipping 
(alternate); Hawaii County (alternate); Lanai Island (alternate); 
Citizen-at-Large (alternate); Education (alternate); Tourism 
(alternate); and Whale Watching (alternate).
    Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Commercial and 
Recreational Fishing (primary).
    National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory Council: 
Business and Industry (primary); and Community-at-Large: Tutuila--West 
Side (primary).
    Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: At-
Large (primary); Business Industry (primary); Diving (primary); Diving 
(alternate); Education (2 primary seats); Fixed Gear Commercial Fishing 
(primary); Fixed Gear Commercial Fishing (alternate); Mobile Gear 
Commercial Fishing (alternate); Recreational Fishing (alternate); 
Research (2 alternate seats); and Whale Watch (primary).

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

    Dated: April 13, 2015.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-11630 Filed 5-14-15; 8:45 am]
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