[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5419-5420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01976]
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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 five 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 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 February 29, 2016.
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.
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council: Kelly Drinnen, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary,
4700 Avenue U, Building 216, Galveston, TX 77551; (409) 621-5151
extension 105; email [email protected]; or download application
from http://flowergarden.noaa.gov.
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council: Inouye Regional Center, ATTN: NOS/ONMS/Shannon Lyday,
1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; (808) 725-5905;
email [email protected]; or download application from http://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/council/council_app_accepting.html.
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Nichole Rodriguez, 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/welcome.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
(Utelei, American Samoa); (684) 633-6500; email [email protected];
or download application from http://americansamoa.noaa.gov/about/samoa.html.
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.
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 a network of
underwater parks encompassing more than 170,000 square miles of marine
and Great Lakes waters from Washington state to the Florida Keys, and
from Lake Huron to American Samoa. The network includes a system of 13
national marine sanctuaries and Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea and Rose
Atoll marine national monuments. National marine sanctuaries protect
our nation's most vital coastal and marine natural and cultural
resources, and through active research, management, and public
engagement, sustain healthy environments that are the foundation for
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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://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/pdfs/2010-ac-handbook-appendices-07162015.pdf).
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:
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Conservation (primary); Education (primary); Recreational Fishing
(primary); and Research (primary).
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council: L[amacr]na`i Island (alternate); and Moloka`i Island
(alternate).
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Agriculture (primary); Agriculture (alternate); At-Large (two
primaries); At-Large (alternate); Business/Industry (primary);
Business/Industry (alternate); College (primary); College (alternate);
Commercial Fishing (primary); Commercial Fishing (alternate);
Conservation (primary); Recreation (primary); Recreation (alternate);
Recreational Fishing (primary); Recreational Fishing (alternate);
Research (primary); and Research (alternate).
National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory Council: West
Side of Tutuila (primary).
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: At-
Large (alternate); Business/Industry (alternate); Mobile Gear
Commercial Fishing (alternate); Whale Watch (alternate); and Youth
(alternate).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary
Program)
Dated: December 23, 2015.
John Armor,
Acting Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-01976 Filed 2-1-16; 8:45 am]
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