[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26211-26212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10197]


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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 six of its 
13 national marine sanctuary advisory councils and 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 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 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory 
Council.

DATES: Applications are due before or by Tuesday, May 31, 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.

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     Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Jessica Morten, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, 113 
Harbor Way, Suite 150, Santa Barbara, CA 93109; 805-893-6433; email 
[email protected]; or download application from http://channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/council_news.html.
     Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Carolyn Gibson, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, 
991 Marine Drive, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129; 415-970-5252; 
email [email protected]; or download application from http://farallones.noaa.gov/manage/sac.html.
     Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary 
Advisory Council: Shannon Ruseborn, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/
HIHWNMS/Shannon Ruseborn, 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.
     Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
William Sassorossi, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, 100 Museum 
Drive, Newport News, VA 23606; 757-591-7329; email 
[email protected]; or download application from http://monitor.noaa.gov/advisory/news.html.
     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 
extension 226; email [email protected]; or download application 
from http://americansamoa.noaa.gov/.
     Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve 
Advisory Council: Allison Ikeda, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/ONMS/
PMNM, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; 808-725-
5818; email [email protected]; or download application from 
www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/council.
     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 
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 
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. Materials 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/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 primary members and alternates:
    Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Chumash 
Community (Primary); Chumash Community (Alternate); Conservation 
(Primary); Education (Primary); Education (Alternate); Public-at-Large 
(Primary); Public-at-Large (Alternate); Recreational Fishing (Primary); 
Recreational Fishing (Alternate); Tourism (Primary); Tourism 
(Alternate).
    Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Mendocino/Sonoma County Community-at-Large (Primary); Mendocino/Sonoma 
County Community-at-Large (Alternate); Youth (Primary).
    Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Citizen-at-Large (Alternate); Hawa[revaps]i County (Primary); 
Hawa[revaps]i County (Alternate); Maui County (Alternate); 
Moloka[revaps] Island (Alternate); Research (Alternate); Tourism 
(Alternate); Youth (Alternate).
    Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Citizen-at-
Large (Primary); Conservation (Primary); Heritage Tourism (Primary); 
Maritime Archaeological Research (Primary); Ocean Sports (Primary); 
Recreational/Commercial Fishing (Primary); Recreational Diving 
(Primary); Recreational Diving (Primary).
    National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory Council: 
Community-at-Large (West Tutuila) (Primary); Tourism (Primary).
    Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory 
Council: Commercial Fishing (Primary); Commercial Fishing (Alternate); 
Native Hawaiian (Alternate); Native Hawaiian Elder (Primary); Native 
Hawaiian Elder (Alternate).
    Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Business/Industry (Alternate); Mobile Gear Commercial Fishing 
(Alternate); Recreational Fishing (Alternate); Research (Alternate); 
Whale Watch (Alternate); Youth (Alternate).

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: April 5, 2016.
John Armor,
Acting Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-10197 Filed 4-29-16; 8:45 am]
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