[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 147 (Monday, August 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50482-50483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17917]


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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 eight 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 Wednesday, August 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.
     Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Jessica Morten, NOAA Channel Islands National Marine 
Sanctuary, University of California, Santa Barbara, Ocean Science 
Education Building 514, MC 6155, Santa Barbara, CA 93106; 805-893-6433; 
email [email protected]; or download applications from http://channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/council_news.html.
     Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Lilli Ferguson, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, P.O. Box 159, 
Olema, CA 94950; 415-464-5265; email [email protected]; or 
download applications from http://cordellbank.noaa.gov.
     Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Beth Dieveney, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 33 East Quay 
Road, Key West, FL 33040; 305-809-4710; email [email protected]; 
or download applications from http://floridakeys.noaa.gov/sac/welcome.html?s=sac.
     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 applications from http://farallones.noaa.gov/manage/sac.html.
     Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary 
Advisory Council: Shannon Ruseborn, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/
ONMS/HIHWNMS/Shannon Ruseborn, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, 
Honolulu, HI 96818; 808-725-5905; email [email protected]; or 
download applications 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 applications 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, P.O. Box 4318, Pago Pago, American 
Samoa 96799; 684-633-6500 extension 226; email [email protected]; 
or download applications from http://americansamoa.noaa.gov/.
     Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve 
Advisory Council: Allison Ikeda, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/ONMS/
PMNM/Allison Ikeda, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 
96818; 808-725-5818; email [email protected]; or download 
applications 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 applications 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 Papahanaumokuakea 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 
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. Materials related to the purpose, 
policies, and operational requirements for advisory councils can be 
found in the charter for a particular advisory council (http://

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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: 
Education (Primary); Education (Alternate); Tourism (Primary); Tourism 
(Alternate).
    Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Education 
(Primary); Education (Alternate); Fishing (Primary); Fishing 
(Alternate).
    Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Boating 
Industry (Primary); Boating Industry (Alternate); Citizen-at-Large 
(Upper Keys) (Primary); Citizen-at-Large (Upper Keys) (Alternate); 
Diving (Upper Keys) (Primary); Diving (Upper Keys) (Alternate); Fishing 
(Charter Sports Fishing) (Primary); Fishing (Charter Sports Fishing) 
(Alternate); Fishing (Recreational) (Primary); Fishing (Recreational) 
(Alternate); Research and Monitoring (Primary); Research and Monitoring 
(Alternate); Tourism (Lower Keys) (Primary); Tourism (Lower Keys) 
(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 (Primary); Conservation (Primary); Education 
(Primary); Honolulu County (Primary); Lana`i Island (Primary); Moloka`i 
Island (Primary); Moloka`i Island (Alternate); Native Hawaiian 
(Primary); Ocean Recreation (Primary).
    Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Heritage 
Tourism (Primary); Recreational/Commercial Fishing (Primary).
    National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory Council: 
Education (Primary).
    Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory 
Council: Commercial Fishing (Primary); Commercial Fishing (Alternate); 
Conservation (Primary); Native Hawaiian (Alternate); Native Hawaiian 
Elder (Primary); Native Hawaiian Elder (Alternate); Research 
(Alternate).
    Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Business/Industry (Alternate).

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: June 24, 2016.
John Armor,
Acting Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-17917 Filed 7-29-16; 8:45 am]
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