[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75809-75810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26326]


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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 seven 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 
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 Lakes 
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

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Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council.

DATES: Applications are due before or by Wednesday, November 30, 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.
     Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Becky Shortland, NOAA Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, 10 Ocean 
Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411; 912-598-2381; email 
[email protected]; or download applications from http://graysreef.noaa.gov/management/sac/council_news.html.
     Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Jenn Gamurot, 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: Kate Spidalieri, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/
ONMS/HIHWNMS/Kate Spidalieri, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, 
Honolulu, HI 96818; 240-533-0679; 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/.
     Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Karlyn Langjahr, 115 East Railroad Avenue, Suite 301, Port Angeles, WA 
98362; 360-457-6622 extension 31; email [email protected]; or 
download applications from http://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/involved/sac/sac_welcome.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 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 600,000 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 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 or alternate), for each of the advisory councils 
currently seeking applications for primary members and alternates:
    Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: K-12 
Education (Primary).
    Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Mendocino/Sonoma County Community-at-Large (Alternate); Youth 
(Primary).
    Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Maui County (Alternate); Molokai Island (Primary); Molokai 
Island (Alternate); Native Hawaiian (Primary).
    Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Economic 
Development (Primary).
    National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory Council: 
Education (Primary); Fishing (Primary); Youth (Primary).
    Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory 
Council: Commercial Fishing (Primary); Commercial Fishing (Alternate); 
Research (Alternate).
    Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Citizen-
at-Large (Primary); Citizen-at-Large (Alternate); Research (Primary); 
Research (Alternate).
    Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Business/Industry (Alternate); Conservation (Primary); Education 
(Alternate); Marine Transportation (Primary); Marine Transportation 
(Alternate); Mobile Gear Commercial Fishing (Primary); Recreational 
Fishing (Primary).

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: October 3, 2016.
John Armor,
Acting Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-26326 Filed 10-31-16; 8:45 am]
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