[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8921-8922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01932]


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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 
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 Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council.

DATES: Applications are due before or by Tuesday, February 28, 2017.

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 applications 
from http://flowergarden.noaa.gov/advisorycouncil/councilnews.html.
     Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Chris Hines, NOAA Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, 10 Ocean 
Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411; 912-598-2397; email 
[email protected]; or download applications from http://graysreef.noaa.gov/management/sac/council_news.html.

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     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: 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.
     Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Kristen Hart, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 99 Pacific 
Street, Building 455A, Monterey, CA 93940; 831-647-4206; email 
[email protected]; or download applications from http://montereybay.noaa.gov/welcome.html.
     Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve 
Advisory Council: Nicole Evans, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/ONMS/
PMNM/Nicole Evans, 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 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 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:
    Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Commercial Fishing (Primary); Conservation (Primary); Oil and Gas 
Production (Primary).
    Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Citizen-at-
Large (Primary).
    Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Conservation (Primary); Education (Primary); Education (Alternate); 
Mendocino/Sonoma County Community-at-Large (Alternate).
    Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Business/Commerce (Primary); Molokai Island (Primary); Molokai 
Island (Alternate); Native Hawaiian (Primary); Oahu Island (Primary); 
Oahu Island (Alternate); Tourism (Primary).
    Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Citizen-
at-Large (Primary); Citizen-at-Large (Alternate); Diving (Primary); 
Diving (Alternate); Education (Alternate); Tourism (Primary); Tourism 
(Alternate).
    Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory 
Council: Conservation (Primary); Research (Alternate).
    Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: At-
Large (Primary); Conservation (Alternate); Mobile Gear Commercial 
Fishing (Primary); Research (Primary).

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: January 24, 2017.
Christopher Cartwright,
Chief Financial Officer, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-01932 Filed 1-31-17; 8:45 am]
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