[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 200 (Monday, October 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64074-64075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26685]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Request for Applications for Vacant Seats on the Flower Garden
Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
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: The ONMS is seeking applications for the following six vacant
seats on the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council: recreational diving, oil and gas operations, recreational
fishing, commercial fishing, research and education. Applicants are
chosen based upon their particular expertise and experience in relation
to the seat for which they are applying; community and professional
affiliations; philosophy regarding the protection and management of
marine resources; and possibly the length of residence in the area
affected by the sanctuary. Applicants who are chosen as members should
expect to serve three-year terms, pursuant to the council's Charter.
DATES: Applications are due by December 9, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Jennifer Morgan, NOAA-
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, Bldg.
216, Galveston, TX 77551 or downloaded from the sanctuary Web site
http://flowergarden.noaa.gov. Completed applications should be sent to
the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Morgan, NOAA-Flower Garden
Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, Bldg. 216, Galveston,
TX 77551, 409-621-5151 ext. 103, [email protected].
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Located in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico,
the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary includes three
separate areas, known as East Flower Garden, West Flower Garden, and
Stetson Banks. The Sanctuary was designated on January 17, 1992.
Stetson Bank was added to the Sanctuary in 1996. The Sanctuary Advisory
Council will consist of no more than 21 members; 16 nongovernmental
voting members and 5 governmental non-voting members. The Council may
serve as a forum for consultation and deliberation among its members
and as a source of advice to the Sanctuary manager regarding the
management of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary
Program)
Dated: October 4, 2011.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-26685 Filed 10-14-11; 8:45 am]
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