[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64796-64797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25861]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Availability of Seats for the Monterey Bay 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 vacant
seats on the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Agriculture, At-Large (2), Business/Industry, Commercial Fishing,
Conservation, Recreation, Recreational
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Fishing, and Research. 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 should expect to serve until February 2016.
DATES: Applications are due by November 23, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from 99 Pacific Street,
Bldg. 455A, Monterey, CA, 93940 or online at http://montereybay.noaa.gov/. Completed applications should be sent to the
same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Sommers, 99 Pacific Street,
Bldg. 455A, Monterey, CA, 93940, (831) 647-4247,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MBNMS Advisory Council is a community-
based group that was established in March 1994 to assure continued
public participation in the management of the Sanctuary. Since its
establishment, the Advisory Council has played a vital role in
decisions affecting the Sanctuary along the central California coast.
The Advisory Council's twenty voting members represent a variety of
local user groups, as well as the general public, plus seven local,
state and federal governmental jurisdictions. In addition, the
respective managers or superintendents for the four California National
Marine Sanctuaries (Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Cordell
Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine
Sanctuary and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary) and the
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve sit as non-voting
members.
Four working groups support the Advisory Council: The Research
Activity Panel (``RAP'') chaired by the Research Representative, the
Sanctuary Education Panel (``SEP'') chaired by the Education
Representative, the Conservation Working Group (``CWG'') chaired by the
Conservation Representative, and the Business and Tourism Activity
Panel (``BTAP'') co-chaired by the Business/Industry Representative and
Tourism Representative, each dealing with matters concerning research,
education, conservation and human use. The working groups are composed
of experts from the appropriate fields of interest and meet monthly, or
bimonthly, serving as invaluable advisors to the Advisory Council and
the Sanctuary Superintendent.
The Advisory Council represents the coordination link between the
Sanctuary and the state and federal management agencies, user groups,
researchers, educators, policy makers, and other various groups that
help to focus efforts and attention on the central California coastal
and marine ecosystems.
The Advisory Council functions in an advisory capacity to the
Sanctuary Superintendent and is instrumental in helping develop
policies, program goals, and identify education, outreach, research,
long-term monitoring, resource protection, and revenue enhancement
priorities. The Advisory Council works in concert with the Sanctuary
Superintendent by keeping him or her informed about issues of concern
throughout the Sanctuary, offering recommendations on specific issues,
and aiding the Superintendent in achieving the goals of the Sanctuary
program within the context of California's marine programs and
policies.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary
Program)
Dated: October 12, 2012.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-25861 Filed 10-22-12; 8:45 am]
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