[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 212 (Thursday, November 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66073-66074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26649]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Availability of Seats for the Monitor 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 Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Recreational/Commercial Fishing and Education seats. 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 two-year terms, pursuant to the council's charter.
DATES: Applications are due by December 31, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Shannon Ricles, 100
Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 23606. Completed applications should be
sent to the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon Ricles, 100 Museum Drive,
Newport News, VA 23606; 757-591-7328; [email protected]; http://monitor.noaa.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Established in 1975 as the Nation's first
marine sanctuary, the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is managed by
NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. It is one of 13
sanctuaries and protects the wreck of the famed Civil War ironclad, USS
Monitor, best known for its battle with the Confederate ironclad, CSS
Virginia in Hampton Roads, VA, on March 9, 1862.
The advisory council consists of 19 members: 11 nongovernmental
voting members, six governmental voting members, and one non-voting
Youth Seat. The council seats represent a variety of regional interests
and stakeholders, including: Citizen-at-Large, Conservation, Economic
Development, Education, Heritage Tourism, Maritime Archaeological
Research, Recreational/Commercial Fishing, Recreational Diving, The
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Mariners' Museum, Youth, the U.S. Navy, Virginia Department of Historic
Resources, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, North
Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, the
National Park Service, and the U.S. Coast Guard. It is the combined
expertise and experience of these individuals that creates an advisory
council that is a valuable and effective resource for the sanctuary
manager.
The council's objectives are to provide the sanctuary manager with
advice on: (1) Protecting natural and cultural resources and
identifying and evaluating emergent or critical issues involving
sanctuary use or resources; (2) identifying and realizing the
sanctuary's research objectives; (3) identifying and realizing
educational opportunities to increase public knowledge and stewardship
of the sanctuary environment; and (4) developing an informed
constituency to increase awareness and understanding of the purpose and
value of the sanctuary and the National Marine Sanctuary System.
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 Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. The
sanctuary advisory council holds open meetings to ensure continued
public input on management issues and to increase public awareness and
knowledge of the sanctuary environment. Public participation at these
meetings is welcomed and encouraged.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary
Program)
Dated: October 18, 2012.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-26649 Filed 10-31-12; 8:45 am]
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