[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1894-1895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00412]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD701
Nominations for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries
Commission Permanent Advisory Committee
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, is seeking
nominations for the advisory committee established under the Western
and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (Act). The
Permanent Advisory Committee, composed of individuals from groups
concerned with the fisheries covered by the Western and Central Pacific
Fisheries Convention (Convention), will be given the opportunity to
provide input to the United States Commissioners to the Western and
Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (Commission) regarding the
deliberations and decisions of the Commission.
DATES: Nominations must be received no later than March 2, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be directed to Michael Tosatto, Regional
Administrator, NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office, and may be
submitted by any of the following means:
Email: [email protected]. Include in the subject line the
following document identifier: ``Permanent Advisory Committee
nominations''. Email comments, with or without attachments, are limited
to 5 megabytes.
Mail or hand delivery: 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Bldg 176,
Honolulu, HI 96818.
Facsimile: 808-725-5215.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands
Regional Office; telephone: 808-725-5036; facsimile: 808-725-5215;
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Convention and the Commission
The objective of the Convention is to ensure, through effective
management, the long-term conservation and sustainable use of highly
migratory fish stocks in the western and central Pacific Ocean in
accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 (UNCLOS) and the Agreement for the Implementation of
the Provisions of the UNCLOS Relating to the Conservation and
Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.
The Convention establishes the Commission, the secretariat of which is
based in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia.
The Convention applies to all highly migratory fish stocks (defined
as all fish stocks of the species listed in Annex I of the UNCLOS
occurring in the Convention Area, and such other species of fish as the
Commission may determine), except sauries.
The United States actively supported the negotiations and the
development of the Convention and signed the Convention when it was
opened for signature in 2000. It participated as a cooperating non-
member of the Commission since it became operational in 2005. The
United States became a Contracting Party to the Convention and a full
member of the Commission when
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it ratified the Convention in January 2007. Under the Act, the United
States is to be represented on the Commission by five United States
Commissioners, appointed by the President.
Permanent Advisory Committee
The Act (16 U.S.C. 6902) provides (in section 6902(d)) that the
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the United States
Commissioners to the Commission, will appoint individuals as members of
the advisory committee established under the Act, referred to here as
the ``Permanent Advisory Committee''.
The appointed members of the Permanent Advisory Committee are to
include not less than 15 nor more than 20 individuals selected from the
various groups concerned with the fisheries covered by the Convention,
providing, to the extent practicable, an equitable balance among such
groups. On behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, NMFS is now seeking
nominations for these appointments.
In addition to the 15-20 appointed members, the Permanent Advisory
Committee includes the chair of the Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council's Advisory Committee (or designee), and officials of the
fisheries management authorities of American Samoa, Guam, and the
Northern Mariana Islands (or their designees).
Members of the Permanent Advisory Committee will be invited to
attend all non-executive meetings of the United States Commissioners to
the Commission and at such meetings will be given opportunity to
examine and be heard on all proposed programs of investigation,
reports, recommendations, and regulations of the Commission.
Each appointed member of the Permanent Advisory Committee will
serve for a term of two years and is eligible for reappointment. This
request for nominations is for the term to begin on or after August 3,
2015, and is for a term of two consecutive years.
The Secretaries of Commerce and State will furnish the Permanent
Advisory Committee with relevant information concerning fisheries and
international fishery agreements.
NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, will provide to the
Permanent Advisory Committee administrative and technical support
services as are necessary for its effective functioning.
Appointed members of the Permanent Advisory Committee will serve
without pay, but while away from their homes or regular places of
business in the performance of services for the advisory committee will
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence,
in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government
service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United
States Code. They will not be considered Federal employees while
performing service as members of the advisory committee except for the
purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in
chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code and Chapter 171 of title 28,
United States Code.
Procedure for Submitting Nominations
Nominations for the Permanent Advisory Committee should be
submitted to NMFS (see ADDRESSES). This request for nominations is for
first-time nominees as well as previous and current Permanent Advisory
Committee members. Self nominations are acceptable. Nominations should
include the following information: (1) Full name, address, telephone,
and email address of nominee; (2) nominee's organization(s) or
professional affiliation(s) serving as the basis for the nomination, if
any; and (3) a background statement, not to exceed one page in length,
describing the nominee's qualifications, experience and interests,
specifically as related to the fisheries covered by the Convention.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902.
Dated: January 9, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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