[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51538-51539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20858]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Availability of Seats for National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Councils, Correction
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; correction.
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SUMMARY: ONMS published a request for applications for vacant seats on
seven of its 13 national marine sanctuary advisory councils on August
14, 2015
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(80 FR 48828). This notice is a correction to the number of vacant
seats available for the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council. Previously, ONMS requested applications for the
following six seats on this council: Business/Industry (primary
member); Mobile Gear Commercial Fishing (alternate); Recreational
Fishing (alternate); Research (alternate); Whale Watch (alternate); and
Youth (alternate). ONMS is requesting applications for all of the
following seats: At-Large (primary member); Business/Industry (primary
member); Diving (primary member); Diving (alternate); Education (two
primary members); Fixed Gear Commercial Fishing (primary member); Fixed
Gear Commercial Fishing (alternate); Mobile Gear Commercial Fishing
(alternate); Recreational Fishing (alternate); Research (two
alternates); Whale Watch (primary member); and Youth (alternate). No
other advisory councils are affected by this notice.
DATES: Applications are due by September 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Application kits are specific to each advisory council. As
such, application must be obtained from and returned to a council-
specific address. For the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council, contact: Nathalie Ward, Stellwagen Bank National
Marine Sanctuary, 175 Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA 02066; (781)
545-8026 extension 206; email [email protected]; or download
application from http://stellwagen.noaa.gov. Refer to council-specific
addresses identified in the August 14, 2015, notice (identified above)
for the other six advisory councils with vacant seats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, please
contact the individual identified in the Addresses section of this
notice. Additional information on the other six advisory councils with
vacant seats is available in the August 14, 2015, notice discussed
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As described in the August 14, 2015 notice
(80 FR 48828), ONMS is seeking applications for vacant seats for seven
of its 13 national marine sanctuary advisory councils (advisory
councils). Vacant seats, including positions (i.e., primary member and
alternate), for each of the advisory councils were listed in the August
14, 2015, notice. 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 Lake resources; and
possibly the length of residence in the area affected by the sanctuary.
Applicants who are 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.
The following is a list of the vacant seats, including positions
(i.e., primary member or alternate), for the Stellwagen Bank National
Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: At-
Large (primary member); Business/Industry (primary member); Diving
(primary member); Diving (alternate); Education (two primary members);
Fixed Gear Commercial Fishing (primary member); Fixed Gear Commercial
Fishing (alternate); Mobile Gear Commercial Fishing (alternate);
Recreational Fishing (alternate); Research (two alternates); Whale
Watch (primary member); and Youth (alternate).
The list of all other vacant seats for which applications are
currently being sought is included in the August 14, 2015, notice
referenced above.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary
Program)
Dated: August 17, 2015.
John Armor,
Acting Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-20858 Filed 8-24-15; 8:45 am]
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