[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8921-8922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01932]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Availability of Seats for National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Councils
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: ONMS is seeking applications for vacant seats for six of its
13 national marine sanctuary advisory councils and Northwestern
Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council
(advisory councils). Vacant seats, including positions (i.e., primary
and alternate), for each of the advisory councils are listed in this
notice under Supplementary Information. 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 Lakes
resources; and possibly the length of residence in the area affected by
the sanctuary. Applicants 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 or Northwestern
Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council.
DATES: Applications are due before or by Tuesday, February 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Application kits are specific to each advisory council. As
such, application kits must be obtained from and returned to the
council-specific addresses noted below.
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council: Kelly Drinnen, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary,
4700 Avenue U, Building 216, Galveston, TX 77551; 409-621-5151
extension 105; email [email protected]; or download applications
from http://flowergarden.noaa.gov/advisorycouncil/councilnews.html.
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Chris Hines, NOAA Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, 10 Ocean
Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411; 912-598-2397; email
[email protected]; or download applications from http://graysreef.noaa.gov/management/sac/council_news.html.
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Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council: Jenn Gamurot, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary,
991 Marine Drive, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129; 415-970-5252;
email [email protected]; or download applications from http://farallones.noaa.gov/manage/sac.html.
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council: Shannon Ruseborn, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/
ONMS/HIHWNMS/Shannon Ruseborn, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176,
Honolulu, HI 96818; 808-725-5905; email [email protected]; or
download applications from http://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/council/council_app_accepting.html.
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Kristen Hart, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 99 Pacific
Street, Building 455A, Monterey, CA 93940; 831-647-4206; email
[email protected]; or download applications from http://montereybay.noaa.gov/welcome.html.
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve
Advisory Council: Nicole Evans, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/ONMS/
PMNM/Nicole Evans, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI
96818; 808-725-5818; email [email protected]; or download
applications from www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/council/.
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council: Elizabeth Stokes, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary,
175 Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA 02066; 781-545-8026 extension 201;
email [email protected]; or download applications from http://stellwagen.noaa.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on a
particular national marine sanctuary advisory council, please contact
the individual identified in the Addresses section of this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ONMS serves as the trustee for a network of
underwater parks encompassing more than 600,000 square miles of marine
and Great Lakes waters from Washington state to the Florida Keys, and
from Lake Huron to American Samoa. The network includes a system of 13
national marine sanctuaries and Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea and Rose
Atoll marine national monuments. National marine sanctuaries protect
our nation's most vital coastal and marine natural and cultural
resources, and through active research, management, and public
engagement, sustain healthy environments that are the foundation for
thriving communities and stable economies. One of the many ways ONMS
ensures public participation in the designation and management of
national marine sanctuaries is through the formation of advisory
councils. National marine sanctuary advisory councils are community-
based advisory groups established to provide advice and recommendations
to the superintendents of national marine sanctuaries on issues
including management, science, service, and stewardship; and to serve
as liaisons between their constituents in the community and the
sanctuary. Additional information on ONMS and its advisory councils can
be found at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov. Materials related to the
purpose, policies, and operational requirements for advisory councils
can be found in the charter for a particular advisory council (http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/council_charters.html) and the
National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Implementation Handbook
(http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/acref.html).
The following is a list of the vacant seats, including positions
(i.e., primary or alternate), for each of the advisory councils
currently seeking applications for primary members and alternates:
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Commercial Fishing (Primary); Conservation (Primary); Oil and Gas
Production (Primary).
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Citizen-at-
Large (Primary).
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Conservation (Primary); Education (Primary); Education (Alternate);
Mendocino/Sonoma County Community-at-Large (Alternate).
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council: Business/Commerce (Primary); Molokai Island (Primary); Molokai
Island (Alternate); Native Hawaiian (Primary); Oahu Island (Primary);
Oahu Island (Alternate); Tourism (Primary).
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Citizen-
at-Large (Primary); Citizen-at-Large (Alternate); Diving (Primary);
Diving (Alternate); Education (Alternate); Tourism (Primary); Tourism
(Alternate).
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory
Council: Conservation (Primary); Research (Alternate).
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: At-
Large (Primary); Conservation (Alternate); Mobile Gear Commercial
Fishing (Primary); Research (Primary).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary
Program)
Dated: January 24, 2017.
Christopher Cartwright,
Chief Financial Officer, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-01932 Filed 1-31-17; 8:45 am]
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