Notice Requesting Nominations for the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee, 77617 [2010-31187]
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nominations are acceptable.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Notice Requesting Nominations for the
Marine Protected Areas Federal
Advisory Committee
National Marine Protected
Areas Center, Office of Ocean and
Coastal Resource Management, National
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice requesting nominations
for the Marine Protected Areas Federal
Advisory Committee.
AGENCY:
The Department of Commerce
is seeking nominations for membership
on the Marine Protected Areas Federal
Advisory Committee (Advisory
Committee). The Advisory Committee
was established to advise the Secretary
of Commerce and the Secretary of the
Interior in implementing Section 4 of
Executive Order 13158, specifically on
strategies and priorities for developing
the national system of marine protected
areas (MPAs) and on practical
approaches to further enhance and
expand protection of new and existing
MPAs.
Nominations are sought for highly
qualified non-Federal scientists,
resource managers, and people
representing other interests or
organizations involved with or affected
by marine conservation including in the
Great Lakes. Six members of the
Committee have terms that expire
October 31, 2011, and nominations are
sought to fill these vacancies.
Individuals seeking membership on
the Advisory Committee should possess
demonstrable expertise in a related field
or represent a stakeholder interest
affected by MPAs. Nominees also will
be evaluated based on the following
factors: marine policy experience,
leadership and organization skills,
region of country represented, and
diversity characteristics. The
membership reflects the Department’s
commitment to attaining balance and
diversity. The full text of the Advisory
Committee Charter and its current
membership can be viewed at the
Agency’s Web page at https://mpa.gov.
DATES: Nominations must be
postmarked on or before February 15,
2011.
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SUMMARY:
Nominations should be sent
to: Kara Yeager, National Marine
Protected Areas Center, NOAA, 1305
East West Highway, Rm 9136, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. E-mail:
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Kara
Yeager, National Marine Protected Areas
Center, 1305 East-West Highway,
Building 4, Station 9136, 301–713 3100
ext. 162. Kara.Yeager@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
Executive Order 13158, the Department
of Commerce and the Department of the
Interior were directed to seek the expert
advice and recommendations of nonFederal scientists, resource managers,
and other interested people and
organizations through a Marine
Protected Areas Federal Advisory
Committee. The Advisory Committee
was established in June 2003 and
currently includes 30 members.
Effective October 31, 2011, the
Committee size will be decreased to 20
members.
The Committee meets at least once
annually. Committee members serve for
one, four-year nonrenewable term.
Members of the Committee will not be
compensated, but may, upon request, be
allowed travel and per diem expenses.
Each nomination submission should
include the proposed member’s name
and organizational affiliation, a cover
letter describing the nominee’s
qualifications and interest in serving on
the Advisory Committee, a curriculum
vitae or resume of the nominee, and no
more than three supporting letters
describing the nominee’s qualifications
and interest in serving on the
Committee. Self-nominations are
acceptable. The following contact
information should accompany each
submission: the nominee’s name,
address, phone number, fax number,
and e-mail address if available.
Dated: December 3, 2010.
Donna Wieting,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management.
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ACTION:
NMFS has received a request
from the California Department of
Transportation (CALTRANS) for
renewal of an Incidental Harassment
Authorization (IHA) to take small
numbers of California sea lions, Pacific
harbor seals, harbor porpoises, and gray
whales, by harassment, incidental to
construction of a replacement bridge for
the East Span of the San FranciscoOakland Bay Bridge (SF–OBB) in
California. Pursuant to the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS
is requesting comments on its proposal
to issue an IHA to CALTRANS to
incidentally harass, by Level B
Harassment only, four species of marine
mammals during the specified activity.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than January 12,
2011.
SUMMARY:
Comments on the
application should be addressed to
Michael Payne, Chief, Permits,
Conservation and Education Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910–3225. The mailbox address for
providing e-mail comments is
PR1.0648–XZ803@noaa.gov. NMFS is
not responsible for e-mail comments
sent to addresses other than the one
provided here. Comments sent via email, including all attachments, must
not exceed a 10-megabyte file size.
Instructions: All comments received
are a part of the public record and will
generally be posted to https://
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incidental.htm without change. All
Personal Identifying Information (for
example, name, address, etc.)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
may be publicly accessible. Do not
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A copy of the renewal request may be
obtained by writing to the address
specified above, telephoning the contact
listed below (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT), or visiting the
Internet at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
pr/permits/incidental.htm. Documents
cited in this notice may also be viewed,
by appointment, during regular business
hours, at the aforementioned address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shane Guan, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 713–2289, ext
137.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice Requesting Nominations for the Marine Protected Areas
Federal Advisory Committee
AGENCY: National Marine Protected Areas Center, Office of Ocean and
Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice requesting nominations for the Marine Protected Areas
Federal Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is seeking nominations for
membership on the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee
(Advisory Committee). The Advisory Committee was established to advise
the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior in
implementing Section 4 of Executive Order 13158, specifically on
strategies and priorities for developing the national system of marine
protected areas (MPAs) and on practical approaches to further enhance
and expand protection of new and existing MPAs.
Nominations are sought for highly qualified non-Federal scientists,
resource managers, and people representing other interests or
organizations involved with or affected by marine conservation
including in the Great Lakes. Six members of the Committee have terms
that expire October 31, 2011, and nominations are sought to fill these
vacancies.
Individuals seeking membership on the Advisory Committee should
possess demonstrable expertise in a related field or represent a
stakeholder interest affected by MPAs. Nominees also will be evaluated
based on the following factors: marine policy experience, leadership
and organization skills, region of country represented, and diversity
characteristics. The membership reflects the Department's commitment to
attaining balance and diversity. The full text of the Advisory
Committee Charter and its current membership can be viewed at the
Agency's Web page at https://mpa.gov.
DATES: Nominations must be postmarked on or before February 15, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to: Kara Yeager, National Marine
Protected Areas Center, NOAA, 1305 East West Highway, Rm 9136, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. E-mail: Kara.Yeager@noaa.gov. E-mail nominations are
acceptable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kara Yeager, National Marine Protected
Areas Center, 1305 East-West Highway, Building 4, Station 9136, 301-713
3100 ext. 162. Kara.Yeager@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Executive Order 13158, the Department of
Commerce and the Department of the Interior were directed to seek the
expert advice and recommendations of non-Federal scientists, resource
managers, and other interested people and organizations through a
Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee. The Advisory
Committee was established in June 2003 and currently includes 30
members. Effective October 31, 2011, the Committee size will be
decreased to 20 members.
The Committee meets at least once annually. Committee members serve
for one, four-year nonrenewable term. Members of the Committee will not
be compensated, but may, upon request, be allowed travel and per diem
expenses.
Each nomination submission should include the proposed member's
name and organizational affiliation, a cover letter describing the
nominee's qualifications and interest in serving on the Advisory
Committee, a curriculum vitae or resume of the nominee, and no more
than three supporting letters describing the nominee's qualifications
and interest in serving on the Committee. Self-nominations are
acceptable. The following contact information should accompany each
submission: the nominee's name, address, phone number, fax number, and
e-mail address if available.
Dated: December 3, 2010.
Donna Wieting,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
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