Availability of Seats for the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, 77780 [2011-31913]
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marine protected area designed to
conserve and protect the coral reef
ecosystem and related natural and
cultural resources of the area. The
NWHI Reserve was established by
Executive Order 13178 (12/00) and
Executive Order 13196 (1/01) pursuant
to the National Marine Sanctuaries
Amendments Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–
513). The Reserve was incorporated into
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National
Monument when the Monument was
established in 2006 and is now also part
of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine
National Monument World Heritage site
established by UNESCO in July, 2010.
The Reserve encompasses an area of
the marine waters and submerged lands
of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands,
extending approximately 1200 nautical
miles long and 100 nautical miles wide.
The Reserve is managed by the
Secretary of Commerce pursuant to the
National Marine Sanctuaries Act and
the Executive Orders. The management
principles and implementation strategy
and requirements for the Reserve are
found in the enabling Executive Orders,
which are part of the application kit,
and can be found on the Monument’s
Web site https://
www.papahanaumokuakea.gov.
In designating the Reserve, the
Secretary of Commerce was directed to
establish a Coral Reef Ecosystem
Reserve Advisory Council, pursuant to
section 315 of the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act, to provide advice and
recommendations on the management of
the natural and cultural resources
within the Reserve.
The Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries has established the Reserve
Advisory Council and is now accepting
applications from interested individuals
for Representatives and/or Alternates for
each of the following citizen/constituent
positions on the Council:
1. One (1) Native Hawaiian
Representatives (Native Hawaiian).
2. One (1) Ocean-Related Tourism
Representative (Ocean-Related
Tourism).
3. One (1) Native Hawaiian (Elder)
Alternate (Native Hawaiian)
3. Two (2) Native Hawaiian Alternates
(Native Hawaiian).
4. One (1) Conservation Alternate
(Conservation).
Current Reserve Council
Representatives and Alternates may reapply for these vacant seats.
The Council consists of 25 members,
15 of which are non-government voting
members (the State of Hawai’i
representative is a voting member) and
10 of which are government non-voting
members. The voting members are
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representatives of the following
constituencies: Conservation (2),
Citizen-At-Large, Ocean-Related
Tourism, Recreational Fishing, Research
(3), Commercial Fishing, Education,
State of Hawai’i and Native Hawaiian
(3). The government non-voting seats
are represented by the following
agencies: Department of Defense,
Department of the Interior., Department
of State, Marine Mammal Commission,
NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback
Whale National Marine Sanctuary,
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries
Service, National Science Foundation,
U.S. Coast Guard, Western Pacific
Regional Fishery Management Council,
and NOAA’s Papahanaumokuakea
Marine National Monument.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)
Dated: December 7, 2011.
Daniel Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Availability of Seats for the Fagatele
Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council
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.
AGENCY:
The ONMS is seeking
applications for the following vacant
seats on the Fagatele Bay National
Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Community-at-Large: West Side of
Tutuila, Community-at-Large: East Side
of Tutuila, and Student (including
youth). 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
Community-at-Large members should
expect to serve 3-year terms, pursuant to
the council’s Charter. Applicants who
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are chosen as Student members should
expect to serve 2-year terms, pursuant to
the council’s Charter.
DATES: Applications are due by January
30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be
obtained from Emily Gaskin, Fagatele
Bay National Marine Sanctuary,
American Samoa Department of
Commerce Office, Executive Office
Building, Utulei. Completed
applications should be returned to the
same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Gaskin at (684) 633–5155 ext. 271
or emily.gaskin@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council was established in
1986 pursuant to Federal law to ensure
continued public participation in the
management of the sanctuary. The
Sanctuary Advisory Council brings
members of a diverse community
together to provide advice to the
Sanctuary Manager (delegated from the
Secretary of Commerce and the Under
Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere)
on the management and protection of
the Sanctuary, or to assist the National
Marine Sanctuary Program in guiding a
proposed site through the designation or
the periodic management plan review
process.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)
Dated: December 2, 2011.
Daniel Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit
modification.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Raymond Carthy, University of Florida,
Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife
Research Unit, 117 Newins-Ziegler Hall,
P.O. Box 110450, Gainesville, FL 32611,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Availability of Seats for the Fagatele Bay 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 Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Community-at-Large: West Side of Tutuila, Community-at-Large: East Side
of Tutuila, and Student (including youth). 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 Community-at-Large members
should expect to serve 3-year terms, pursuant to the council's Charter.
Applicants who are chosen as Student members should expect to serve 2-
year terms, pursuant to the council's Charter.
DATES: Applications are due by January 30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Emily Gaskin, Fagatele
Bay National Marine Sanctuary, American Samoa Department of Commerce
Office, Executive Office Building, Utulei. Completed applications
should be returned to the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Gaskin at (684) 633-5155 ext.
271 or emily.gaskin@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council was established in 1986 pursuant to Federal law to
ensure continued public participation in the management of the
sanctuary. The Sanctuary Advisory Council brings members of a diverse
community together to provide advice to the Sanctuary Manager
(delegated from the Secretary of Commerce and the Under Secretary for
Oceans and Atmosphere) on the management and protection of the
Sanctuary, or to assist the National Marine Sanctuary Program in
guiding a proposed site through the designation or the periodic
management plan review process.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary
Program)
Dated: December 2, 2011.
Daniel Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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