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ability to advise the Secretary of
Commerce on the necessary elements of
a comprehensive, holistic national
freight infrastructure and a national
freight policy designed to support U.S.
export growth and competitiveness,
foster national economic
competitiveness, and improve U.S.
supply chain competitiveness in the
domestic and global economy. Members
shall represent a balanced and broad
range of interests, including
representatives from supply chain firms
or their associations (including shippers
and all modes of freight transportation
(trucking, rail, maritime, and air)),
stakeholders, community organizations,
and others directly affected by the
supply chain as well as experts from
academia. The membership should
reflect the general composition of the
U.S. supply chain industry. Other than
the experts from academia, all members
shall serve in a representative capacity,
expressing their views and interests of
a U.S. entity or organization, as well as
its particular sector. Members serving in
such a representative capacity are not
Special Government Employees. The
members from academia serve as
experts and therefore are Special
Government Employees (SGEs) and
shall be subject to the ethical standards
applicable to SGEs.
Each private sector member of the
Committee must be a U.S. citizen, not a
federally-registered lobbyist, and not
registered as a foreign agent under the
Foreign Agents Registration Act. All
appointments are made without regard
to political affiliation. Self-nominations
will be accepted. Members of the
Committee will not be compensated for
their services or reimbursed for their
travel expenses. The Committee shall
meet as often as necessary as
determined by the DFO, but not less
than once per year.
Members shall serve at the pleasure of
the Secretary from the date of
appointment to the Committee to the
date on which the Committee’s charter
terminates.
All nominations to become a member
of the Committee should provide the
following information:
(1) Name, title, and relevant contact
information (including phone, fax, and
email address) of the individual
requesting consideration;
(2) An affirmative statement that the
applicant is not required to register as
a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938;
(3) An affirmative statement that the
applicant is not a federally-registered
lobbyist, and that the applicant
understands that if appointed, the
applicant will not be allowed to
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continue to serve as a Committee
member if the applicant becomes a
federally-registered lobbyist; and
In addition to the above requirements
for all nominations, nominations for
representatives from supply chain firms
or their associations, stakeholders,
community organizations, and others
directly affected by the supply chain,
should also provide the following
information:
(1) A sponsor letter on the firm’s,
association’s, community organization’s
or other entity’s letterhead containing a
brief description why the nominee
should be considered for membership;
(2) Short biography of nominee
including credentials; and
(3) Brief description of the firm,
association, community organization, or
other entity to be represented and its
activities and size (number of
employees or members and annual
sales, if applicable);
(4) An affirmative statement that the
applicant meets all Committee
eligibility requirements for
representative members, including that
the applicant represents a U.S. company
or U.S. organization.
a. For purposes of Committee
eligibility, a U.S. company is at least 51
percent owned by U.S. persons.
b. For purposes of Committee
eligibility, a U.S. organization is
controlled by U.S. persons, as
determined based on its board of
directors (or comparable governing
body), membership, and funding
sources, as applicable.
In addition to the above requirements
for all nominations, nominations for
experts from academia should also
provide the following information:
(1) A description of the nominee’s
area(s) of expertise;
(2) A concise Curriculum Vitae (CV)
or resume that covers education,
experience, and relevant publications
and summarizes how this expertise
addresses supply chain
competitiveness; and
(3) An affirmative statement that the
applicant meets all Committee
eligibility requirements.
Please do not send firm, association,
or community organization brochures.
Nominations may be emailed to:
richard.boll@trade.gov or faxed to the
attention of Richard Boll at 202–482–
2669, or mailed to Richard Boll, Office
of Service Industries, Room CC307, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230, and must be received before
January 6, 2012. Nominees selected for
appointment to the Committee will be
notified.
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Dated: December 8, 2011.
David Long,
Director, Office of Service Industries.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Availability of Seats for the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral
Reef Ecosystem Reserve 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 Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve
Advisory Council: Native Hawaiian
Representative, Ocean Related Tourism
Representative, Conservation Alternate,
Native Hawaiian (Elder) Alternate, and,
two Native Hawaiian Alternates.
Applicants are chosen based upon their
particular expertise and experience in
relation to the seat for which they are
applying; community and professional
affiliations; and philosophy regarding
the protection and management of
marine and cultural resources.
Applicants, who are chosen as
members, should expect to serve 2 year
terms, pursuant to the council’s charter,
or until a Monument Alliance is formed
in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
DATES: Applications are due by January
31, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be
obtained from Wesley Byers, Reserve
Advisory Council Coordinator, Office of
National Marine Sanctuaries, Pacific
Island Region, 6600 Kalaniana’ole Hwy,
#300, Honolulu, HI 96825, and at the
following link: https://
www.papahanaumokuakea.gov.
Completed applications should be sent
to the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wesley Byers, Reserve Advisory Council
Coordinator, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, Pacific Island Region, 6600
Kalaniana’ole Hwy, #300, Honolulu, HI
96825. Phone: (808) 694–3920,
wesley.byers@noaa.gov.
SUMMARY:
The NWHI
Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve is a
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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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Endangered Species; File No. 10022
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,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Availability of Seats for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral
Reef Ecosystem Reserve 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 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve
Advisory Council: Native Hawaiian Representative, Ocean Related Tourism
Representative, Conservation Alternate, Native Hawaiian (Elder)
Alternate, and, two Native Hawaiian Alternates. Applicants are chosen
based upon their particular expertise and experience in relation to the
seat for which they are applying; community and professional
affiliations; and philosophy regarding the protection and management of
marine and cultural resources. Applicants, who are chosen as members,
should expect to serve 2 year terms, pursuant to the council's charter,
or until a Monument Alliance is formed in compliance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
DATES: Applications are due by January 31, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Wesley Byers, Reserve
Advisory Council Coordinator, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries,
Pacific Island Region, 6600 Kalaniana'ole Hwy, 300, Honolulu,
HI 96825, and at the following link: https://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov.
Completed applications should be sent to the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wesley Byers, Reserve Advisory Council
Coordinator, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Pacific Island
Region, 6600 Kalaniana'ole Hwy, 300, Honolulu, HI 96825.
Phone: (808) 694-3920, wesley.byers@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NWHI Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve is a
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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 re-apply 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 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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