Availability of Seats for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, 4390 [2013-00933]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Availability of Seats for the Monterey
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 Monterey Bay National
Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Agriculture (1), Business/Industry (1),
and Education (1). 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 should
expect to serve until February 2016.
DATES: Applications are due by
February 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be
obtained from 99 Pacific Street, Bldg.
455A, Monterey, CA, 93940 or online at
https://montereybay.noaa.gov/.
Completed applications should be sent
to the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacqueline Sommers, 99 Pacific Street,
Bldg. 455A, Monterey, CA, 93940, (831)
647–4206,
Jacqueline.sommers@noaa.gov.
SUMMARY:
The
MBNMS Advisory Council is a
community-based group that was
established in March 1994 to assure
continued public participation in the
management of the Sanctuary. Since its
establishment, the Advisory Council has
played a vital role in decisions affecting
the Sanctuary along the central
California coast.
The Advisory Council’s twenty voting
members represent a variety of local
user groups, as well as the general
public, plus seven local, state and
federal governmental jurisdictions. In
addition, the respective managers or
superintendents for the four California
National Marine Sanctuaries (Channel
Islands National Marine Sanctuary,
Cordell Bank National Marine
Sanctuary, Gulf of the Farallones
National Marine Sanctuary and the
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Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary) and the Elkhorn Slough
National Estuarine Research Reserve sit
as non-voting members.
Four working groups support the
Advisory Council: The Research
Activity Panel (‘‘RAP’’) chaired by the
Research Representative, the Sanctuary
Education Panel (‘‘SEP’’) chaired by the
Education Representative, the
Conservation Working Group (‘‘CWG’’)
chaired by the Conservation
Representative, and the Business and
Tourism Activity Panel (‘‘BTAP’’) cochaired by the Business/Industry
Representative and Tourism
Representative, each dealing with
matters concerning research, education,
conservation and human use. The
working groups are composed of experts
from the appropriate fields of interest
and meet monthly, or bimonthly,
serving as invaluable advisors to the
Advisory Council and the Sanctuary
Superintendent.
The Advisory Council represents the
coordination link between the
Sanctuary and the state and federal
management agencies, user groups,
researchers, educators, policy makers,
and other various groups that help to
focus efforts and attention on the central
California coastal and marine
ecosystems.
The Advisory Council functions in an
advisory capacity to the Sanctuary
Superintendent and is instrumental in
helping develop policies, program goals,
and identify education, outreach,
research, long-term monitoring, resource
protection, and revenue enhancement
priorities. The Advisory Council works
in concert with the Sanctuary
Superintendent by keeping him or her
informed about issues of concern
throughout the Sanctuary, offering
recommendations on specific issues,
and aiding the Superintendent in
achieving the goals of the Sanctuary
program within the context of
California’s marine programs and
policies.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic;
Southeast Data, Assessment and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 32 Data
Workshop for South Atlantic gray
triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) and
blueline tilefish (Caulolatilus microps).
AGENCY:
The SEDAR 32 assessments of
the South Atlantic stocks of gray
triggerfish and blueline tilefish will
consist of: a Data Workshop; a series of
Assessment Webinars; and a Review
Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
SUMMARY:
The SEDAR 32 Data Workshop
will be held from 1 p.m. on February 11,
2013 until 1 p.m. on February 15, 2013;
the Assessment Webinars and Review
Workshop dates and times will publish
in a subsequent issue in the Federal
Register. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The SEDAR 32 Data
Workshop will be held at the Crowne
Plaza Hotel, 4831 Tanger Outlet
Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418;
telephone: (843) 744–4422.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405.
Julia
Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator; telephone:
(843) 571–4366 or toll free: (866)
SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; email:
Julia.byrd@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a three
step process including: (1) Data
Workshop; (2) Assessment Process
utilizing webinars; and (3) Review
Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a data report which
compiles and evaluates potential
datasets and recommends which
datasets are appropriate for assessment
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Availability of Seats for the Monterey 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 Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Agriculture (1), Business/Industry (1), and Education (1). 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 should
expect to serve until February 2016.
DATES: Applications are due by February 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from 99 Pacific Street,
Bldg. 455A, Monterey, CA, 93940 or online at https://montereybay.noaa.gov/. Completed applications should be sent to the
same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Sommers, 99 Pacific Street,
Bldg. 455A, Monterey, CA, 93940, (831) 647-4206,
Jacqueline.sommers@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MBNMS Advisory Council is a community-
based group that was established in March 1994 to assure continued
public participation in the management of the Sanctuary. Since its
establishment, the Advisory Council has played a vital role in
decisions affecting the Sanctuary along the central California coast.
The Advisory Council's twenty voting members represent a variety of
local user groups, as well as the general public, plus seven local,
state and federal governmental jurisdictions. In addition, the
respective managers or superintendents for the four California National
Marine Sanctuaries (Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Cordell
Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine
Sanctuary and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary) and the
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve sit as non-voting
members.
Four working groups support the Advisory Council: The Research
Activity Panel (``RAP'') chaired by the Research Representative, the
Sanctuary Education Panel (``SEP'') chaired by the Education
Representative, the Conservation Working Group (``CWG'') chaired by the
Conservation Representative, and the Business and Tourism Activity
Panel (``BTAP'') co-chaired by the Business/Industry Representative and
Tourism Representative, each dealing with matters concerning research,
education, conservation and human use. The working groups are composed
of experts from the appropriate fields of interest and meet monthly, or
bimonthly, serving as invaluable advisors to the Advisory Council and
the Sanctuary Superintendent.
The Advisory Council represents the coordination link between the
Sanctuary and the state and federal management agencies, user groups,
researchers, educators, policy makers, and other various groups that
help to focus efforts and attention on the central California coastal
and marine ecosystems.
The Advisory Council functions in an advisory capacity to the
Sanctuary Superintendent and is instrumental in helping develop
policies, program goals, and identify education, outreach, research,
long-term monitoring, resource protection, and revenue enhancement
priorities. The Advisory Council works in concert with the Sanctuary
Superintendent by keeping him or her informed about issues of concern
throughout the Sanctuary, offering recommendations on specific issues,
and aiding the Superintendent in achieving the goals of the Sanctuary
program within the context of California's marine programs and
policies.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary
Program)
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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