Availability of Seats for National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Councils, 8942-8943 [2014-03274]

Download as PDF 8942 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 31 / Friday, February 14, 2014 / Notices the address listed above. Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or by email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please include the File No. in the subject line of the email comment. Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a written request to the Chief, Permits and Conservation Division at the address listed above. The request should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be appropriate. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The subject permit is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ´ Dr. Acevedo-Gutierrez seeks a fiveyear permit to employ non-invasive research techniques through the use of aerial drones and scat collection to determine the level of individual diet specializations (prey consumption) amongst harbor seals within the Salish Sea area of Washington State. Annually, researchers may take (incidentally harass) 57,600 harbor seals during ground surveys for scat collection and 12,800 harbor seals during aerial (drone) surveys for counts of seals at haul-out sites. Additionally, the researchers may over five years take (unintentional mortality) 10 individuals during ground surveys and 2 individuals during aerial (drone) surveys. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of the application to the Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors. [FR Doc. 2014–03318 Filed 2–13–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:47 Feb 13, 2014 Jkt 232001 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Availability of Seats for National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Councils 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: ONMS is seeking applications for vacant seats for 7 of its 13 national marine sanctuary advisory councils (advisory councils). Vacant seats, including positions (i.e., primary member 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 Lake resources; and possibly the length of residence in the area affected by the sanctuary. Applicants who are chosen as primary members or alternates should expect to serve two- or threeyear terms, pursuant to the charter of the specific national marine sanctuary advisory council. DATES: Applications are due by March 31, 2014. 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. • Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Michael Murray, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, University of California Santa Barbara, Ocean Science Education Building 514, MC 6155, Santa Barbara, CA 93106–6155; (805) 893– 6418; email Michael.Murray@noaa.gov; or download application from https:// channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/ news.html. • Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Lilli Ferguson, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, P.O. Box 159, Olema, CA 94950; (415) 663–0314 extension 107; email Lilli.Ferguson@noaa.gov; or download application from https:// cordellbank.noaa.gov. • Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Hannah Weddington, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 33 East Quay Rd., SUMMARY: Courtney Smith or Amy Sloan, (301) 427–8401. Tammy C. Adams, Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Key West, FL 33040; (305) 809–4700 extension 241; email Hannah.Weddington@noaa.gov; or download application from https:// floridakeys.noaa.gov/sac/ welcome.html?s=sac. • Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Inouye Regional Center, ATTN: NOS/HIHWNMS/Emily Gaskin, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; (808) 397–2651 extension 257; email Emily.Gaskin@noaa.gov; or download application from https:// hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/ council/council_application.html. • Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Shannon Ricles, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 23606; (757) 591–7328; email Shannon.Ricles@noaa.gov; or download application from https:// monitor.noaa.gov. • National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory Council: Joseph Paulin, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center, Utulei, American Samoa; (684) 633–6500; email Joseph.Paulin@noaa.gov; or download application from https:// americansamoa.noaa.gov. • Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Council: Elizabeth Stokes, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 175 Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA 02066; (781) 545–8026 extension 201; email Elizabeth.Stokes@ noaa.gov; or download application from https://stellwagen.noaa.gov/ management/sac/documents.html. 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 14 marine protected areas encompassing more than 170,000 square miles of ocean and Great Lakes waters from the Hawaiian Islands to the Florida Key, and from Lake Huron to American Samoa. National marine sanctuaries protect our Nation’s most vital coastal and marine natural and cultural resources, and through active research, management, and public engagement, sustains 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 E:\FR\FM\14FEN1.SGM 14FEN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 31 / Friday, February 14, 2014 / Notices councils are community-based advisory groups established to provide advice and recommendations to the superintendents of the national marine sanctuaries and the ¯ ¯ Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument 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 14 advisory councils can be found at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov. Information related to the purpose, policies and operational requirements for advisory councils can be found in the charter for a particular advisory council (https:// sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/ council_charters.html) and the National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Implementation Handbook (https:// www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/ management/ac/acref.html). The following is a list of the vacant seats, including positions (i.e., primary member or alternate), for each of the national marine sanctuary advisory councils currently seeking applications for primary members and alternates: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: Education (primary member); Education (alternate); Recreational Fishing (primary member); Recreational Fishing (alternate); PublicAt-Large (two alternates); Tourism (primary member); Tourism (alternate); Chumash Community (primary member); and Chumash Community (alternate). Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: Community-at-Large— Sonoma (primary member); Communityat-Large—Sonoma (alternate); Conservation (primary member); Conservation (alternate); Maritime Activities (primary member); and Maritime Activities (alternate). Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Citizen at Large—Middle Keys (primary member); and Citizen at Large—Middle Keys (alternate). Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Youth (primary member); Youth (alternate); Commercial Fishing (alternate); and Native Hawaiian (alternate). Monitor National Marine Sanctuary: Fishing (primary member); Conservation (primary member); Maritime Archaeological Research (primary member); and Recreational Diving (primary member). National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa: Community-At-Large, Manu’a (primary member); Education (primary member); Research (primary VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:47 Feb 13, 2014 Jkt 232001 member); and Tourism (primary member). Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Conservation (primary member); Education (alternate); Recreational Fishing (alternate); Whale Watching (alternate); Mobile Gear Commercial Fishing (alternate); Citizen At-Large (primary member); and Citizen At-Large (alternate). Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq. (Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) Dated: January 22, 2014. Daniel J. Basta, Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 2014–03274 Filed 2–13–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Transition of NOAA’s Shoreline Compilation Scale Office of National Geodetic Survey (NGS), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Informational notice. AGENCY: The Office of National Geodetic Survey has adjusted the Nation’s Shoreline Compilation Scale for more efficient application to the primary product that it supports, NOAA Nautical Charts. The current requirement is ‘‘For any portion of a project area, the Compilation Scale within that portion is equal to two times the scale of the largest scale chart or chart inset that includes that portion. However, the Compilation Scale will be neither smaller than 1:20,000 nor larger than 1:2,500.’’ The new requirement is ‘‘For any portion of a project area, the Compilation Scale within that portion will be equal to the scale of the largest scale NOAA Nautical Chart or chart inset. However, the Compilation Scale will be neither smaller than 1:24,000 nor larger than 1:2,500.’’ DATES: Effective Date: March 5, 2014. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the attention of Michael L. Aslaksen, Jr., Chief, Remote Sensing Division, Office of National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, fax 301–713–4572 or via email: mike.aslaksen@noaa.gov. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8943 Mr. Michael L. Aslaksen Jr., N/NGS3, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; Telephone: 301–713– 2663 ext. 160, Fax: 301–713–4572; email: mike.aslaksen@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 33 U.S.C. 883a, et seq., NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) is responsible for providing nautical charts and related information for safe navigation. NOS collects and compiles hydrographic, tidal and current, geodetic, and a variety of other data. NGS collects data for managing our Nation’s coastal resources and to define the National Shoreline, which provides critical baseline data for updating nautical charts and defining our Nation’s territorial limits, including the Exclusive Economic Zone. Shoreline Compilation Scale changes supersede the following which is listed in the Scope of Work for Shoreline Mapping (SOW, Version 14A Section 4.5 Compilation Scale) under NOAA’s Coastal Mapping Program: 4.5. 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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03274]


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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 7 of its 13 
national marine sanctuary advisory councils (advisory councils). Vacant 
seats, including positions (i.e., primary member 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 Lake 
resources; and possibly the length of residence in the area affected by 
the sanctuary. Applicants who are chosen as primary members or 
alternates should expect to serve two- or three- year terms, pursuant 
to the charter of the specific national marine sanctuary advisory 
council.

DATES: Applications are due by March 31, 2014.

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.
     Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Michael Murray, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, 
University of California Santa Barbara, Ocean Science Education 
Building 514, MC 6155, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6155; (805) 893-6418; 
email Michael.Murray@noaa.gov; or download application from https://channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/news.html.
     Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Lilli Ferguson, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, P.O. Box 159, 
Olema, CA 94950; (415) 663-0314 extension 107; email 
Lilli.Ferguson@noaa.gov; or download application from https://cordellbank.noaa.gov.
     Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Hannah Weddington, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 33 East Quay 
Rd., Key West, FL 33040; (305) 809-4700 extension 241; email 
Hannah.Weddington@noaa.gov; or download application from https://floridakeys.noaa.gov/sac/welcome.html?s=sac.
     Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary 
Advisory Council: Inouye Regional Center, ATTN: NOS/HIHWNMS/Emily 
Gaskin, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; (808) 397-
2651 extension 257; email Emily.Gaskin@noaa.gov; or download 
application from https://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/council/council_application.html.
     Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Shannon Ricles, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, 100 Museum Drive, 
Newport News, VA 23606; (757) 591-7328; email Shannon.Ricles@noaa.gov; 
or download application from https://monitor.noaa.gov.
     National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory 
Council: Joseph Paulin, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, 
Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center, Utulei, American Samoa; (684) 633-6500; 
email Joseph.Paulin@noaa.gov; or download application from https://americansamoa.noaa.gov.
     Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Council: 
Elizabeth Stokes, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 175 Edward 
Foster Road, Scituate, MA 02066; (781) 545-8026 extension 201; email 
Elizabeth.Stokes@noaa.gov; or download application from https://stellwagen.noaa.gov/management/sac/documents.html.

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 14 marine 
protected areas encompassing more than 170,000 square miles of ocean 
and Great Lakes waters from the Hawaiian Islands to the Florida Key, 
and from Lake Huron to American Samoa. National marine sanctuaries 
protect our Nation's most vital coastal and marine natural and cultural 
resources, and through active research, management, and public 
engagement, sustains 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

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councils are community-based advisory groups established to provide 
advice and recommendations to the superintendents of the national 
marine sanctuaries and the Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea Marine 
National Monument 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 14 
advisory councils can be found at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov. 
Information related to the purpose, policies and operational 
requirements for advisory councils can be found in the charter for a 
particular advisory council (https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/council_charters.html) and the National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council Implementation Handbook (https://www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/acref.html).
    The following is a list of the vacant seats, including positions 
(i.e., primary member or alternate), for each of the national marine 
sanctuary advisory councils currently seeking applications for primary 
members and alternates:
    Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: Education (primary 
member); Education (alternate); Recreational Fishing (primary member); 
Recreational Fishing (alternate); Public-At-Large (two alternates); 
Tourism (primary member); Tourism (alternate); Chumash Community 
(primary member); and Chumash Community (alternate).
    Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: Community-at-Large--Sonoma 
(primary member); Community-at-Large--Sonoma (alternate); Conservation 
(primary member); Conservation (alternate); Maritime Activities 
(primary member); and Maritime Activities (alternate).
    Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Citizen at Large--Middle 
Keys (primary member); and Citizen at Large--Middle Keys (alternate).
    Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Youth (primary member); Youth (alternate); Commercial Fishing 
(alternate); and Native Hawaiian (alternate).
    Monitor National Marine Sanctuary: Fishing (primary member); 
Conservation (primary member); Maritime Archaeological Research 
(primary member); and Recreational Diving (primary member).
    National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa: Community-At-Large, 
Manu'a (primary member); Education (primary member); Research (primary 
member); and Tourism (primary member).
    Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Conservation (primary member); Education (alternate); Recreational 
Fishing (alternate); Whale Watching (alternate); Mobile Gear Commercial 
Fishing (alternate); Citizen At-Large (primary member); and Citizen At-
Large (alternate).

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: January 22, 2014.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-03274 Filed 2-13-14; 8:45 am]
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