United States Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory Committee; Member Solicitation, 57051-57052 [2014-22697]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
United States Integrated Ocean
Observing System Advisory
Committee; Member Solicitation
National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Member Solicitation
for the United States Integrated Ocean
Observing System Advisory Committee.
AGENCY:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is
soliciting applications for membership
on the United States Integrated Ocean
Observing System Advisory Committee
(the Committee), a Federal advisory
committee. The Integrated Coastal and
Ocean Observation System (ICOOS) Act
of 2009 establishes a national integrated
System of ocean, coastal, and Great
Lakes observing systems, comprised of
Federal and non-Federal components
including in situ, remote, and other
coastal and ocean observation,
technologies, and data management and
communication systems. The System is
designed to address regional and
national needs for ocean information; to
gather specific data on key coastal,
ocean, and Great Lakes variables; and to
ensure timely and sustained
dissemination and availability of these
data to support a variety of societal
benefits. These benefits include
supporting national defense; marine
commerce; navigation safety; weather,
climate, and marine forecasting; energy
siting and production; economic
development; ecosystem-based
management of marine and coastal
areas; conservation of ocean and coastal
resources; and public safety. The
System is also designed to promote
research to develop, test, and deploy
innovations and improvements in
coastal and ocean observation
technologies and modeling systems.
The ICOOS Act also requires the
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere to establish a
System advisory committee to provide
advice to the Under Secretary and to the
Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee, which is responsible for
planning for the integrated design,
operation, maintenance, enhancement,
and expansion of the System.
NOAA will hereby accept
applications for membership on the
Committee through November 24, 2014.
The ICOOS Act of 2009 states:
‘‘Members shall be qualified by
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education, training, and experience to
evaluate scientific and technical
information related to the design,
operation, maintenance, or use of the
[Integrated Ocean Observing] System, or
use of data products provided though
the System.’’ NOAA encourages
individuals with expertise in
oceanographic data, products, and
services; coastal management; fisheries
management; coastal and marine spatial
planning; geodesy; water levels; and
other science-related fields to submit
applications for Committee
membership. To apply for membership
on the Committee, applicants should
submit a resume as indicated in the
ADDRESSES section. NOAA is an equalopportunity employer.
DATES: Application materials should be
sent to the address, email address, or fax
number specified and must be received
by November 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit an application for
Committee membership, in the form of
a resume, to Jessica Snowden via mail,
fax, or email. Mail: 1100 Wayne
Avenue, Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD
20910; Fax: 301–427–2073; Email:
jessica.snowden@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Snowden, 1100 Wayne Avenue,
Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
Telephone: 301–427–2453, Fax: 301–
427–2073; Email: jessica.snowden@
noaa.gov.
This
notice responds to the ICOOS Act of
2009 (Pub. L. 111–11, section 12304),
which requires the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
to solicit nominations for Committee
membership. The Committee will advise
the NOAA Administrator or Interagency
Ocean Observation Committee on
matters related to the responsibilities
and authorities set forth in section
12302 of the ICOOS Act of 2009 and
other appropriate matters as the Under
Secretary refers to the Committee for
review and advice.
The United States Integrated Ocean
Observing System Advisory Committee
will provide advice on:
(a) Administration, operation,
management, and maintenance of the
System;
(b) Expansion and periodic
modernization and upgrade of
technology components of the System;
(c) Identification of end-user
communities, their needs for
information provided by the System,
and the System’s effectiveness in
dissemination information to end-user
communities and to the general public;
and
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(d) Any other purpose identified by
the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere or the
Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee.
The Committee’s voting members will
be appointed by the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
Members shall be qualified by
education, training, and experience to
evaluate scientific and technical
information related to the design,
operation, maintenance, or use of the
System, or the use of data products
provided through the System. Members
are selected on a standardized basis, in
accordance with applicable Department
of Commerce guidance. Members will
be appointed for three-year terms,
renewable once. One Committee
member will be designated by the Under
Secretary as chairperson. Full-time
officers or employees of the United
States may not be appointed as a voting
member. Members will be appointed as
special Government employees (SGEs)
for purposes of section 202(a) of title 18,
United States Code. Members serve at
the discretion of the Under Secretary
and are subject to government ethics
standards. Members of the Committee
will not be compensated for service on
the Committee, but they may be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, in accordance with
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code.
The Committee will meet at least once
each year, and at other times at the call
of the Under Secretary, the Interagency
Ocean Observation Committee, or the
Committee Chairperson. The Committee
has approximately thirteen voting
members. This solicitation is to obtain
candidate applications for up to thirteen
full voting member vacancies. Be
advised that some voting members
whose terms expire August 28, 2015
may be reappointed for another full
term if eligible.
If an applicant submitted a resume
application for the 2011 Federal
Register Notice for IOOS Advisory
Committee membership solicitation,
and is still interested in being
considered for membership on the
Committee, the applicant needs to
confirm his or her interest by contacting
the Jessica Snowden as indicated in the
ADDRESSES section. An applicant who is
still interested, may either request this
his or her 2011 resume application be
resubmitted, or he or she may choose to
submit a current resume application for
the 2015 selection process.
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Individuals Selected for Committee
Membership
Upon selection and agreement to
serve on the United States Integrated
Ocean Observing System Advisory
Committee, one becomes a Special
Government Employee (SGE) of the
United States Government. An SGE is
an officer or employee of an agency who
is retained, designated, appointed, or
employed to perform temporary duties,
with or without compensation, for not
to exceed 130 days during any period of
365 consecutive days, either on a fulltime or intermittent basis. After the
membership selection process is
complete, applicants who are selected to
serve on the Committee must complete
the following actions before they can be
appointed as a
Committee Member
(a) Background Security Check (online Background Security Check process
and fingerprinting conducted through
NOAA Workforce Management); and
(b) Confidential Financial Disclosure
Report: As an SGE, one is required to
file annually a Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report to avoid involvement
in a real or apparent conflict of interest.
One may find the Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report at the following Web
site: https://www.usoge.gov/forms/form_
450.aspx.
Dated: September 8, 2014.
Zdenka Willis,
Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing
System.
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to U.S. Coast
Guard Station Monterey Waterfront
Repairs in Monterey, California
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
take authorization.
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AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) regulations, notification is
hereby given that NMFS has issued an
Incidental Harassment Authorization
(IHA) to the United States Coast Guard
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(USCG) to take, by harassment, small
numbers of seven species of marine
mammals incidental to pile driving
associated with the USCG’s Station
Monterey waterfront repair project in
Monterey, California, between June 1,
2015, through September 1, 2015.
DATES: Effective October 1, 2014,
through September 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the application
containing a list of the references used
in this document, USCG’s
Environmental Assessment (EA),
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI), and the IHA may be obtained
by telephoning the contact listed below
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)
or visiting the Internet at: https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
incidental.htm#applications.
Documents cited in this notice may be
viewed, by appointment, during regular
business hours, at 1315 East West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shane Guan, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce to allow,
upon request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
authorization is provided to the public
for review.
An authorization for incidental
takings shall be granted if NMFS finds
that the taking will have a negligible
impact on the species or stock(s), will
not have an unmitigable adverse impact
on the availability of the species or
stock(s) for subsistence uses (where
relevant), and if the permissible
methods of taking and requirements
pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
and reporting of such takings are set
forth. NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible
impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as ‘‘an
impact resulting from the specified
activity that cannot be reasonably
expected to, and is not reasonably likely
to, adversely affect the species or stock
through effects on annual rates of
recruitment or survival.’’
Except with respect to certain
activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: any act of
pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i)
has the potential to injure a marine
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mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild [Level A harassment]; or (ii) has
the potential to disturb a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild by causing disruption of behavioral
patterns, including, but not limited to,
migration, breathing, nursing, breeding,
feeding, or sheltering [Level B
harassment].
Summary of Request
On June 27, 2013, NMFS received an
application from USCG for the taking of
marine mammals incidental to its
Station Monterey waterfront repairs
project. The purpose of the proposed
activity is to improve and maintain the
structural integrity of the patrol boat
pier (Pier) and potable waterline at
USCG Station Monterey through the
replacement of Pier piles and the water
line. On March 12, 2014, NMFS
published a Federal Register notice (FR
79 13991) for the proposed IHA. No
changes was made for the proposed
USCG’s waterfront repair project as
described in the proposed IHA except
the project duration was changed to
June 1 through September 1, 2015, from
the original June 15 through October 15,
2014, due to funding and other
constraints. Please refer to Federal
Register notice for the proposed IHA for
a detailed description of the project
activities.
Comments and Responses
A notice of NMFS’ proposal to issue
an IHA to USCG was published in the
Federal Register on March 12, 2014 (79
FR 13991). That notice described, in
detail, USCG’s activity, the marine
mammal species that may be affected by
the activity, and the anticipated effects
on marine mammals. During the 30-day
public comment period, NMFS received
comments from the Marine Mammal
Commission (Commission). The
Commission recommends NMFS issue
the IHA to USCG, subject to inclusion
of the proposed mitigation and
monitoring measures described in the
proposed IHA. NMFS agrees with the
Commission’s recommendation and has
issued the IHA with mitigation and
monitoring measures described below.
No other comment letters were received
on the proposed action.
Description of Marine Mammals in the
Area of the Specified Activity
The Federal Register notice (79 FR
13991) for the proposed IHA and in
USCG’s IHA application identified six
marine mammal species under NMFS
jurisdiction likely to occur in the
construction area: Pacific harbor seal
(Phoca vitulina richardsi), California sea
lion (Zalophus californianus), Steller
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory
Committee; Member Solicitation
AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Member Solicitation for the United States Integrated
Ocean Observing System Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is
soliciting applications for membership on the United States Integrated
Ocean Observing System Advisory Committee (the Committee), a Federal
advisory committee. The Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System
(ICOOS) Act of 2009 establishes a national integrated System of ocean,
coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems, comprised of Federal and
non-Federal components including in situ, remote, and other coastal and
ocean observation, technologies, and data management and communication
systems. The System is designed to address regional and national needs
for ocean information; to gather specific data on key coastal, ocean,
and Great Lakes variables; and to ensure timely and sustained
dissemination and availability of these data to support a variety of
societal benefits. These benefits include supporting national defense;
marine commerce; navigation safety; weather, climate, and marine
forecasting; energy siting and production; economic development;
ecosystem-based management of marine and coastal areas; conservation of
ocean and coastal resources; and public safety. The System is also
designed to promote research to develop, test, and deploy innovations
and improvements in coastal and ocean observation technologies and
modeling systems.
The ICOOS Act also requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere to establish a System advisory committee to
provide advice to the Under Secretary and to the Interagency Ocean
Observation Committee, which is responsible for planning for the
integrated design, operation, maintenance, enhancement, and expansion
of the System.
NOAA will hereby accept applications for membership on the
Committee through November 24, 2014. The ICOOS Act of 2009 states:
``Members shall be qualified by education, training, and experience to
evaluate scientific and technical information related to the design,
operation, maintenance, or use of the [Integrated Ocean Observing]
System, or use of data products provided though the System.'' NOAA
encourages individuals with expertise in oceanographic data, products,
and services; coastal management; fisheries management; coastal and
marine spatial planning; geodesy; water levels; and other science-
related fields to submit applications for Committee membership. To
apply for membership on the Committee, applicants should submit a
resume as indicated in the ADDRESSES section. NOAA is an equal-
opportunity employer.
DATES: Application materials should be sent to the address, email
address, or fax number specified and must be received by November 24,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit an application for Committee membership, in the form
of a resume, to Jessica Snowden via mail, fax, or email. Mail: 1100
Wayne Avenue, Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Fax: 301-427-2073;
Email: jessica.snowden@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Snowden, 1100 Wayne Avenue,
Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Telephone: 301-427-2453, Fax: 301-
427-2073; Email: jessica.snowden@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice responds to the ICOOS Act of
2009 (Pub. L. 111-11, section 12304), which requires the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to solicit nominations
for Committee membership. The Committee will advise the NOAA
Administrator or Interagency Ocean Observation Committee on matters
related to the responsibilities and authorities set forth in section
12302 of the ICOOS Act of 2009 and other appropriate matters as the
Under Secretary refers to the Committee for review and advice.
The United States Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory
Committee will provide advice on:
(a) Administration, operation, management, and maintenance of the
System;
(b) Expansion and periodic modernization and upgrade of technology
components of the System;
(c) Identification of end-user communities, their needs for
information provided by the System, and the System's effectiveness in
dissemination information to end-user communities and to the general
public; and
(d) Any other purpose identified by the Under Secretary of Commerce
for Oceans and Atmosphere or the Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee.
The Committee's voting members will be appointed by the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. Members shall be
qualified by education, training, and experience to evaluate scientific
and technical information related to the design, operation,
maintenance, or use of the System, or the use of data products provided
through the System. Members are selected on a standardized basis, in
accordance with applicable Department of Commerce guidance. Members
will be appointed for three-year terms, renewable once. One Committee
member will be designated by the Under Secretary as chairperson. Full-
time officers or employees of the United States may not be appointed as
a voting member. Members will be appointed as special Government
employees (SGEs) for purposes of section 202(a) of title 18, United
States Code. Members serve at the discretion of the Under Secretary and
are subject to government ethics standards. Members of the Committee
will not be compensated for service on the Committee, but they may be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
Code.
The Committee will meet at least once each year, and at other times
at the call of the Under Secretary, the Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee, or the Committee Chairperson. The Committee has
approximately thirteen voting members. This solicitation is to obtain
candidate applications for up to thirteen full voting member vacancies.
Be advised that some voting members whose terms expire August 28, 2015
may be reappointed for another full term if eligible.
If an applicant submitted a resume application for the 2011 Federal
Register Notice for IOOS Advisory Committee membership solicitation,
and is still interested in being considered for membership on the
Committee, the applicant needs to confirm his or her interest by
contacting the Jessica Snowden as indicated in the ADDRESSES section.
An applicant who is still interested, may either request this his or
her 2011 resume application be resubmitted, or he or she may choose to
submit a current resume application for the 2015 selection process.
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Individuals Selected for Committee Membership
Upon selection and agreement to serve on the United States
Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory Committee, one becomes a
Special Government Employee (SGE) of the United States Government. An
SGE is an officer or employee of an agency who is retained, designated,
appointed, or employed to perform temporary duties, with or without
compensation, for not to exceed 130 days during any period of 365
consecutive days, either on a full-time or intermittent basis. After
the membership selection process is complete, applicants who are
selected to serve on the Committee must complete the following actions
before they can be appointed as a
Committee Member
(a) Background Security Check (on-line Background Security Check
process and fingerprinting conducted through NOAA Workforce
Management); and
(b) Confidential Financial Disclosure Report: As an SGE, one is
required to file annually a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report to
avoid involvement in a real or apparent conflict of interest. One may
find the Confidential Financial Disclosure Report at the following Web
site: https://www.usoge.gov/forms/form450.aspx.
Dated: September 8, 2014.
Zdenka Willis,
Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System.
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