Availability of Seats for National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Councils, 20319-20320 [2017-06711]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 82 / Monday, May 1, 2017 / Notices This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate assessment. The members will discuss issues outlined in the section on Matters to be considered. DATES: The meeting is scheduled for May 15, 2017 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. These times and the agenda topics described below are subject to change. Please refer to the Advisory Committee’s Web site: https://sncaadvisorycommittee.noaa.gov/ Meetings.aspx. SUMMARY: Conference call. Public access is available at: NOAA, SSMC 3 Room 10817, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD. Members of the public may participate virtually by registering at: https:// attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 8089294344504416514. 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ACTION: Notice and request for applications. AGENCY: ONMS is seeking applications for vacant seats for seven of its 13 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20319 national marine sanctuary advisory councils and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council (advisory councils). Vacant seats, including positions (i.e., primary 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 Lakes resources; and possibly the length of residence in the area affected by the sanctuary. Applicants chosen as members or alternates should expect to serve two or three-year terms, pursuant to the charter of the specific national marine sanctuary advisory council or Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council. DATES: Applications are due before or by Wednesday, May 31, 2017. 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: Aubrie Fowler, NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, University of California, Santa Barbara, Ocean Science Education Building 514, MC 6155, Santa Barbara, CA 93106; 805– 893–6425; email Aubrie.Fowler@ noaa.gov; or download applications from https://channelislands.noaa.gov/ sac/council_news.html. • Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Chris Hines, NOAA Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411; 912–598– 2397; email Chris.Hines@noaa.gov; or download applications from https:// graysreef.noaa.gov/management/sac/ council_news.html. • Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Shannon Ruseborn, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/ONMS/ HIHWNMS/Shannon Ruseborn, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; 808–725–5905; email Shannon.Ruseborn@noaa.gov; or download applications from https:// hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/ council/council_app_accepting.html. • Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: William Sassorossi, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 23606; 757–591–7329; email E:\FR\FM\01MYN1.SGM 01MYN1 srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 20320 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 82 / Monday, May 1, 2017 / Notices William.Sassorossi@noaa.gov; or download applications from https:// monitor.noaa.gov/advisory/news.html. • Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Nichole Rodriguez, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 99 Pacific Street, Building 455A, Monterey, CA 93940; 831–647–4206; email Nichole.Rodriguez@noaa.gov; or download applications from https:// montereybay.noaa.gov/. • National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory Council: Joseph Paulin, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center, P.O. Box 4318, Pago Pago, AS 96799; 684–633–6400 extension 226; email Joseph.Paulin@ noaa.gov; or download applications from https://americansamoa.noaa.gov. • Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council: Nicole Evans, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/ONMS/PMNM/ Nicole Evans, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; 808– 725–5818; email Nicole.Evans@ noaa.gov; or download applications from https://www.papahanaumokuakea. gov/new-about/council/apply/. • Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Elizabeth Stokes, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 175 Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA 02066; 781–545– 8026 extension 6004; email Elizabeth.Stokes@noaa.gov; or download applications from https:// stellwagen.noaa.gov/. 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 a network of underwater parks encompassing more than 600,000 square miles of marine and Great Lakes waters from Washington state to the Florida Keys, and from Lake Huron to American Samoa. The network includes a system of 13 national marine ¯ ¯ sanctuaries and Papahanaumokuakea and Rose Atoll marine national monuments. National marine sanctuaries protect our nation’s most vital coastal and marine natural and cultural resources, and through active research, management, and public engagement, sustain 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:35 Apr 28, 2017 Jkt 241001 the formation of advisory councils. National marine sanctuary advisory councils are community-based advisory groups established to provide advice and recommendations to the superintendents of national marine sanctuaries 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 advisory councils can be found at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov. Materials 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:// sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/ acref.html). The following is a list of the vacant seats, including positions (i.e., primary or alternate), for each of the advisory councils currently seeking applications for primary members and alternates: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: Business (Primary); Business (Alternate); Commercial Fishing (Primary); Commercial Fishing (Alternate); Conservation (Alternate); Non-consumptive Recreation (Primary); Non-consumptive Recreation (Alternate); Public-at-Large (Primary); Public-at-Large (Primary); Research (Primary); Research (Alternate). Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary: K–12 Education (Primary); Living Resources Research (Primary). Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary: Business/ Commerce (Primary); Business/ Commerce (Alternate); Conservation ¯ (Alternate); Lana‘i Island (Alternate); Maui Island (Alternate); Moloka‘i Island (Primary); Moloka‘i Island (Alternate); Native Hawaiian (Primary); O‘ahu Island (Alternate); Ocean Recreation (Alternate); Tourism (Primary). Monitor National Marine Sanctuary: Recreational/Commercial Fishing (Primary); Youth (Primary). Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Agriculture (Alternate); Conservation (Alternate); Education (Alternate). National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa: Ocean Recreation/ Ocean-centered Ecotourism (Primary); Swains Island (Primary). Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council: Research (Alternate). Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: At-Large (Primary); At-Large (Alternate); Business PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Industry (Primary); Conservation (Primary); Education (Alternate); Youth (Primary); Youth (Alternate). Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. (Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) Dated: March 23, 2017. John Armor, Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 2017–06711 Filed 4–28–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Applications for New Awards; Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP)—Grants to State Entities; Correction Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.282A. Office of Innovation and Improvement, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice; correction. AGENCY: On April 25, 2017, we published in the Federal Register (82 FR 19030) a notice of correction for a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2017 for the CSP Grants to State Entities program. This notice corrects the CFDA number in the notice of correction. DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 18, 2017. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 17, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Meeley, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W257, Washington, DC 20202– 5970. Telephone: (202) 453–6818, or by email: kathryn.meeley@ed.gov. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 25, 2017, we published in the Federal Register (82 FR 19030) a notice of correction for a notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 2017 for the CSP Grants to State Entities program. This notice corrects the CFDA number in the notice of correction. All other requirements and conditions stated in the notice inviting applications, as amended by the notice of correction, remain the same. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\01MYN1.SGM 01MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 82 (Monday, May 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20319-20320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06711]


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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 seven of its 
13 national marine sanctuary advisory councils and Northwestern 
Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council 
(advisory councils). Vacant seats, including positions (i.e., primary 
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 Lakes 
resources; and possibly the length of residence in the area affected by 
the sanctuary. Applicants chosen as members or alternates should expect 
to serve two or three-year terms, pursuant to the charter of the 
specific national marine sanctuary advisory council or Northwestern 
Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council.

DATES: Applications are due before or by Wednesday, May 31, 2017.

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: Aubrie Fowler, NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, 
University of California, Santa Barbara, Ocean Science Education 
Building 514, MC 6155, Santa Barbara, CA 93106; 805-893-6425; email 
Aubrie.Fowler@noaa.gov; or download applications from https://channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/council_news.html.
     Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Chris Hines, NOAA Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, 10 Ocean 
Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411; 912-598-2397; email 
Chris.Hines@noaa.gov; or download applications from https://graysreef.noaa.gov/management/sac/council_news.html.
     Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary 
Advisory Council: Shannon Ruseborn, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/
ONMS/HIHWNMS/Shannon Ruseborn, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, 
Honolulu, HI 96818; 808-725-5905; email Shannon.Ruseborn@noaa.gov; or 
download applications from https://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/council/council_app_accepting.html.
     Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
William Sassorossi, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, 100 Museum 
Drive, Newport News, VA 23606; 757-591-7329; email

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William.Sassorossi@noaa.gov; or download applications from https://monitor.noaa.gov/advisory/news.html.
     Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Nichole Rodriguez, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 99 Pacific 
Street, Building 455A, Monterey, CA 93940; 831-647-4206; email 
Nichole.Rodriguez@noaa.gov; or download applications from https://montereybay.noaa.gov/.
     National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory 
Council: Joseph Paulin, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, 
Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center, P.O. Box 4318, Pago Pago, AS 96799; 
684-633-6400 extension 226; email Joseph.Paulin@noaa.gov; or download 
applications from https://americansamoa.noaa.gov.
     Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve 
Advisory Council: Nicole Evans, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/ONMS/
PMNM/Nicole Evans, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 
96818; 808-725-5818; email Nicole.Evans@noaa.gov; or download 
applications from https://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/new-about/council/apply/.
     Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council: Elizabeth Stokes, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 
175 Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA 02066; 781-545-8026 extension 
6004; email Elizabeth.Stokes@noaa.gov; or download applications from 
https://stellwagen.noaa.gov/.

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 a network of 
underwater parks encompassing more than 600,000 square miles of marine 
and Great Lakes waters from Washington state to the Florida Keys, and 
from Lake Huron to American Samoa. The network includes a system of 13 
national marine sanctuaries and Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea and Rose 
Atoll marine national monuments. National marine sanctuaries protect 
our nation's most vital coastal and marine natural and cultural 
resources, and through active research, management, and public 
engagement, sustain 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 councils are community-
based advisory groups established to provide advice and recommendations 
to the superintendents of national marine sanctuaries 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 advisory councils can 
be found at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov. Materials 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://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/acref.html).
    The following is a list of the vacant seats, including positions 
(i.e., primary or alternate), for each of the advisory councils 
currently seeking applications for primary members and alternates:
    Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: Business (Primary); 
Business (Alternate); Commercial Fishing (Primary); Commercial Fishing 
(Alternate); Conservation (Alternate); Non-consumptive Recreation 
(Primary); Non-consumptive Recreation (Alternate); Public-at-Large 
(Primary); Public-at-Large (Primary); Research (Primary); Research 
(Alternate). Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary: K-12 Education 
(Primary); Living Resources Research (Primary).
    Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary: 
Business/Commerce (Primary); Business/Commerce (Alternate); 
Conservation (Alternate); L[amacr]na`i Island (Alternate); Maui Island 
(Alternate); Moloka`i Island (Primary); Moloka`i Island (Alternate); 
Native Hawaiian (Primary); O`ahu Island (Alternate); Ocean Recreation 
(Alternate); Tourism (Primary). Monitor National Marine Sanctuary: 
Recreational/Commercial Fishing (Primary); Youth (Primary).
    Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 
Agriculture (Alternate); Conservation (Alternate); Education 
(Alternate).
    National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa: Ocean Recreation/
Ocean-centered Ecotourism (Primary); Swains Island (Primary).
    Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory 
Council: Research (Alternate).
    Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: At-
Large (Primary); At-Large (Alternate); Business Industry (Primary); 
Conservation (Primary); Education (Alternate); Youth (Primary); Youth 
(Alternate).

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)


    Dated: March 23, 2017.
John Armor,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-06711 Filed 4-28-17; 8:45 am]
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