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Notice of SEDAR 82 South
Atlantic Gray Triggerfish Assessment
Webinar 3.
ACTION:
The SEDAR 82 assessment of
the South Atlantic stock of gray
triggerfish will consist of a data
workshop, a series of assessment
webinars, and a review workshop. A
SEDAR 82 Assessment Webinar 3 is
scheduled for June 21, 2023. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 82 South Atlantic
Gray Triggerfish Assessment Webinar 3
is scheduled for June 21, 2023, 1 p.m.
until 4 p.m., Eastern. The established
times may be adjusted as necessary to
accommodate the timely completion of
discussion relevant to the assessment
process. Such adjustments may result in
the meeting being extended from or
completed prior to the time established
by this notice.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Registration for
the webinar is available by contacting
the SEDAR coordinator via email at
Kathleen.Howington@safmc.net.
SEDAR address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N
Charleston, SC 29405;
www.sedarweb.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Howington, SEDAR
Coordinator, 4055 Faber Place Drive,
Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405;
phone: (843) 571–4371; email:
Kathleen.Howington@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 threestep 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
analyses. The product of the Assessment
Process is a stock assessment report
which describes the fisheries, evaluates
the status of the stock, estimates
biological benchmarks, projects future
population conditions, and recommends
research and monitoring needs. The
assessment is independently peer
reviewed at the Review Workshop. The
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product of the Review Workshop is a
summary documenting panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses
of the stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
Highly Migratory Species Management
Division, and Southeast Fisheries
Science Center. Participants include:
data collectors and database managers;
stock assessment scientists, biologists,
and researchers; constituency
representatives including fishermen,
environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs);
international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and State and
Federal agencies.
Items for discussion are as follows:
Discuss any leftover data issues that
were not cleared up during the data
process, answer any questions that the
analysts have, and introduce/discuss
model development and model setup.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
aids should be directed to the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10
business days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 25, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Solicitation for Applications for
Advisory Councils Established
Pursuant to the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act and Executive Order
Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of solicitation.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
ONMS will solicit applications to fill
non-governmental seats on its 17
established national marine sanctuary
advisory councils and the Northwestern
Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem
Reserve Advisory Council (advisory
councils), under the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act and the Northwestern
Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem
Reserve Executive Order, respectively.
Note, the list of 18 established advisory
councils in the Contact Information for
Each Site section includes the advisory
council established for the Proposed
Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary
and the Proposed Hudson Canyon
National Marine Sanctuary. Vacant
seats, including positions (i.e., primary
and alternate), for each of the advisory
councils will be advertised differently at
each site in accordance with the
information provided in this notice.
This notice contains web page links and
contact information for each site, as well
as additional resources on advisory
council vacancies and the application
process.
DATES: Please visit individual site web
pages, or reach out to a site as identified
in this notice’s SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section on Contact
Information for Each Site, regarding the
timing and advertisement of vacant
seats, including positions (i.e., primary
or alternate), for each of the advisory
councils. Applications will only be
accepted in response to current, open
vacancies and in accordance with the
deadlines and instructions included on
each site’s website.
ADDRESSES: Vacancies and applications
are specific to each site’s advisory
council. As such, questions about a
specific council or vacancy, including
questions about advisory council
applications, should be directed to a
site. Contact Information for Each Site is
contained in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information on a particular
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advisory council or available seats,
please contact the site as identified in
this notice’s SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section on Contact
Information for Each Site, below. For
general inquiries related to this notice or
ONMS advisory councils established
pursuant to the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act or Executive Order
13178, contact Sage Riddick, Office of
National Marine Sanctuaries Protected
Area Policy Division, sage.riddick@
noaa.gov, or at 240–560–3365.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
315 of the National Marine Sanctuaries
Act (NMSA) (16 U.S.C. 1445a) allows
the Secretary of Commerce to establish
advisory councils to advise and make
recommendations regarding the
designation and management of national
marine sanctuaries. Executive Order
13178 similarly established a Coral Reef
Ecosystem Reserve Council pursuant to
the NMSA for the Northwestern
Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem
Reserve. In this SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section, NOAA provides
details regarding the Office of National
Marine Sanctuaries, the role of advisory
councils, and contact information for
each site.
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Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
(ONMS)
ONMS serves as the trustee for a
network of underwater parks
encompassing more than 620,000 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 15 national marine sanctuaries and
Papaha¯naumokua¯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. Advisory councils
are community-based advisory groups
established to provide advice and
recommendations to ONMS on issues
including management, science, service,
and stewardship; and to serve as
liaisons between their constituents in
the community and the site. Pursuant to
section 315(a) of the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act, 16 U.S.C. 1445A(a),
advisory councils are exempt from the
requirements of the Federal Advisory
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Committee Act. Additional information
on ONMS and its advisory councils can
be found at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov.
Advisory Council Membership
Under section 315 of the NMSA,
advisory council members may be
appointed from among: (1) Persons
employed by federal or state agencies
with expertise in management of natural
resources; (2) members of relevant
regional fishery management councils;
and (3) representatives of local user
groups, conservation and other public
interest organizations, scientific
organizations, educational
organizations, or others interested in the
protection and multiple use
management of sanctuary resources. For
the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory
Council, section 5(f) of Executive Order
13178 (as amended by Executive Order
13196) specifically identifies member
and representative categories.
The charter for each advisory council
defines the number and type of seats
and positions on the council; however,
as a general matter, available seats could
include: Conservation, education,
research, fishing, whale watching,
diving and other recreational activities,
boating and shipping, tourism, harbors
and ports, maritime business,
agriculture, maritime heritage, and
citizen-at-large.
For each of the advisory councils,
applicants are chosen based upon their
particular 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 site.
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. More information on advisory
council membership and processes, and
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://farallones.noaa.gov/
manage/sac_handbook.html).
Contact Information for Each Site
• Channel Islands National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Channel
Islands National Marine Sanctuary,
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University of California, Santa Barbara,
Ocean Science Education Building 514,
MC 6155, Santa Barbara, CA 93106;
805–893–6437; https://channelislands.
noaa.gov/sac/council_news.html.
• Cordell Bank National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Cordell
Bank National Marine Sanctuary, P.O.
Box 159, Olema, CA 94950; 415–464–
5260; https://cordellbank.noaa.gov/
council/applicants.html.
• Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 33
East Quay Road, Key West, FL 33040;
305–809–4700; https://floridakeys.
noaa.gov/sac/recruitment.html.
• Flower Garden Banks National
Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Flower Garden Banks National Marine
Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, Building
216, Galveston, TX 77551; 409–621–
5151; https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/
advisorycouncil/recruitment.html.
• Gray’s Reef National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Gray’s
Reef National Marine Sanctuary, 10
Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA
31411; 912–598–2345; https://graysreef.
noaa.gov/management/sac/council_
news.html.
• Greater Farallones National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Greater
Farallones National Marine Sanctuary,
991 Marine Drive, The Presidio, San
Francisco, CA 94129; 415–561–6622;
https://farallones.noaa.gov/manage/
sac_recruitment.html.
• Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale
National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council: Hawaiian Islands Humpback
Whale National Marine Sanctuary,
NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/
ONMS/HIHWNMS, 1845 Wasp
Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI
96818; 808–879–2818; https://
hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/
management/advisory/
recruitment.html.
• Mallows Bay—Potomac River
National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council: Mallows Bay—Potomac River
National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA
Chesapeake Bay Office, 200 Harry S.
Truman Parkway, Room 460, Annapolis,
MD 21401; (240) 460–1978; https://
sanctuaries.noaa.gov/mallows-potomac/
involved/recruitment.html.
• Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council: Monitor National
Marine Sanctuary, 100 Museum Drive,
Newport News, VA 23606; 757–599–
3122; https://monitor.noaa.gov/
advisory/news.html.
• Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 99
Pacific Street, Building 455A, Monterey,
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montereybay.noaa.gov/sac/recruit.html.
• National Marine Sanctuary of
American Samoa Advisory Council:
National Marine Sanctuary of American
Samoa, Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center,
P.O. Box 4318, Pago Pago, American
Samoa 96799; 684–633–6500; https://
americansamoa.noaa.gov/council/
recruitment/.
• Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory
Council: NOAA Inouye Regional Center,
NOS/ONMS/PMNM, 1845 Wasp
Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI
96818; 808–725–5800; https://
www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/newabout/council/apply/.
• Olympic Coast National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Olympic
Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 115
East Railroad Avenue, Suite 301, Port
Angeles, WA 98362; 360–457–6622;
https://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/involved/
sac/recruitment.html.
• Proposed Lake Ontario Sanctuary
Advisory Council; NOAA Office of
National Marine Sanctuaries, 4840
South State Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48108;
734–741–2270; https://sanctuaries.
noaa.gov/lake-ontario/advisory/
members.html.
• Proposed Hudson Canyon
Sanctuary Advisory Council; NOAA
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries,
4840 South State Road, Ann Arbor, MI
48108; 734–741–2270; https://
sanctuaries.noaa.gov/hudson-canyon/
involved/advisory-council.html.
• Stellwagen Bank National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Stellwagen
Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 175
Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA
02066; 781–545–8026; https://stellwagen.
noaa.gov/management/sac/
recruitment.html.
• Thunder Bay National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council: Thunder
Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 500
West Fletcher Street, Alpena, MI 49707;
989–356–8805; https://thunderbay.
noaa.gov/involved/recruitment.html.
• Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast
National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council, University of Wisconsin GreenBay, Sheboygan Campus, One
University Drive, Sheboygan, WI 53081;
989–766–3359; https://sanctuaries.
noaa.gov/wisconsin/involved/.
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Privacy Act Statement
Authority. The collection of
information concerning the solicitation
for applications for sanctuary advisory
councils is authorized under the
National Marine Sanctuaries Act, 16
U.S.C. 1445a, and Executive Order
13178, and in accordance with the
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Privacy Act of 1974, as amended,
(Privacy Act) 5 U.S.C. 552a.
Purposes. The collection of names,
contact information, professional
information, qualifications, and answers
to the application questions is required
in order for the Office of National
Marine Sanctuaries to evaluate and
appoint members to the sanctuary
advisory councils. The information
collected will be reviewed by NOAA
employees, and may also be reviewed
by current sanctuary advisory council
members as part of the evaluation
process.
Routine Uses. NOAA will use the
application information for the purposes
set forth above. The Privacy Act
authorizes disclosure of the collected
information for the following purposes:
to NOAA staff for work-related
purposes; for other purposes as set forth
in the Privacy Act; and for routine uses
published in one or more of the
following Privacy Act System of
Records Notices, as applicable:
COMMERCE/DEPT–11, Candidates for
Membership, Members, and Former
Members of Department of Commerce
Advisory Committees, available at
https://www.osec.doc.gov/opog/
PrivacyAct/SORNs/dept-11.html;
COMMERCE/DEPT–18, Employees
Personnel Files Not Covered by Notices
of Other Agencies, available at https://
www.osec.doc.gov/opog/PrivacyAct/
SORNs/DEPT-18.html; and OPM/
GOVT–1, General Personnel Records,
available at https://www.opm.gov/
information-management/privacypolicy/sorn/opm-sorn-govt-1-generalpersonnel-records.pdf, which cover
certain records regarding Federal
employees and may also cover records
of individuals who are not Federal
employees who, through their service
on a sanctuary advisory council, may be
considered as volunteers providing
gratuitous services to the agency
without compensation; and, for
individuals who are also members of a
Regional Fishery Management Council,
COMMERCE/NOAA–13, Personnel,
Payroll, Travel, and Attendance Records
of the Regional Fishery Management
Councils.
Effects of Not Providing Information.
Providing the application information is
voluntary; however, if the information is
not provided, the individual will not be
considered for appointment as a
member of a sanctuary advisory council.
Consent. By submitting an application
to the Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries for appointment to a
sanctuary advisory council, you are
consenting to the use and disclosure of
the information for the purposes and
routine uses described above. However,
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if you prefer that your application be
reviewed by NOAA employees only and
not disclosed to current council
members as part of the evaluation
process, please contact the sanctuary
advisory council coordinator to request
internal review only, which will not
result in any disadvantage or impact
regarding your candidacy, or for any
questions regarding this Privacy Act
Statement.
Paperwork Reduction Act
ONMS has a valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number (0648–0397) for the collection
of public information related to the
processing of ONMS national marine
sanctuary advisory council applications
across the National Marine Sanctuary
System. Soliciting applications for
sanctuary advisory councils fits within
the estimated reporting burden under
that control number. See https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch
(Enter Control Number 0648–0397).
Therefore, ONMS will not request an
update to the reporting burden certified
for OMB control number 0648–0397.
Send comments regarding this burden
estimate, or any other aspect of this data
collection, including suggestions for
reducing the burden, to: Office of
National Marine Sanctuaries, 1305 East
West Highway, N/NMS, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910.
Notwithstanding any other provisions
of the law, no person is required to
respond to, nor shall any person be
subject to a penalty for failure to comply
with a collection of information subject
to the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq., unless that collection of
information displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. The OMB
control number is #0648–0397.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
John Armor,
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
Solicitation for Applications for Advisory Councils Established
Pursuant to the National Marine Sanctuaries Act and Executive Order
AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of solicitation.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that ONMS will solicit applications to
fill non-governmental seats on its 17 established national marine
sanctuary advisory councils and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral
Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council (advisory councils), under the
National Marine Sanctuaries Act and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Executive Order, respectively. Note, the
list of 18 established advisory councils in the Contact Information for
Each Site section includes the advisory council established for the
Proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary and the Proposed Hudson
Canyon National Marine Sanctuary. Vacant seats, including positions
(i.e., primary and alternate), for each of the advisory councils will
be advertised differently at each site in accordance with the
information provided in this notice. This notice contains web page
links and contact information for each site, as well as additional
resources on advisory council vacancies and the application process.
DATES: Please visit individual site web pages, or reach out to a site
as identified in this notice's SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section on
Contact Information for Each Site, regarding the timing and
advertisement of vacant seats, including positions (i.e., primary or
alternate), for each of the advisory councils. Applications will only
be accepted in response to current, open vacancies and in accordance
with the deadlines and instructions included on each site's website.
ADDRESSES: Vacancies and applications are specific to each site's
advisory council. As such, questions about a specific council or
vacancy, including questions about advisory council applications,
should be directed to a site. Contact Information for Each Site is
contained in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on a
particular
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advisory council or available seats, please contact the site as
identified in this notice's SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section on
Contact Information for Each Site, below. For general inquiries related
to this notice or ONMS advisory councils established pursuant to the
National Marine Sanctuaries Act or Executive Order 13178, contact Sage
Riddick, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Protected Area Policy
Division, [email protected], or at 240-560-3365.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 315 of the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) (16 U.S.C. 1445a) allows the Secretary of
Commerce to establish advisory councils to advise and make
recommendations regarding the designation and management of national
marine sanctuaries. Executive Order 13178 similarly established a Coral
Reef Ecosystem Reserve Council pursuant to the NMSA for the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. In this
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, NOAA provides details regarding the
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, the role of advisory councils,
and contact information for each site.
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS)
ONMS serves as the trustee for a network of underwater parks
encompassing more than 620,000 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 15 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
the formation of advisory councils. Advisory councils are community-
based advisory groups established to provide advice and recommendations
to ONMS on issues including management, science, service, and
stewardship; and to serve as liaisons between their constituents in the
community and the site. Pursuant to section 315(a) of the National
Marine Sanctuaries Act, 16 U.S.C. 1445A(a), advisory councils are
exempt from the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Additional information on ONMS and its advisory councils can be found
at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov.
Advisory Council Membership
Under section 315 of the NMSA, advisory council members may be
appointed from among: (1) Persons employed by federal or state agencies
with expertise in management of natural resources; (2) members of
relevant regional fishery management councils; and (3) representatives
of local user groups, conservation and other public interest
organizations, scientific organizations, educational organizations, or
others interested in the protection and multiple use management of
sanctuary resources. For the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef
Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council, section 5(f) of Executive Order
13178 (as amended by Executive Order 13196) specifically identifies
member and representative categories.
The charter for each advisory council defines the number and type
of seats and positions on the council; however, as a general matter,
available seats could include: Conservation, education, research,
fishing, whale watching, diving and other recreational activities,
boating and shipping, tourism, harbors and ports, maritime business,
agriculture, maritime heritage, and citizen-at-large.
For each of the advisory councils, applicants are chosen based upon
their particular 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 site.
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. More information on
advisory council membership and processes, and 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://farallones.noaa.gov/manage/sac_handbook.html).
Contact Information for Each Site
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, University of
California, Santa Barbara, Ocean Science Education Building 514, MC
6155, Santa Barbara, CA 93106; 805-893-6437; https://channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/council_news.html.
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, P.O. Box 159, Olema, CA 94950;
415-464-5260; https://cordellbank.noaa.gov/council/applicants.html.
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 33 East Quay Road, Key West, FL
33040; 305-809-4700; https://floridakeys.noaa.gov/sac/recruitment.html.
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council: Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U,
Building 216, Galveston, TX 77551; 409-621-5151; https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/advisorycouncil/recruitment.html.
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, 10 Ocean Science Circle,
Savannah, GA 31411; 912-598-2345; https://graysreef.noaa.gov/management/sac/council_news.html.
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council: Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, 991 Marine
Drive, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129; 415-561-6622; https://farallones.noaa.gov/manage/sac_recruitment.html.
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council: Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine
Sanctuary, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/ONMS/HIHWNMS, 1845 Wasp
Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; 808-879-2818; https://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/management/advisory/recruitment.html.
Mallows Bay--Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council: Mallows Bay--Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary,
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, 200 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Room 460,
Annapolis, MD 21401; (240) 460-1978; https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/mallows-potomac/involved/recruitment.html.
Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA
23606; 757-599-3122; https://monitor.noaa.gov/advisory/news.html.
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 99 Pacific Street, Building
455A, Monterey,
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CA 93940; 831-647-4201; https://montereybay.noaa.gov/sac/recruit.html.
National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa Advisory
Council: National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, Tauese P.F. Sunia
Ocean Center, P.O. Box 4318, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799; 684-633-
6500; https://americansamoa.noaa.gov/council/recruitment/.
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve
Advisory Council: NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/ONMS/PMNM, 1845 Wasp
Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; 808-725-5800; https://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/new-about/council/apply/.
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 115 East Railroad Avenue,
Suite 301, Port Angeles, WA 98362; 360-457-6622; https://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/involved/sac/recruitment.html.
Proposed Lake Ontario Sanctuary Advisory Council; NOAA
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, 4840 South State Road, Ann
Arbor, MI 48108; 734-741-2270; https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/lake-ontario/advisory/members.html.
Proposed Hudson Canyon Sanctuary Advisory Council; NOAA
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, 4840 South State Road, Ann
Arbor, MI 48108; 734-741-2270; https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/hudson-canyon/involved/advisory-council.html.
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 175 Edward Foster
Road, Scituate, MA 02066; 781-545-8026; https://stellwagen.noaa.gov/management/sac/recruitment.html.
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 500 West Fletcher Street,
Alpena, MI 49707; 989-356-8805; https://thunderbay.noaa.gov/involved/recruitment.html.
Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council, University of Wisconsin Green-Bay, Sheboygan Campus,
One University Drive, Sheboygan, WI 53081; 989-766-3359; https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/wisconsin/involved/.
Privacy Act Statement
Authority. The collection of information concerning the
solicitation for applications for sanctuary advisory councils is
authorized under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, 16 U.S.C. 1445a,
and Executive Order 13178, and in accordance with the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended, (Privacy Act) 5 U.S.C. 552a.
Purposes. The collection of names, contact information,
professional information, qualifications, and answers to the
application questions is required in order for the Office of National
Marine Sanctuaries to evaluate and appoint members to the sanctuary
advisory councils. The information collected will be reviewed by NOAA
employees, and may also be reviewed by current sanctuary advisory
council members as part of the evaluation process.
Routine Uses. NOAA will use the application information for the
purposes set forth above. The Privacy Act authorizes disclosure of the
collected information for the following purposes: to NOAA staff for
work-related purposes; for other purposes as set forth in the Privacy
Act; and for routine uses published in one or more of the following
Privacy Act System of Records Notices, as applicable: COMMERCE/DEPT-11,
Candidates for Membership, Members, and Former Members of Department of
Commerce Advisory Committees, available at https://www.osec.doc.gov/opog/PrivacyAct/SORNs/dept-11.html; COMMERCE/DEPT-18, Employees
Personnel Files Not Covered by Notices of Other Agencies, available at
https://www.osec.doc.gov/opog/PrivacyAct/SORNs/DEPT-18.html; and OPM/
GOVT-1, General Personnel Records, available at https://www.opm.gov/information-management/privacy-policy/sorn/opm-sorn-govt-1-general-personnel-records.pdf, which cover certain records regarding Federal
employees and may also cover records of individuals who are not Federal
employees who, through their service on a sanctuary advisory council,
may be considered as volunteers providing gratuitous services to the
agency without compensation; and, for individuals who are also members
of a Regional Fishery Management Council, COMMERCE/NOAA-13, Personnel,
Payroll, Travel, and Attendance Records of the Regional Fishery
Management Councils.
Effects of Not Providing Information. Providing the application
information is voluntary; however, if the information is not provided,
the individual will not be considered for appointment as a member of a
sanctuary advisory council.
Consent. By submitting an application to the Office of National
Marine Sanctuaries for appointment to a sanctuary advisory council, you
are consenting to the use and disclosure of the information for the
purposes and routine uses described above. However, if you prefer that
your application be reviewed by NOAA employees only and not disclosed
to current council members as part of the evaluation process, please
contact the sanctuary advisory council coordinator to request internal
review only, which will not result in any disadvantage or impact
regarding your candidacy, or for any questions regarding this Privacy
Act Statement.
Paperwork Reduction Act
ONMS has a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control
number (0648-0397) for the collection of public information related to
the processing of ONMS national marine sanctuary advisory council
applications across the National Marine Sanctuary System. Soliciting
applications for sanctuary advisory councils fits within the estimated
reporting burden under that control number. See https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch (Enter Control Number 0648-0397).
Therefore, ONMS will not request an update to the reporting burden
certified for OMB control number 0648-0397.
Send comments regarding this burden estimate, or any other aspect
of this data collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden,
to: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, 1305 East West Highway, N/
NMS, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is
required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty
for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq., unless that collection of information displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OMB control
number is #0648-0397.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
John Armor,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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