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Time and Date
The meeting will be November 14, 15,
and 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern
time, and will be accessible by webinar
and teleconference. Access information
for the public will be posted at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
partners/marine-fisheries-advisorycommittee-meeting-materials-andsummaries by October 30, 2023.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Katie Zanowicz, MAFAC Assistant, at
(301) 427–8038, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Dated: September 29, 2023.
Heidi Lovett,
Acting Designated Federal Officer, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XD443]
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a joint public meeting of its
Whiting Committee and Advisory Panel
to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Monday, November 20, 2023, at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081
Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886;
telephone: (401) 739–3000.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate
O’Keefe, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Agenda
The Whiting Committee and Advisory
Panel will meet to review alternatives
for fishing year 2024–2026 annual catch
limit specifications. The committee is
expected to recommend preferred
alternatives for approval at the
December 2023 Council meeting. They
will discuss potential future
management priorities. Other business
will be discussed as necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on the agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Council
action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency. The public also should be
aware that the meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
request.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate
O’Keefe, Executive Director, at (978)
465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 29, 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
United States Integrated Ocean
Observing System Advisory
Committee
National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of new member
solicitation for the United States
Integrated Ocean Observing System
(U.S. IOOS) Advisory Committee.
AGENCY:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is
soliciting applications for membership
on the United States Integrated Ocean
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Observing System Advisory Committee
(the Committee), which is a Federal
advisory committee. Members of the
Committee will fulfill the requirements
of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean
Observation System Act of 2009 (the
Act). The Committee provides advice to
the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere and to the
Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee on the planning, integrated
design, operation, maintenance,
enhancement, and expansion of the
United States Integrated Ocean
Observing System (U.S. IOOS). U.S.
IOOS promotes research to develop,
test, and deploy innovations and
improvements in coastal and ocean
observation technologies and modeling
systems, addresses regional and national
needs for ocean information, gathers
data on key coastal, ocean, and Great
Lakes variables and ensures timely and
sustained dissemination and availability
of these data for societal benefits. U.S.
IOOS benefits national safety, the
economy, and the environment through
support for national defense, marine
commerce and forecasting, navigation
safety, weather, climate, energy siting
and production, economic development,
ecosystem-based management of marine
and coastal areas, conservation of ocean
and coastal resources and public safety.
DATES: Nominations should be
submitted no later than January 2, 2024.
Applications received after January 2,
2024 may not be considered during this
membership application cycle, but may
be considered for future membership
cycles.
ADDRESSES: Submit an application for
Committee membership, including
cover letter, resume, and requested
items below, to Laura Gewain via email
Laura.Gewain@noaa.gov. Please direct
any questions regarding application
submission to Laura Gewain via email
or telephone: 240–533–9456.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Krisa Arzayus, 1315 East-West Highway,
Station 2616, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
Telephone: 240–533–9455; Email:
Krisa.Arzayus@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act
requires the establishment and
administration of this Committee by the
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere.
NOAA will hereby accept
applications for membership on the
Committee to fill ten vacancies that will
occur on September 14, 2024. These
appointments shall serve for a threeyear term, which will end September
13, 2027. An individual so appointed
may subsequently be appointed for an
additional three-year term. The Act
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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 through
the System.’’ NOAA encourages
individuals with expertise in Great
Lakes; philanthropy; NGO; scientific
institutions (Academic); IOOS regional
interests; state, local and tribal interests;
renewable energy, including offshore
wind; blue economy; social science;
public-private partnerships; marine
technologies industries; data
management and architecture; ocean
and coastal leadership; and other
science-related fields to submit
applications for Committee
membership.
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
Integrated Coastal and Ocean
Observation System (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
disseminating information to end-user
communities and to the general public;
and
(d) additional priorities, including—
(1) a national surface current mapping
network designed to improve fine scale
sea surface mapping using high
frequency radar technology and other
emerging technologies to address
national priorities, including Coast
Guard search and rescue operation
planning and harmful algal bloom
forecasting and detection that—
(i) is comprised of existing high
frequency radar and other sea surface
current mapping infrastructure operated
by national programs and regional
coastal observing systems;
(ii) incorporates new high frequency
radar assets or other fine scale sea
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surface mapping technology assets, and
other assets needed to fill gaps in
coverage on United States coastlines;
and
(iii) follows a deployment plan that
prioritizes closing gaps in high
frequency radar infrastructure in the
United States, starting with areas
demonstrating significant sea surface
current data needs, especially in areas
where additional data will improve
Coast Guard search and rescue models;
(2) fleet acquisition for unmanned
maritime systems for deployment and
data integration to fulfill the purposes of
this subtitle;
(3) an integrative survey program for
application of unmanned maritime
systems to the real-time or near realtime collection and transmission of sea
floor, water column, and sea surface
data on biology, chemistry, geology,
physics, and hydrography;
(4) remote sensing and data
assimilation to develop new analytical
methodologies to assimilate data from
the System into hydrodynamic models;
(5) integrated, multi-State monitoring
to assess sources, movement, and fate of
sediments in coastal regions;
(6) a multi-region marine sound
monitoring system to be—
(i) planned in consultation with the
IOOC, NOAA, the Department of the
Navy, and academic research
institutions; and
(ii) developed, installed, and operated
in coordination with NOAA, the
Department of the Navy, and academic
research institutions; and
(e) any other purpose identified by the
Administrator or the Council.
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
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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 fifteen voting
members. This solicitation is to obtain
candidate applications for up to ten full
voting member vacancies.
To apply for membership, applicants
must submit the following five items,
including a cover letter that responds to
the five questions below. The entire
package should be a maximum length of
eight pages or fewer. NOAA is an equal
opportunity employer.
(1) A cover letter that responds to the
five questions listed below and serves as
a statement of interest to serve on the
panel. Please see ‘‘Short Response
Questions’’ below.
(2) Highlight the nominee’s specific
area(s) of expertise relevant to the
purpose of the Panel from the list in the
Federal Register Notice.
(3) A short biography of 300 to 400
words.
(4) A current resume.
(5) The nominee’s full name, title,
institutional affiliation, mailing address,
email, phone, fax and contact
information.
Short Response Questions:
(1) List your area(s) of expertise, as
listed above.
(2) List the geographic region(s) of the
country with which you primarily
associate your expertise. This does not
need to be the region in which the
nominee currently resides.
(3) Describe your leadership or
professional experience that you believe
will contribute to the effectiveness of
this panel.
(4) Describe your familiarity and
experience with U.S. IOOS data,
products, and services.
(5) Generally describe the breadth and
scope of your knowledge of
stakeholders, users, or other groups who
interact with NOAA or other U.S. IOOS
agencies and whose views and input
you believe you can share with the
panel.
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
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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 Check (on-line
Background Check process and
fingerprinting conducted through
NOAA Office of Human Capital
Services); 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
website: https://www.usoge.gov/forms/
form_450.aspx.
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Privacy Act Statement
Authority. The collection of
information concerning nominations to
the IOOS AC is authorized under the
FACA, 5 U.S.C. app. and its
implementing regulations, 41 CFR part
102–3, and in accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended,
(Privacy Act) 5 U.S.C. 552a.
Purpose. The collection of names,
contact information, resumes,
professional information, and
qualifications is required in order for
the Under Secretary to appoint members
to the IOOS AC.
Routine Uses. NOAA will use the
nomination information for the purpose
set forth above. The Privacy Act of 1974
authorizes disclosure of the information
collected to NOAA staff for work-related
purposes and for other purposes only as
set forth in the Privacy Act and for
routine uses published in the Privacy
Act System of Records Notice
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, and
the System of Records Notice
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.
Disclosure. Furnishing the
nomination information is voluntary;
however, if the information is not
provided, the individual would not be
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considered for appointment as a
member of the IOOS AC.
Krisa M. Arzayus,
Deputy Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean
Observing System Office, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
Issuance of an Incidental Take
Statement Under the Endangered
Species Act for Salmon Fisheries in
Southeast Alaska Subject to the
Pacific Salmon Treaty
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office
(AKR), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement;
request for written comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces its intent to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS), in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), to analyze the impacts of
alternatives related to NMFS’s issuance
of an incidental take statement (ITS) for
species listed as threatened or
endangered under the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) affected by salmon
fisheries in Southeast Alaska (SEAK)
that are managed consistent with the
provisions of the 2019 Pacific Salmon
Treaty (PST) Agreement. Compliance
with the ITS would exempt participants
in these fisheries from the ESA’s
prohibition on take of threatened and
endangered species. This notice is
necessary to inform the public of
NMFS’s intent to prepare this EIS and
to provide the public with an
opportunity to provide input for
NMFS’s consideration.
DATES: NMFS requests comments
concerning the scope of the analysis and
identification of relevant information,
studies, and analyses. All comments
must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Time on November 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this document, identified by NOAA–
NMFS–2023–0115, by any of the
following methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
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Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and enter
NOAA–NMFS–2023–0115 in the Search
box. Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
• Mail: Submit written comments to
Gretchen Harrington, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn:
Susan Meyer. Mail comments to P.O.
Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period may not be
considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on https://www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
A’’ in the required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bridget Mansfield, (907) 586–7228,
Bridget.Mansfield@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Pacific Salmon Treaty and SEAK
Salmon Fishery Management
The PST provides a framework for the
management of salmon fisheries in the
U.S. and Canada and regulates the
salmon fisheries that occur in the ocean
and inland waters of Oregon,
Washington, British Columbia, the
Yukon, and southeast Alaska, and the
rivers that flow into these waters. The
PST established fishing regimes that set
upper limits on intercepting fisheries,
defined as fisheries in one country that
harvest salmon originating in another
country, and sometimes include
provisions that apply to the
management of the Parties’ nonintercepting fisheries as well. The
overall purpose of the regimes is to
accomplish the conservation,
production, and harvest allocation
objectives set forth in the PST. These
objectives are designed to prevent
overfishing, provide for each country to
benefit from production originating in
its water, avoid undue disruption of
existing fisheries, and reduce
interceptions to the extent practicable.
Each Party to the PST must
implement the fisheries management
framework domestically. Fisheries in
both Federal and state waters off of
SEAK are managed consistent with the
2019 PST Agreement. For Federal
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of new member solicitation for the United States
Integrated Ocean Observing System (U.S. IOOS) 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), which is a
Federal advisory committee. Members of the Committee will fulfill the
requirements of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act
of 2009 (the Act). The Committee provides advice to the Under Secretary
of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and to the Interagency Ocean
Observation Committee on the planning, integrated design, operation,
maintenance, enhancement, and expansion of the United States Integrated
Ocean Observing System (U.S. IOOS). U.S. IOOS promotes research to
develop, test, and deploy innovations and improvements in coastal and
ocean observation technologies and modeling systems, addresses regional
and national needs for ocean information, gathers data on key coastal,
ocean, and Great Lakes variables and ensures timely and sustained
dissemination and availability of these data for societal benefits.
U.S. IOOS benefits national safety, the economy, and the environment
through support for national defense, marine commerce and forecasting,
navigation safety, weather, climate, energy siting and production,
economic development, ecosystem-based management of marine and coastal
areas, conservation of ocean and coastal resources and public safety.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted no later than January 2, 2024.
Applications received after January 2, 2024 may not be considered
during this membership application cycle, but may be considered for
future membership cycles.
ADDRESSES: Submit an application for Committee membership, including
cover letter, resume, and requested items below, to Laura Gewain via
email [email protected]. Please direct any questions regarding
application submission to Laura Gewain via email or telephone: 240-533-
9456.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krisa Arzayus, 1315 East-West Highway,
Station 2616, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Telephone: 240-533-9455; Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act requires the establishment and
administration of this Committee by the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere.
NOAA will hereby accept applications for membership on the
Committee to fill ten vacancies that will occur on September 14, 2024.
These appointments shall serve for a three-year term, which will end
September 13, 2027. An individual so appointed may subsequently be
appointed for an additional three-year term. The Act
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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 through the
System.'' NOAA encourages individuals with expertise in Great Lakes;
philanthropy; NGO; scientific institutions (Academic); IOOS regional
interests; state, local and tribal interests; renewable energy,
including offshore wind; blue economy; social science; public-private
partnerships; marine technologies industries; data management and
architecture; ocean and coastal leadership; and other science-related
fields to submit applications for Committee membership.
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
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System (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
disseminating information to end-user communities and to the general
public; and
(d) additional priorities, including--
(1) a national surface current mapping network designed to improve
fine scale sea surface mapping using high frequency radar technology
and other emerging technologies to address national priorities,
including Coast Guard search and rescue operation planning and harmful
algal bloom forecasting and detection that--
(i) is comprised of existing high frequency radar and other sea
surface current mapping infrastructure operated by national programs
and regional coastal observing systems;
(ii) incorporates new high frequency radar assets or other fine
scale sea surface mapping technology assets, and other assets needed to
fill gaps in coverage on United States coastlines; and
(iii) follows a deployment plan that prioritizes closing gaps in
high frequency radar infrastructure in the United States, starting with
areas demonstrating significant sea surface current data needs,
especially in areas where additional data will improve Coast Guard
search and rescue models;
(2) fleet acquisition for unmanned maritime systems for deployment
and data integration to fulfill the purposes of this subtitle;
(3) an integrative survey program for application of unmanned
maritime systems to the real-time or near real-time collection and
transmission of sea floor, water column, and sea surface data on
biology, chemistry, geology, physics, and hydrography;
(4) remote sensing and data assimilation to develop new analytical
methodologies to assimilate data from the System into hydrodynamic
models;
(5) integrated, multi-State monitoring to assess sources, movement,
and fate of sediments in coastal regions;
(6) a multi-region marine sound monitoring system to be--
(i) planned in consultation with the IOOC, NOAA, the Department of
the Navy, and academic research institutions; and
(ii) developed, installed, and operated in coordination with NOAA,
the Department of the Navy, and academic research institutions; and
(e) any other purpose identified by the Administrator or the
Council.
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 fifteen voting members. This solicitation is to obtain
candidate applications for up to ten full voting member vacancies.
To apply for membership, applicants must submit the following five
items, including a cover letter that responds to the five questions
below. The entire package should be a maximum length of eight pages or
fewer. NOAA is an equal opportunity employer.
(1) A cover letter that responds to the five questions listed below
and serves as a statement of interest to serve on the panel. Please see
``Short Response Questions'' below.
(2) Highlight the nominee's specific area(s) of expertise relevant
to the purpose of the Panel from the list in the Federal Register
Notice.
(3) A short biography of 300 to 400 words.
(4) A current resume.
(5) The nominee's full name, title, institutional affiliation,
mailing address, email, phone, fax and contact information.
Short Response Questions:
(1) List your area(s) of expertise, as listed above.
(2) List the geographic region(s) of the country with which you
primarily associate your expertise. This does not need to be the region
in which the nominee currently resides.
(3) Describe your leadership or professional experience that you
believe will contribute to the effectiveness of this panel.
(4) Describe your familiarity and experience with U.S. IOOS data,
products, and services.
(5) Generally describe the breadth and scope of your knowledge of
stakeholders, users, or other groups who interact with NOAA or other
U.S. IOOS agencies and whose views and input you believe you can share
with the panel.
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
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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 Check (on-line Background Check process and
fingerprinting conducted through NOAA Office of Human Capital
Services); 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
website: https://www.usoge.gov/forms/form_450.aspx.
Privacy Act Statement
Authority. The collection of information concerning nominations to
the IOOS AC is authorized under the FACA, 5 U.S.C. app. and its
implementing regulations, 41 CFR part 102-3, and in accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, (Privacy Act) 5 U.S.C. 552a.
Purpose. The collection of names, contact information, resumes,
professional information, and qualifications is required in order for
the Under Secretary to appoint members to the IOOS AC.
Routine Uses. NOAA will use the nomination information for the
purpose set forth above. The Privacy Act of 1974 authorizes disclosure
of the information collected to NOAA staff for work-related purposes
and for other purposes only as set forth in the Privacy Act and for
routine uses published in the Privacy Act System of Records Notice
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, and the
System of Records Notice 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.
Disclosure. Furnishing the nomination information is voluntary;
however, if the information is not provided, the individual would not
be considered for appointment as a member of the IOOS AC.
Krisa M. Arzayus,
Deputy Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Office,
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-22090 Filed 10-3-23; 8:45 am]
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