[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 48375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19027]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Availability of Seats for the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council
AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service
(NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice and request for applications.
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SUMMARY: NOAA is seeking applicants for the following vacant seats on
the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary advisory council (council):
Fishing Seat. Applicants are chosen based upon their particular
expertise and experience in relation to the seat for which they are
applying; community and professional affiliations; philosophy regarding
the protection and management of marine resources; and possibly the
length of residence in the area affected by the sanctuary. Applicants
who are chosen as members should expect to serve 2-year terms, pursuant
to the council's Charter.
DATES: Applications are due by September 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Shannon Rides, 100
Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 23606. Completed applications should be
sent to the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon Ricles, 100 Museum Drive,
Newport News, VA 23606, 757-591-7328, [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Established in 1975 as the Nation's first
marine sanctuary, the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is managed by
NOA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. It is one of 13
sanctuaries and protects the wreck of the famed Civil War ironclad, USS
Monitor, best known for its battle with the Confederate ironclad, CSS
Virginia in Hampton Roads, Va., on March 9, 1862.
The advisory council consists of 12 members and 3 alternates: 8
non-governmental voting members and 4 governmental voting members. The
council seats represent a variety of regional interests and
stakeholders, including: Recreational Diving, Heritage Tourism,
Education, Maritime Museums, Conservation, the U.S. Navy, Virginia and
North Carolina Department of Historic Resources, the National Park
Service and the public at-large. It is the combined expertise and
experience of these individuals that creates an advisory council that
is a valuable and effective resource for the sanctuary manager.
The council's objectives are to provide the sanctuary manager with
advice on: (1) Protecting natural and cultural resources, and
identifying and evaluating emergent or critical issues involving
sanctuary use or resources; (2) identifying and realizing the
sanctuary's research objectives; (3) identifying and realizing
educational opportunities to increase public knowledge and stewardship
of the sanctuary environment; and (4) developing an informed
constituency to increase awareness and understanding of the purpose and
value of the sanctuary and the National Marine Sanctuary System.
The council may serve as a forum for consultation and deliberation
among its members and as a source of advice to the sanctuary manager
regarding the management of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. The
sanctuary advisory council holds open meetings to ensure continued
public input on management issues and to increase public awareness and
knowledge of the sanctuary environment. Public participation at these
meetings is welcomed and encouraged.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary
Program)
Dated: August 11, 2008.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-19027 Filed 8-18-08; 8:45 am]
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