[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 30775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13019]
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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: The ONMS is seeking applicants for the following new seats on
the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary advisory council (council):
Recreational/Commercial Fishing seat, Recreational Dive seat, and an
Economic Development seat.
Applicants are also being sought to fill existing seats for the
following vacant seats: Heritage Tourism seat, Citizen-at-Large seat,
Recreational Diving seat, Education seat, Archaeological Research seat,
Maritime Museum seat, Youth seat, and Conservation 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 July 15, 2010.
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
NOAA'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 18 members and five alternates: 12
non-governmental voting members, one non-governmental non-voting youth
member, and five governmental voting members. The council seats
represent a variety of regional interests and stakeholders, including:
Citizen-at-Large, Conservation, Economic Development, Education,
Heritage Tourism, Maritime Archaeological Research, Maritime Museums,
The Mariners' Museum, Recreational/Commercial Fishing, Recreational
Diving, the US Navy, Virginia and North Carolina Department of Historic
Resources, the National Park Service, the US Coast Guard, and Youth. 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. 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary
Program)
Dated: April 23, 2010.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-13019 Filed 6-1-10; 8:45 am]
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