[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 16075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7000]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Availability of Seats for the Fagatele Bay National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council
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: The ONMS is seeking applications for the following vacant
seats on the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Research, Education, Commercial Fishing, Ocean Recreation, Youth,
Tutuila: East Side, Tutila: West Side, and Manua Islands. 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 3-year terms, pursuant to the council's
Charter.
DATES: Applications are due by April 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Emily Gaskin, Fagatele
Bay National Marine Sanctuary, American Samoa Department of Commerce
Office, Executive Office Building, Utulei. Completed applications
should be returned to the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Gaskin at (684) 633-5155 ext.
271 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council was established in 1986 pursuant to Federal law to
ensure continued public participation in the management of the
sanctuary. The Sanctuary Advisory Council brings members of a diverse
community together to provide advice to the Sanctuary Manager
(delegated from the Secretary of Commerce and the Under Secretary for
Oceans and Atmosphere) on the management and protection of the
Sanctuary, or to assist the National Marine Sanctuary Program in
guiding a proposed site through the designation or the periodic
management plan review process.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary
Program)
Dated: March 22, 2010.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-7000 Filed 3-30-10; 8:45 am]
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