Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 58 / Friday, March 25, 2011 / Notices 16731 

Amendment 10 to the Spiny Lobster 

FMP for the Gulf and South Atlantic 

Regions also establishes ACLs and AMs 

for Caribbean spiny lobster as required 

by the Magnuson-Stevens Act and 

contains additional alternatives 

addressing: Modifications to the FMU, 

updates to protocol for Enhanced 

Cooperative Management, regulations 

regarding the possession of undersized 

lobsters or ‘‘shorts’’ as attractants for the 

commercial trap fishery, requirements 

for tailing permits, sector allocations, 

limiting spiny lobster fishing in some 

areas to protect threatened Acropora 

corals, and requirements for gear 

marking for trap lines. 

Public Hearing and Scoping Meeting 

Schedule 

1. April 11, 2011—Hilton New Bern/ 

Riverfront, 100 Middle Street, New 

Bern, NC 28560; telephone: (252) 638– 

3585; 

2. April 12, 2011—Hilton Garden Inn, 

5265 International Boulevard, North 

Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (843) 

308–9330; 

3. April 13, 2011—Mighty Eighth Air 

Force Museum, 175 Bourne Avenue, 

Pooler, GA 31322; telephone: (912) 748– 

8888; 

4. April 14, 2011—Crowne Plaza 

Jacksonville Riverfront, 1201 Riverplace 

Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32207; 

telephone: (904) 398–8800; 

5. April 18, 2011—Radisson Resort at 

the Port, 8701 Astronaut Boulevard, 

Cape Canaveral, FL 32920; telephone: 

(321) 784–0000; 

6. April 19, 2011—Hawks Cay Resort, 

61 Hawks Cay Boulevard, Duck Key, FL 

33050; telephone: (305) 743–7000; and 

7. April 20, 2011—Doubletree Grand 

Key, 3990 South Roosevelt Boulevard, 

Key West, FL 33040; telephone: (305) 

293–1818. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Council office 

(see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the start 

of each meeting. 

Dated: March 22, 2011. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7083 Filed 3–24–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

National Sea Grant Advisory Board 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for 

nominations for potential National Sea 

Grant Advisory Board members. 

SUMMARY: This notice responds to 

Section 209 of the Sea Grant Program 

Improvement Act of 1976 (Pub. L. 94– 

461, 33 U.S.C. 1128), which requires the 

Secretary of Commerce to solicit 

nominations at least once a year for 

membership on the National Sea Grant 

Advisory Board, an advisory committee 

that provides advice on the 

implementation of the National Sea 

Grant College Program. 

DATES: Solicitation of nominations is 

open ended: Resumes may be sent to the 

address specified at any time. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Ms. Elizabeth J. Ban; Designated 

Federal Officer, National Sea Grant 

Advisory Board; National Sea Grant 

College Program; 1315 East-West 

Highway, Room 11843; Silver Spring, 

Maryland 20910. Nominations (Word, 

PDF or in text of e-mail) may be sent via 

e-mail to Elizabeth.Ban@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ms. Elizabeth J. Ban; Designated Federal 

Officer, National Sea Grant Advisory 

Board; National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, National 

Sea Grant College Program; 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 11843; Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910; e-mail: 

Elizabeth.Ban@noaa.gov, phone 301– 

734–1082. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Established by Section 209 of the Act 

and as amended the National Sea Grant 

College Program Amendments Act of 

2008 (Pub. L. 110–394), the duties of the 

Board are as follows: 

(1) In general. The Board shall advise 

the Secretary and the Director 

concerning— 

(A) Strategies for utilizing the sea 

grant college program to address the 

Nation’s highest priorities regarding the 

understanding, assessment, 

development, management, utilization, 

and conservation of ocean, coastal, and 

Great Lakes resources; 

(B) The designation of sea grant 

colleges and sea grant institutes; and 

(C) Such other matters as the 

Secretary refers to the Board for review 

and advice. 

(2) Biennial Report—The Board shall 

report to the Congress every two years 

on the state of the national sea grant 

college program. The Board shall 

indicate in each such report the progress 

made toward meeting the priorities 

identified in the strategic plan in effect 

under section 204 (c). The Secretary 

shall make available to the Board such 

information, personnel, and 

administrative services and assistance 

as it may reasonably require to carry out 

its duties under this title. The Secretary 

shall make available to the Board such 

information, personnel, and 

administrative services and assistance 

as it may reasonably require to carry out 

its duties. 

The Board shall consist of 15 voting 

members who shall be appointed by the 

Secretary. The Director and a director of 

a Sea Grant program who is elected by 

the various directors of Sea Grant 

programs shall serve as nonvoting 

members of the Board. Not less than 8 

of the voting members of the Board shall 

be individuals who, by reason of 

knowledge, experience, or training, are 

especially qualified in one or more of 

the disciplines and fields included in 

marine science. The other voting 

members shall be individuals who, by 

reason of knowledge, experience, or 

training, are especially qualified in, or 

representative of, education, marine 

affairs and resource management, 

coastal management, extension services, 

State government, industry, economics, 

planning, or any other activity which is 

appropriate to, and important for, any 

effort to enhance the understanding, 

assessment, development, management, 

utilization, or conservation of ocean, 

coastal, and Great Lakes resources. No 

individual is eligible to be a voting 

member of the Board if the individual 

is (A) the director of a Sea Grant college 

or Sea Grant institute; (B) an applicant 

for, or beneficiary (as determined by the 

Secretary) of, any grant or contract 

under section 205 [33 USCS § 1124]; or 

(C) a full-time officer or employee of the 

United States. The Director of the 

National Sea Grant College Program and 

one Director of a Sea Grant Program also 

serve as non-voting members. Board 

members are appointed for a 4-year 

term. 

Dated: March 22, 2011. 

Mark E. Brown, 

Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative 

Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7071 Filed 3–24–11; 8:45 am] 

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