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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually. To participate in the public 

meeting, online registration is requested 

in advance via the link below. After 

registering, you will receive a 

confirmation email containing 

information about joining the webinar. 

If you are unable to participate online, 

you can also connect to the public 

meeting using the phone number 

provided below. 

Registration: https://

attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 

3251401429937219595. 

Phone: +1 (914) 614–3221, Pin: 375– 

797–022. 

To provide a public comment during the 

virtual meeting, please sign up in 

advance. Select ‘‘yes’’ during the online 

registration. The line-up of speakers will 

be based on your date and time of 

registration. By selecting ‘‘yes’’, you 

agree that these communications, 

including your name and comment, will 

be maintained by the Office of National 

Marine Sanctuaries as part of its 

administrative record and may be 

subject to release pursuant to the 

Freedom of Information Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katie Denman, Office of National 

Marine Sanctuaries, 1305 East West 

Highway, N/NMS, Silver Spring, 

Maryland 20910 (Phone: 240–533–0702; 

Email: Katie.Denman@noaa.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ONMS 

serves as the trustee for a network of 

underwater parks encompassing more 

than 620,000 square miles of marine and 

Great Lakes waters from Washington 

State to the Florida Keys, and from Lake 

Huron to American Samoa. The network 

includes a system of 14 national marine 

sanctuaries and Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea 

and Rose Atoll marine national 

monuments. National marine 

sanctuaries protect our nation’s most 

vital coastal and marine natural and 

cultural resources, and through active 

research, management, and public 

engagement, sustain healthy 

environments that are the foundation for 

thriving communities and stable 

economies. 

One of the many ways ONMS ensures 

public participation in the designation 

and management of national marine 

sanctuaries is through the formation of 

advisory councils. The Sanctuary 

System Business Advisory Council 

(council) has been formed to provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

Director regarding the relationship of 

ONMS with the business community. 

Additional information on the council 

can be found at http://

sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/ 

welcome.html. 

Matters to be discussed: The meeting 

will include updates from the Office of 

National Marine Sanctuaries, 

introductions from the newly appointed 

members, an overview of Business 

Advisory Council member roles and 

responsibilities including the formation 

of and goals for working groups to 

address issues related to sustainable 

recreation and tourism in national 

marine sanctuaries, and an opportunity 

for the public to provide written and 

oral comments. For a complete agenda, 

including times and topics, please visit 

http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/ 

management/bac/meetings.html. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq. 

John Armor, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Hydrographic Services Review Panel 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of call for nominations 

for NOAA’s Hydrographic Services 

Review Panel Federal advisory 

committee. 

SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration is seeking 

nominations for members to serve on 

the Hydrographic Services Review Panel 

with nominations due by April 26, 

2021. 

DATES: Nominations are sought to keep 

an active pool of candidates and should 

be submitted by April 26, 2021, and will 

be kept to be used for future vacancies. 

Five vacancies for a four-year term will 

occur on January 1, 2022. Current 

members who may be eligible for a 

second term in 2022 must reapply. 

HSRP maintains a pool of candidates 

and advertises once a year to fulfill the 

HSIA requirements on membership 

solicitation. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations will be 

accepted by email and should be sent to: 

Hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov. You 

will receive a confirmation response. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis, NOAA HSRP 

program manager, email 

Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov or phone: 

240–523–0064. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Hydrographic 

Service Improvements Act Amendments 

of 2002, Public Law 107–372, the 

Administrator of the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration 

(NOAA) is required to solicit 

nominations for membership once a 

year for the Hydrographic Services 

Review Panel (HSRP). The HSRP, a 

Federal advisory committee, advises the 

Administrator on matters related to the 

responsibilities and authorities set forth 

in section 303 of the Hydrographic 

Services Improvement Act and such 

other appropriate matters as the 

Administrator refers to the Panel for 

review and advice. Those 

responsibilities and authorities include, 

but are not limited to: Acquiring and 

disseminating hydrographic data and 

providing hydrographic services, as 

those terms are defined in the Act; 

promulgating standards for 

hydrographic data and services; 

ensuring comprehensive geographic 

coverage of hydrographic services; and 

testing, developing, and operating 

vessels, equipment, and technologies 

necessary to ensure safe navigation and 

maintain operational expertise in 

hydrographic data acquisition and 

hydrographic services. 

The Act states ‘‘the voting members of 

the Panel shall be individuals who, by 

reason of knowledge, experience, or 

training, are especially qualified in one 

or more of the disciplines and fields 

relating to hydrographic data and 

hydrographic services, marine 

transportation, port administration, 

vessel pilotage, coastal and fishery 

management, and other disciplines as 

determined appropriate by the 

Administrator.’’ The NOAA 

Administrator seeks and encourages 

individuals with expertise in marine 

navigation and technology, port 

administration, marine shipping or 

other intermodal transportation 

industries, cartography and geographic 

information systems, geodesy, physical 

oceanography, coastal resource 

management, including coastal 

preparedness and emergency response, 

and other related fields. Nominees are 

requested to submit five items including 

a cover letter that responds to the five 

questions below. The entire package 

should include all five components and 

be no longer than eight pages. NOAA is 

an equal opportunity employer. 

(1) A cover letter that responds to the 

five questions listed below and serves as 

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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 350 

words. 

(4) A current resume. 

(5) The nominee’s full contact 

information including: Full name, work 

title, institutional affiliation, mailing 

address, email(s), phone, and fax. 

Short Response Questions for the Cover 

Letter 

(1) List your area(s) of expertise, from 

the list above. 

(2) List the geographic region(s) of the 

country with which you primarily 

associate your expertise. 

(3) Describe your leadership or 

professional experiences which you 

believe will contribute to the 

effectiveness of the HSRP panel. 

(4) Describe your familiarity and 

experience with NOAA NOS navigation 

data, products, and services. 

(5) Generally describe the breadth and 

scope of your knowledge of 

stakeholders, users, or other groups who 

interact with NOAA and whose views 

and input you believe you can share 

with the panel. 

Under 33 U.S.C. 883a, et seq., 

NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) 

is responsible for providing nautical 

charts and related information for safe 

navigation. NOS collects and compiles 

hydrographic, tidal and current, 

geodetic, and a variety of other data in 

order to fulfill this responsibility. The 

HSRP provides advice on current and 

emerging oceanographic and marine 

science technologies relating to 

operations, research and development; 

and dissemination of data pertaining to: 

(a) Hydrographic surveying; 

(b) Shoreline surveying; 

(c) Nautical charting; 

(d) Water level measurements; 

(e) Current measurements; 

(f) Geodetic measurements; 

(g) Geospatial measurements; 

(h) Geomagnetic measurements; and 

(i) Other oceanographic/marine 

related sciences. 

The Panel has fifteen voting members 

appointed by the NOAA Administrator 

in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 892c. 

Members are selected on a standardized 

basis, in accordance with applicable 

Department of Commerce guidance. The 

Co-Directors of the Center for Coastal 

and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic 

Center and two other NOAA employees 

serve as nonvoting members of the 

Panel. The Director, NOAA Office of 

Coast Survey, serves as the Designated 

Federal Official (DFO) along with two 

Alternate DFOs. 

Voting members are individuals who, 

by reason of knowledge, experience, or 

training, are especially qualified in one 

or more disciplines relating to 

hydrographic surveying, tides, currents, 

geodetic and geospatial measurements, 

marine transportation, port 

administration, vessel pilotage, coastal 

or fishery management, and other 

oceanographic or marine science areas 

as deemed appropriate by the 

Administrator. Full-time officers or 

employees of the United States may not 

be appointed as a voting member. Any 

voting member of the Panel who is an 

applicant for, or beneficiary of (as 

determined by the Administrator) any 

assistance under 33 U.S.C. 892c shall 

disclose to the Panel that relationship, 

and may not vote on any other matter 

pertaining to that assistance. 

Voting members of the Panel serve a 

four-year term, except that vacancy 

appointments are for the remainder of 

the unexpired term of the vacancy. 

Members serve at the discretion of the 

Administrator and are subject to 

government ethics standards. Any 

individual appointed to a partial or full 

term may be reappointed for one 

additional full term. A voting member 

may serve until his or her successor has 

taken office. The Panel selects one 

voting member to serve as the Chair and 

another to serve as the Vice Chair. The 

Vice Chair acts as Chair in the absence 

or incapacity of the Chair but will not 

automatically become the Chair if the 

Chair resigns. Public meetings occur at 

least twice a year, and at the call of the 

Chair or upon the request of a majority 

of the voting members or of the 

Administrator. Voting members receive 

compensation at a rate established by 

the Administrator, not to exceed the 

maximum daily rate payable under 

section 5376 of title 5, United States 

Code, when engaged in performing 

duties for the Panel during the public 

meeting. Members are reimbursed for 

actual and reasonable travel expenses 

incurred in performing such duties 

according to the Federal Travel 

Regulation. 

Additional HSRP information and 

past HSRP public meeting summary 

reports, agendas, presentations, 

transcripts, webinars, and other 

information is available online at: 

Membership: https://www.nautical 

charts.noaa.gov/hsrp/panel.html 

Recommendations: https://

www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/ 

recommendations.html 

Meeting materials: https://

www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/ 

meetings.html 

Individuals Selected for Panel 

Membership 

Upon selection and agreement to 

serve on the HSRP Panel, you become 

a Special Government Employee (SGE) 

of the United States Government. 18 

U.S.C. 202(a) an SGE(s) is an officer or 

employee of an agency who is retained, 

designated, appointed, or employed to 

perform temporary duties, with or 

without compensation, not to exceed 

130 days during any period of 365 

consecutive days, either on a fulltime or 

intermittent basis. After the selection 

process is complete, applicants selected 

to serve on the Panel must complete the 

following actions before they can be 

appointed as a Panel member: 

(a) Security Clearance (on-line 

Background Security Check process and 

fingerprinting conducted through 

NOAA Workforce Management); and 

(b) Confidential Financial Disclosure 

Report—SGE are required to file a 

Confidential Financial Disclosure 

Report to avoid involvement in a real or 

apparent conflict of interest. You may 

find information on the Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Report at: https:// 

www.oge.gov/Web/oge.nsf/Resources/ 

OGE+Form+450. 

Kathryn Ries, 

Deputy Director, Office of Coast Survey, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RTID 0648–XA741 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to State Route 520 

Pontoon Pile Removal Project, 

Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, 

Washington 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental 

harassment authorization. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

regulations implementing the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as 

amended, notification is hereby given 

that NMFS has issued an incidental 

harassment authorization (IHA) to the 

Washington State Department of 

Transportation (WSDOT) to incidentally 

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