Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 238 / Monday, December 13, 2010 / Notices 77617 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Notice Requesting Nominations for the 

Marine Protected Areas Federal 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: National Marine Protected 

Areas Center, Office of Ocean and 

Coastal Resource Management, National 

Ocean Service, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice requesting nominations 

for the Marine Protected Areas Federal 

Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

is seeking nominations for membership 

on the Marine Protected Areas Federal 

Advisory Committee (Advisory 

Committee). The Advisory Committee 

was established to advise the Secretary 

of Commerce and the Secretary of the 

Interior in implementing Section 4 of 

Executive Order 13158, specifically on 

strategies and priorities for developing 

the national system of marine protected 

areas (MPAs) and on practical 

approaches to further enhance and 

expand protection of new and existing 

MPAs. 

Nominations are sought for highly 

qualified non-Federal scientists, 

resource managers, and people 

representing other interests or 

organizations involved with or affected 

by marine conservation including in the 

Great Lakes. Six members of the 

Committee have terms that expire 

October 31, 2011, and nominations are 

sought to fill these vacancies. 

Individuals seeking membership on 

the Advisory Committee should possess 

demonstrable expertise in a related field 

or represent a stakeholder interest 

affected by MPAs. Nominees also will 

be evaluated based on the following 

factors: marine policy experience, 

leadership and organization skills, 

region of country represented, and 

diversity characteristics. The 

membership reflects the Department’s 

commitment to attaining balance and 

diversity. The full text of the Advisory 

Committee Charter and its current 

membership can be viewed at the 

Agency’s Web page at http://mpa.gov. 

DATES: Nominations must be 

postmarked on or before February 15, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to: Kara Yeager, National Marine 

Protected Areas Center, NOAA, 1305 

East West Highway, Rm 9136, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910. E-mail: 

Kara.Yeager@noaa.gov. E-mail 

nominations are acceptable. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kara 

Yeager, National Marine Protected Areas 

Center, 1305 East-West Highway, 

Building 4, Station 9136, 301–713 3100 

ext. 162. Kara.Yeager@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

Executive Order 13158, the Department 

of Commerce and the Department of the 

Interior were directed to seek the expert 

advice and recommendations of nonFederal scientists, resource managers, 

and other interested people and 

organizations through a Marine 

Protected Areas Federal Advisory 

Committee. The Advisory Committee 

was established in June 2003 and 

currently includes 30 members. 

Effective October 31, 2011, the 

Committee size will be decreased to 20 

members. 

The Committee meets at least once 

annually. Committee members serve for 

one, four-year nonrenewable term. 

Members of the Committee will not be 

compensated, but may, upon request, be 

allowed travel and per diem expenses. 

Each nomination submission should 

include the proposed member’s name 

and organizational affiliation, a cover 

letter describing the nominee’s 

qualifications and interest in serving on 

the Advisory Committee, a curriculum 

vitae or resume of the nominee, and no 

more than three supporting letters 

describing the nominee’s qualifications 

and interest in serving on the 

Committee. Self-nominations are 

acceptable. The following contact 

information should accompany each 

submission: the nominee’s name, 

address, phone number, fax number, 

and e-mail address if available. 

Dated: December 3, 2010. 

Donna Wieting, 

Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31187 Filed 12–10–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XZ83 

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental 

to Specified Activities; Construction of 

the East Span of the San FranciscoOakland Bay Bridge 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental 

harassment authorization; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request 

from the California Department of 

Transportation (CALTRANS) for 

renewal of an Incidental Harassment 

Authorization (IHA) to take small 

numbers of California sea lions, Pacific 

harbor seals, harbor porpoises, and gray 

whales, by harassment, incidental to 

construction of a replacement bridge for 

the East Span of the San FranciscoOakland Bay Bridge (SF–OBB) in 

California. Pursuant to the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS 

is requesting comments on its proposal 

to issue an IHA to CALTRANS to 

incidentally harass, by Level B 

Harassment only, four species of marine 

mammals during the specified activity. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than January 12, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the 

application should be addressed to 

Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910–3225. The mailbox address for 

providing e-mail comments is 

PR1.0648–XZ803@noaa.gov. NMFS is 

not responsible for e-mail comments 

sent to addresses other than the one 

provided here. Comments sent via email, including all attachments, must 

not exceed a 10-megabyte file size. 

Instructions: All comments received 

are a part of the public record and will 

generally be posted to http:// 

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ 

incidental.htm without change. All 

Personal Identifying Information (for 

example, name, address, etc.) 

voluntarily submitted by the commenter 

may be publicly accessible. Do not 

submit Confidential Business 

Information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. 

A copy of the renewal request may be 

obtained by writing to the address 

specified above, telephoning the contact 

listed below (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT), or visiting the 

Internet at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ 

pr/permits/incidental.htm. Documents 

cited in this notice may also be viewed, 

by appointment, during regular business 

hours, at the aforementioned address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shane Guan, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, (301) 713–2289, ext 

137. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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