60108 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 197 / Thursday, October 12, 2006 / Notices 

Pacific Fisheries Management Council 

member (voting). 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 October 

23, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from Bill Kiene and Fagatele 

Bay National Marine Sanctuary 

Program, P.O. Box 4318, Pago Pago, AS, 

96799. Completed applications should 

be sent to the same address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill 

Kiene, P.O. Box 4318, Pago, Pago, AS 

96799, (684) 633–7354, and 

William.kiene@noaa.gov. 

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program). 

Dated: October 2, 2006. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, 

National Ocean Services, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 06–8618 Filed 10–11–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–NK–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the Gray’s Reef 

National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: National Marine Sanctuary 

Program (NMSP), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The Gray’s Reef National 

Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS or 

Sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the 

following three vacant seats on its 

Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council): 

University education, Living resources 

research, and Georgia conservation. 

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 

November 30, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Application information 

may be obtained from Becky Shortland, 

10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, 

Georgia 31411; telephone (912) 598–

2381; e-mail Becky.shortland@noaa.gov. 

Applications should be sent to the 

attention of GRNMS Acting Manager, 

Cathy Sakas at the same address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Becky Shortland, 10 Ocean Science 

Circle, Savannah, Georgia 31411; 

telephone (912) 598–2381; e-mail 

Becky.Shortland@noaa.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GRNMS is 

one of the largest nearshore live-bottom 

reefs off the southeastern United States, 

encompassing approximately 17 square 

nautical miles. The area earned 

sanctuary designation in 1981. The 

sanctuary consists of a series of 

sandstone outcroppings and ledges up 

to 10 feet in height, in a predominantly 

sandy, flat-bottomed sea floor. The live 

bottom and ledge habitat support an 

abundant reef fish and invertebrate 

community. Loggerhead sea turtles, a 

threatened species, also use GRNMS 

year-round for foraging and resting, and 

the reef is within the known winter 

calving ground for the highly 

endangered Northern right whale. The 

GRNMS Advisory Council was 

established in August 1999 to provide 

advice and recommendations on 

management and protection of the 

sanctuary. The Council through its 

members also serves as liaison to the 

community regarding sanctuary issues, 

and represents communuity interests, 

concerns, and management needs to the 

sanctuary and NOAA. 

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: October 6, 2006. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 06–8635 Filed 10–11–06; 8:45am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–NK–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 100306H] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Initiation of a 5–year review of 

Johnson’s Seagrass 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of initiation of a 5–Year 

Review; request for information. 

SUMMARY: We, the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS), announce a 

5–year review of Johnson’s seagrass 

(Halophila johnsonii) under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). 

A 5–year review is a periodic process 

conducted to ensure that the listing 

classification of a species is accurate. A 

5–year review is based on the best 

scientific and commercial data available 

at the time of the review; therefore, we 

are requesting submission of any such 

information on Johnson’s seagrass that 

has become available since its original 

listing as a threatened species in 1998. 

Based on the results of this 5–year 

review, we will make the requisite 

findings under the ESA. 

DATES: To allow us adequate time to 

conduct this review, we must receive 

your information no later than 

December 11, 2006. However, we will 

continue to accept new information 

about any listed species at any time. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

information by any of the following 

methods: 

• Mail: Shelley Norton, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, 263 13th 

Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. 

• E-mail: shelley.norton@noaa.gov. 

Include in the subject line of the e-mail 

the following identifier: Comments on 

5–year review for Johnson’s seagrass. 

• Fax: 1–727–824–5309, Attention: 

Shelley Norton 

Information received in response to 

this notice and review will be available 

for public inspection, by appointment, 

during normal business hours, at the 

above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shelley Norton at the above address, or 

at 727–824–5312. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

ESA, a list of endangered and 

threatened wildlife and plant species 

must be maintained. The list is 

published at 50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) 

and 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) 

of the ESA requires that we conduct a 


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