13748 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 56 / Friday, March 23, 2007 / Notices 

Candidates are currently being sought 

for membership on the U.S. Section of 

the Forum. Each candidate must be a 

Chief Executive Officer or President (or 

comparable level of responsibility) of a 

U.S.-owned or controlled company that 

is incorporated in and has its main 

headquarters located in the United 

States and is currently doing business in 

Brazil and the United States. Each 

candidate also must be a U.S. citizen 

residing in the United States and able to 

travel to Brazil or locations in the 

United States to attend official Forum 

meetings as well as independent U.S. 

Section and Committee meetings. In 

addition, the candidate may not be a 

registered foreign agent under the 

Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, 

as amended. 

Evaluation of applications for 

membership in the U.S. Section by 

eligible individuals will be based on the 

following criteria: 

—A demonstrated commitment by the 

individual’s company to the Brazilian 

market either through exports or 

investment. 

—A demonstrated strong interest in 

Brazil and its economic development. 

—The ability to offer a broad 

perspective and business experience 

to the discussions. 

—The ability to address cross-cutting 

issues that affect the entire business 

community. 

—The ability to initiate and be 

responsible for activities in which the 

Forum will be active. 

Members will be selected on the basis 

of who will best carry out the objectives 

of the Forum as stated in the Terms of 

Reference establishing the U.S.—Brazil 

CEO Forum. The U.S. Section of the 

Forum should also include members 

that represent a diversity of business 

sectors and geographic locations. To the 

extent possible, Section members also 

should represent a cross-section of 

small, medium and large firms. 

U.S. members will receive no 

compensation for their participation in 

Forum-related activities. Individual 

members will be responsible for all 

travel and related expenses associated 

with their participation in the Forum, 

including attendance at Committee and 

Section meetings. Only appointed 

members may participate in official 

Forum meetings; substitutes and 

alternates will not be designated. U.S. 

members will normally serve for twoyear terms, but may be reappointed. 

To be considered for membership, 

please submit the following information 

as instructed in the ADDRESSES and 

DATES captions above: Name(s) and 

title(s) of the individual(s) requesting 

consideration; name and address of 

company; size of the company; size of 

company’s export trade, investment, 

and nature of operations or interest in 

Brazil; and a brief statement of why the 

candidate should be considered, 

including information about the 

candidate’s ability to initiate and be 

responsible for activities in which the 

Forum will be active. Applications will 

be considered as they are received. All 

candidates will be notified of whether 

they have been selected. 

Dated: March 20, 2007. 

Anne Driscoll, 

Acting Director for the Office of Latin America 

and the Caribbean. 

[FR Doc. E7–5390 Filed 3–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the Thunder 

Bay 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 Thunder Bay National 

Marine Sanctuary (TBNMS or 

sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the 

following vacant seats on its Sanctuary 

Advisory Council (council): Business/ 

Economic Development, Citizen-atLarge alternate, and Education alternate. 

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 May 7, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from Thunder Bay National 

Marine Sanctuary, 500 W. Fletcher 

Street, Alpena, Michigan 49707. 

Completed applications should be sent 

to the same address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean 

Prevo, Advisory Council Coordinator, 

Thunder Bay National Marine 

Sanctuary, 500 W. Fletcher Street, 

Alpena, Michigan 49707, (989) 356–

8805 ext. 13, jean.prevo@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Thunder Bay Sanctuary Advisory 

Council (council) was established in 

1997. The council has fifteen members 

and fifteen alternates; five seats 

represent local community 

governments, and the other ten 

represent facets of the sanctuary 

community, including education, 

research, fishing, diving, tourism, 

economic development, and the 

community at large. The council meets 

bi-monthly, with informal coffees and 

lunches scheduled for non-meeting 

months. Working groups meet as 

needed. The fifteen alternates also take 

an active role in council meetings as 

well as assist in carrying out many 

volunteer assignments throughout the 

year. 

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: March 16, 2007. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 07–1437 Filed 3–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–NK–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 031607C] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Multispecies (Skate) Committee, in 

April, 2007, to consider actions affecting 

New England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Friday, April 6, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street, 

Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 

339–2200; fax: (508) 256–2550. 


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