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open to using European standards and 

facilitates two-way trade between these 

markets. Ties between the EU and 

specific markets in the region are also 

being solidified through partnership 

agreements with CEN, the European 

Committee for Standardization, and 

through affiliate membership in 

CENELEC, the European Committee for 

Electrotechnical Standardization. CEN’s 

Partner Standardization Body (PSB) 

agreements, which some Middle Eastern 

and North African countries are 

considering signing, typically have a 

clause that requires signatories to 

withdraw conflicting national standards 

from the market. Israel is considering a 

partnership agreement with CEN and an 

affiliation with CENELEC. Egypt and 

Tunisia are the only other Middle East 

or North African countries known to 

have signed a partnership agreement 

with CEN. Tunisia is also an affiliate of 

CENELEC. 

The Department of Commerce 

cordially invites all interested 

stakeholders to attend a public meeting 

on the presence of European standards 

in the Middle East and North Africa. 

The meeting is an opportunity for 

interested parties to provide information 

and input to the U.S. government on 

how this trend in standardization affects 

market access for U.S. goods in the 

region. Key government officials 

working directly on this issue from 

various agencies will be in attendance. 

Date: Thursday, February 15, 2007. 

Time: 10 a.m.–12 p.m. 

Where: U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th and Constitution 

Avenue, NW. 

To gain access to the Department of 

Commerce, please RSVP by noon on 

Wednesday, February 14, 2007, to 

Jennifer Derstine at (202) 482–1870 or 

Jennifer.Derstine@mail.doc.gov. 

The agenda will be provided at the 

meeting. Further information is 

available on the Department of 

Commerce Standards Initiative Web site 

at: http://www.trade.gov/standards. 

Dated: January 25, 2007. 

Jennifer Derstine, 

Senior International Trade Specialist. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the Monterey 

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 Monterey Bay National 

Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS or 

sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the 

following vacant seat on its Sanctuary 

Advisory Council (council): Education 

Primary. 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. The 

Education Primary seat, which was 

vacated by the previously appointed 

representative before the end of the 

term, should expect to serve until 

February 2008. 

DATES: Applications are due by 

February 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from the following Web 

address; http:// 

www.montereybay.noaa.gov/sac/2007/ 

recruit07v1/011607covlet.html, or 

through the Sanctuary office at 299 

Foam Street, Monterey, CA 93940. 

Completed applications should be sent 

to the same address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Chetirkin, 299 Foam Street, Monterey, 

CA 93940, (831) 647–4210, 

paul.chetirkin@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

MBNMS Advisory Council was 

established in March 1994 to assure 

continued public participation in the 

management of the Sanctuary. Since its 

establishment, the Advisory Council has 

played a vital role in decisions affecting 

the Sanctuary along the central 

California coast. 

The Advisory Council’s twenty voting 

members represent a variety of local 

user groups, as well as the general 

public, plus seven local, State and 

Federal governmental jurisdictions. In 

addition, the respective managers or 

superintendents for the four California 

National Marine Sanctuaries (Channel 

Islands National Marine Sanctuary, 

Cordell Bank National Marine 

Sanctuary, Gulf of the Farallones 

National Marine Sanctuary and the 

Monterey Bay National Marine 

Sanctuary) and the Elkhorn Slough 

National Estuarine Research Reserve sit 

as non-voting members. 

Four working groups support the 

Advisory Council: The Research 

Activity Panel (‘‘RAP’’) chaired by the 

Research Representative, the Sanctuary 

Education Panel (‘‘SEP’’) chaired by the 

Education Representative, the 

Conservation Working Group (‘‘CWG’’) 

chaired by the Conservation 

Representative, and the Business and 

Tourism Activity Panel (‘‘BTAP’’) 

chaired by the Business/Industry 

Representative, each dealing with 

matters concerning research, education, 

conservation and human use. The 

working groups are composed of experts 

from the appropriate fields of interest 

and meet monthly, or bi-monthly, 

serving as invaluable advisors to the 

Advisory Council and the Sanctuary 

Superintendent. 

The Advisory Council represents the 

coordination link between the 

Sanctuary and the state and federal 

management agencies, user groups, 

researchers, educators, policy makers, 

and other various groups that help to 

focus efforts and attention on the central 

California coastal and marine 

ecosystems. 

The Advisory Council functions in an 

advisory capacity to the Sanctuary 

Superintendent and is instrumental in 

helping develop policies, program goals, 

and identify education, outreach, 

research, long-term monitoring, resource 

protection, and revenue enhancement 

priorities. The Advisory Council works 

in concert with the Sanctuary 

Superintendent by keeping him or her 

informed about issues of concern 

throughout the Sanctuary, offering 

recommendations on specific issues, 

and aiding the Superintendent in 

achieving the goals of the Sanctuary 

program within the context of 

California’s marine programs and 

policies. 

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program). 

Dated: January 23, 2007. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

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