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the public to inform resource 

management. 

Research and monitoring support 

independent research projects within 

the reserve and its vicinity with 

resources and background data. Staff 

and visiting researchers conduct 

monitoring and research within the 

boundaries of the reserve and Great Bay 

watershed and use GIS to map critical 

habitats. Research and monitoring 

results are made available to others and 

are translated to public and private 

users through education, training and 

outreach programs. 

Education at the reserve targets a wide 

variety of audiences including students, 

teachers, adults, resource users and 

coastal decision-maker audiences. The 

reserve’s comprehensive approach to 

education including a K–12 education 

program, outreach and a coastal training 

program are designed to increase 

knowledge about estuaries for target 

audiences. 

Public access at Great Bay Reserve 

includes improving and enhancing 

water access to facilitate the 

implementation of reserve programs. 

Also, the reserve will reduce impacts on 

natural resources and maximize public 

outreach by designating specific areas 

(i.e., boardwalks) and create guidelines 

for public access. 

Administration at the reserve includes 

supporting the staffing and budget 

necessary to carry out the goals and 

objectives of the plan. The 

administration of the Great Bay Reserve 

is a collective effort involving the New 

Hampshire Department of Fish and 

Game, other state or local agencies and 

organizations, and the Reserve Advisory 

Committee. An established 

administrative framework implements 

and coordinates Reserve programs 

under the plan. 

The boundary expansion incorporates 

additional open water and salt marsh in 

Little Bay and up to the first dams of 

five of the seven tidal rivers, namely: 

Bellamy River, Oyster River, Lamprey 

River, Squamscott River, and Winnicut 

River. Additional upland includes 

parcels purchased through the Nature 

Conservancy (TNC) on behalf of the 

Great Bay Resource Protection 

Partnership and transferred to New 

Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 

and the rest of the Great Bay National 

Wildlife Refuge. The expansion 

provides a broader and more 

representative diversity of wetland and 

water habitats. The new boundary of the 

reserve includes tidal freshwater 

riverine, emergent and forested wetland 

communities that are necessary to 

protect the ecological units of the 

natural estuarine system for research 

purposes. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doris Grimm at (301) 563–7107 or 

Laurie McGilvray at (301) 563–1158 of 

NOAA’s National Ocean Service, 

Estuarine Reserves Division, 1305 EastWest Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

Dated: September 14, 2007. 

David M. Kennedy, 

Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

Availability of Seats for the Hawaiian 

Islands Humpback Whale 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 Hawaiian Islands 

Humpback Whale National Marine 

Sanctuary (HIHWNMS or Sanctuary) is 

seeking applicants for both primary and 

alternate members of the following seats 

on its Sanctuary Advisory Council, 

(Council): Education, Fishing, Hawaii 

County, Honolulu County, Kauai 

County, Maui County, Native Hawaiian, 

and Research. 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: The application deadline has 

been extended until October 5, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from Mary Grady, 6600 

Kalanianaole Hwy, Suite 301, Honolulu, 

HI 96825 or Mary.Grady@noaa.gov. 

Completed applications should be sent 

to the same address. Applications are 

also available online at http:// 

hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Naomi McIntosh, 6600 Kalanianaole 

Hwy, Suite 301, Honolulu, HI 96825 or 

Naomi.McIntosh@noaa.gov or 

808.397.2651. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

HIHWNMS Advisory Council was 

established in March 1996 to assure 

continued public participation in the 

management of the Sanctuary. Since its 

establishment, the Council has played a 

vital role in the decisions affecting the 

Sanctuary surrounding the main 

Hawaiian Islands. 

The Councils’s twenty-four voting 

members represent a variety of local 

user groups, as well as the general 

public, plus ten local, state and federal 

governmental jurisdictions. 

The Council is supported by three 

committees: A Research Committee 

chaired by the Research Representative, 

an Education Committee chaired by the 

Education Representative, and a 

Conservation Committee chaired by the 

Conservation Representative, each 

respectively dealing with matters 

concerning research, education and 

resource protection. 

The 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 

humpback whale and its habitat around 

the main Hawaiian Islands. 

The Council functions in an advisory 

capacity to the Sanctuary Manager and 

is instrumental in helping to develop 

policies and program goals, and to 

identify education, outreach, research, 

long-term monitoring, resource 

protection and revenue enhancement 

priorities. The Council works in concert 

with the Sanctuary Manager by keeping 

him or her informed about issues of 

concern throughout the Sanctuary, 

offering recommendations on specific 

issues, and aiding the Manager in 

achieving the goals of the Sanctuary 

program within the context of Hawai‘i’s 

marine programs and policies. 

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

September 17, 2007 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, 

National Ocean Services, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

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