16212 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 54 / Tuesday, March 20, 2012 / Notices 

Kalaniana’ole Hwy, #300, Honolulu, HI 

96825 Phone: 808–694–3920, 

wesley.byers@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NWHI 

Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve is a 

marine protected area designed to 

conserve and protect the coral reef 

ecosystem and related natural and 

cultural resources of the area. The 

NWHI Reserve was established by 

Executive Order 13178 (12/00) and 

Executive Order 13196 (1/01) pursuant 

to the National Marine Sanctuaries 

Amendments Act of 2000 (Pub. L.106– 

513). The Reserve was incorporated into 

Papahanaumokuakea Marine National 

Monument when the Monument was 

established in 2006 and is now also part 

of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine 

National Monument World Heritage site 

established by UNESCO in July, 2010. 

The Reserve encompasses an area of 

the marine waters and submerged lands 

of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 

extending approximately 1200 nautical 

miles long and 100 nautical miles wide. 

The Reserve is managed by the 

Secretary of Commerce pursuant to the 

National Marine Sanctuaries Act and 

the Executive Orders. The management 

principles and implementation strategy 

and requirements for the Reserve are 

found in the enabling Executive Orders, 

which are part of the application kit, 

and can be found on the Monument’s 

Web site 

www.papahanaumokuakea.gov. 

In designating the Reserve, the 

Secretary of Commerce was directed to 

establish a Coral Reef Ecosystem 

Reserve Advisory Council, pursuant to 

section 315 of the National Marine 

Sanctuaries Act, to provide advice and 

recommendations on the management of 

the natural and cultural resources 

within the Reserve. 

The Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries has established the Reserve 

Advisory Council and is now accepting 

applications from interested individuals 

for Representatives and/or Alternates for 

each of the following citizen/constituent 

positions on the Council: 

1. One (1) Native Hawaiian 

Representatives (Native Hawaiian). 

2. One (1) Ocean-Related Tourism 

Representative (Ocean-Related 

Tourism). 

3. One (1) Native Hawaiian (Elder) 

Alternate (Native Hawaiian) 

3. Two (2) Native Hawaiian Alternates 

(Native Hawaiian). 

4. One (1) Conservation Alternate 

(Conservation). 

Current Reserve Council 

Representatives and Alternates may 

reapply for these vacant seats. 

The Council consists of 25 members, 

15 of which are non-government voting 

members (the State of Hawai’i 

representative is a voting member) and 

10 of which are government non-voting 

members. The voting members are 

representatives of the following 

constituencies: Conservation (2), 

Citizen-At-Large, Ocean-Related 

Tourism, Recreational Fishing, Research 

(3), Commercial Fishing, Education, 

State of Hawai’i and Native Hawaiian 

(3). The government non-voting seats 

are represented by the following 

agencies: Department of Defense, 

Department of the Interior, Department 

of State, Marine Mammal Commission, 

NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback 

Whale National Marine Sanctuary, 

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries 

Service, National Science Foundation, 

U.S. Coast Guard, Western Pacific 

Regional Fishery Management Council, 

and NOAA’s Papahanaumokuakea 

Marine National Monument. 

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: March 8, 2012. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the Channel 

Islands National Marine Sanctuary 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The ONMS is seeking 

applications for the following vacant 

seats on the Channel Islands National 

Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 

Recreational Fishing member and 

alternate, Tourism member and 

alternate, Education member and 

alternate, Chumash member and 

alternate, Public at large alternates (2), 

and Business 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 two-year terms, 

pursuant to the council’s charter. 

DATES: Applications are due by April 

20, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from http:// 

channelislands.noaa.gov/. Completed 

applications should be sent 

sara.hutto@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Murray, 

Michael.murray@noaa.gov, 805–884– 

1464, 113 Harbor Way, Suite 150, Santa 

Barbara, CA 93109. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

CINMS Advisory Council was originally 

established in December 1998 and has a 

broad representation consisting of 21 

members, including ten government 

agency representatives and eleven 

members from the general public. The 

Council functions in an advisory 

capacity to the Sanctuary 

Superintendent. The 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 Office 

National Marine Sanctuaries. 

Specifically, the Council’s objectives are 

to provide advice on: (1) Protecting 

natural and cultural resources and 

identifying and evaluating emergent or 

critical issues involving Sanctuary use 

or resources; (2) Identifying and 

realizing the Sanctuary’s research 

objectives; (3) Identifying and realizing 

educational opportunities to increase 

the public knowledge and stewardship 

of the Sanctuary environment; and (4) 

Assisting to develop an informed 

constituency to increase awareness and 

understanding of the purpose and value 

of the Sanctuary and the Office of 

National Marine Sanctuaries. 

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: March 9, 2012. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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