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Constitution Avenue NW, Phone: 202–

482–5181.

Maui

December 14, 6 p.m., Wailuku Community

Center, 395 Waena Street, Wailuk, HI.

Molokai

December 15, 6 p.m., Mitchell Pauole

Center, 90 Ainoa Street, Kaunakakai, HI,

Phone: 808–553–3204.

Authority: Pub. L. 106–513; 16 U.S.C.

Section 1431 et seq.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)

D. James Baker,

Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere,

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Call for Applications for

Representatives to the Coral Reef

Ecosystem Reserve Council for the

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral

Reef Ecosystem Reserve

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: On December 4, 2000,

President William Jefferson Clinton

signed Executive Order 13178

establishing the Northwestern Hawaiian

Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve

(Reserve). The President’s Executive

Order requires the Secretary of

Commerce or his or her designee

(hereafter ‘‘Secretary’’) to establish a

Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Council

(Reserve Council) to provide advice and

recommendations on the development

of the Reserve Operations Plan and the

designation and management of a

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

National Marine Sanctuary by the

Secretary. The Secretary, through the

National Marine Sanctuary Program

(NMSP), is seeking applicants for

membership on the Reserve Council.

DATES: Completed applications must be

postmarked no later than December 29,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be

obtained from Elizabeth Moore,

National Marine Sanctuary System,

1305 East West Highway, N/ORM6,

Room 11642, Silver Spring, Maryland,

20910, or online at: http://

hawaiireef.noaa.gov.

Completed applications should be

sent to the same address as above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth Moore at (301) 713–3125

x170, or hawaiicouncil@noaa.gov, or

visit the web site at: http://

hawaiireef.noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

December 4, 2000, President William

Jefferson Clinton signed Executive

Order 13178 establishing the

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral

Reef Ecosystem Reserve, pursuant to the

National Marine Sanctuaries

Amendments Act of 2000. 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 adjacent to and seaward

of the seaward boundary of Hawaii State

waters and submerged lands and the

Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge,

and includes the Hawaiian Islands

National Wildlife Refuge to the extent it

extends beyond Hawaii State waters and

submerged lands. The Reserve will be

managed by the Secretary of Commerce

pursuant to the National Marine

Sanctuaries Act and the Executive

Order. The Secretary will also initiate

the process to designate the Reserve as

a National Marine Sanctuary. The

management principles and

implementation strategy and

requirements for the Reserve are found

in the Executive Order, which is part of

the application kit and can be found on

the web site listed above.

In designating the Reserve, President

Clinton directed the Secretary of

Commerce to establish a Coral Reef

Ecosystem Reserve Council, pursuant to

section 315 of the National Marine

Sanctuaries Act, to provide advice and

recommendations on the development

of the Reserve Operations Plan and the

designation and management of a

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

National Marine Sanctuary by the

Secretary. The National Marine

Sanctuary Program (NMSP) is seeking

applicants for the following seats on the

Reserve Council:

• Three Native Hawaiian

representatives, including one Native

Hawaiian elder, with experience or

knowledge regarding Native Hawaiian

subsistence, cultural, religious, or other

activities in the Northwestern Hawaiian

Islands.

• Three representatives from the nonFederal science community with

experience specific to the Northwestern

Hawaiian Islands and with expertise in

at least one of the following areas:

A. Marine mammal science

B. Coral reef ecology.

C. Native marine flora and fauna of

the Hawaiian Islands.

D. Oceanography.

E. Any other scientific discipline the

Secretary determines to be appropriate.

• Three representatives from nongovernmental wildlife/marine life,

environmental, and/or conservation

organizations.

• One representative from the

commercial fishing industry that

conducts activities in the Northwestern

Hawaiian Islands.

• One representative from the

recreational fishing industry that

conducts activities in the Northwestern

Hawaiian Islands.

• One representative from the oceanrelated tourism industry.

• One representative from the nonFederal community with experience in

education and outreach regarding

marine conservation issues.

• One citizen-at-large representative.

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The Reserve Council shall also

include one representative from the

State of Hawaii as appointed by the

Governor; the manager of the Hawaiian

Islands Humpback Whale National

Marine Sanctuary as a non-voting

member; and one representative each, as

non-voting members, from the

Department of the Interior, Department

of State, National Marine Fisheries

Service, Marine Mammal Commission,

U.S. Coast Guard, Department of

Defense, National Science Foundation,

and the Western Pacific Regional

Fishery Management Council. The nonvoting representatives will be chosen by

the agencies and other entities,

respectively. The charter for the Council

can be found in the application kit, or

on the web site listed above.

Applicants are chosen based upon

their particular expertise and experience

in relation to the seat for which they are

applying; community and professional

affiliations; and philosophy regarding

the conservation and management of

marine resources. Applicants who are

chosen as members should expect to

serve three-year terms, pursuant to the

Council’s charter. Persons who are

interested in applying for membership

on the Council may obtain an

application from either the person or

website identified above. Completed

applications must be sent to the address

listed above and postmarked no later

than December 29, 2000.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. Section 1431 et seq.;

Pub. L. 106–513.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)

John Oliver,

Chief Financial Officer, National Ocean

Service.

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