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application to transship from U.S. 

waters to another country using nonU.S. vessels may not be approved until 

the Secretary determines that no owner 

or operator of a vessel of the United 

States which has adequate capacity to 

perform the transportation for which the 

application is submitted has indicated 

an interest in performing the 

transportation at fair and reasonable 

rates. NMFS is publishing this notice as 

part of its effort to make such a 

determination with respect to the 

application described below. 

Summary of Application 

NMFS received an application from 

True North Salmon Limited Partnership, 

Kelly Cove Salmon Limited, and 697002 

NB, Inc., requesting authorization to 

transfer salmon from U.S. farm pens in 

Maine waters to 5 Canadian vessels for 

the purpose of transporting the salmon 

to Blacks Harbour, Canada for 

processing. The transshipment 

operations will occur within the 

boundaries of the State of Maine, and 

within 12 nautical miles from Maine’s 

seaward boundary. NMFS issued 

permits for the same vessels for use in 

calendar year 2024. Those permits 

expire December 31, 2024. 

Dated: November 7, 2024. 

Alexa Cole, 

Director, Office of International Affairs, 

Trade, and Commerce, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Establishment of the Ocean 

Acidification Advisory Board and 

Solicitation of Nominations for 

Membership 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of establishment of the 

Ocean Acidification Advisory Board 

and solicitation of nominations for 

membership. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10644(6) 

of the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act and 

in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as 

amended, the Administrator of NOAA 

and the Subcommittee on Ocean 

Science and Technology (SOST) 

announce the establishment of the 

Ocean Acidification Advisory Board 

(OAAB). The OAAB shall provide 

independent advice and 

recommendations to the Interagency 

Working Group on Ocean Acidification 

(IWG–OA) and the SOST on matters 

related to Federal activities on ocean 

and coastal acidification, including 

understanding impacts and developing 

mitigation techniques for ecosystems 

and human communities. This notice 

also requests nominations for 

membership on the OAAB. 

DATES: Nominations should be sent to 

the web address specified below and 

must be received no more than 120 days 

after publication of this notice on March 

18th, 2025. This solicitation notice shall 

remain open for two years; NOAA will 

continue to accept applications after 120 

days past the publication of this notice 

in case there are vacancies. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations and 

applications should be submitted 

electronically to the Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), OAAB, NOAA, at 

dwight.gledhill@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dwight Gledhill, DFO, OAAB, NOAA, at 

301–734–1288 or dwight.gledhill@

noaa.gov in the Ocean Acidification 

Program Office, Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Authority 

Establishment of the OAAB 

implements a statutory requirement of 

the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, Public 

Law 117–167, sec. 10644(6), 33 U.S.C. 

3703(c). The OAAB is governed by the 

FACA, which sets forth standards for 

the formation and use of advisory 

committees. The OAAB’s 

responsibilities include the following: 

(1) Advise the SOST and IWG–OA on 

Federal research, monitoring, and 

outreach activities related to ocean and 

coastal acidification, and on efforts to 

coordinate these activities among 

agencies; (2) Review and make 

recommendations to the SOST on the 

IWG–OA’s biennial reports, strategic 

research plan, and ocean chemistry 

coastal community vulnerability 

assessments; (3) Advise the SOST and 

IWG–OA on the best practices for data 

management and archiving standards 

for ocean and coastal acidification data; 

and (4) Maintain mechanisms for 

engagement and coordination with 

Tribal governments. The OAAB Chair 

shall brief the SOST and IWG–OA on 

the progress of the OAAB as necessary 

or at the request of the SOST. 

II. Structure 

The OAAB shall consist of 25 

members appointed by the Co-Chairs of 

the SOST, as follows per the statute’s 

requirements: (A) Two representatives 

of the shellfish, lobster, or crab industry; 

(B) One representative of the finfish 

industry; (C) One representative of 

seafood processors; (D) Three 

representatives from academia, 

including both natural and social 

sciences; (E) One representative of 

recreational fishing; (F) One 

representative of a relevant 

nongovernmental organization; (G) Six 

representatives from relevant State and 

local governments with policy or 

regulatory authorities related to ocean 

acidification and coastal acidification; 

(H) One representative from the Alaska 

Ocean Acidification Network or a 

subsequent entity that represents the 

same geographical region and has a 

similar purpose; (I) One representative 

from the California Current 

Acidification Network or a subsequent 

entity that represents the same 

geographical region and has a similar 

purpose; (J) One representative from the 

Northeast Coastal Acidification Network 

or a subsequent entity that represents 

the same geographical region and has a 

similar purpose; (K) One representative 

from the Southeast Coastal Acidification 

Network or a subsequent entity that 

represents the same geographical region 

and has a similar purpose; (L) One 

representative from the Gulf of Mexico 

Coastal Acidification Network or a 

subsequent entity that represents the 

same geographical region and has a 

similar purpose; (M) One representative 

from the Mid-Atlantic Coastal 

Acidification Network or a subsequent 

entity that represents the same 

geographical region and has a similar 

purpose; (N) One representative from 

the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing 

System or a subsequent entity that 

represents the island territories and 

possessions of the United States in the 

Pacific Ocean, and the State of Hawaii 

and has a similar purpose; (O) One 

representative from the Caribbean 

Regional Association for Coastal Ocean 

Observing or a subsequent entity that 

represents Puerto Rico and the United 

States Virgin Islands and has a similar 

purpose; (P) One representative from the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration Olympic Coast Ocean 

Acidification Sentinel Site or a 

subsequent entity that represents the 

same geographical representation; (Q) 

One representative from the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration shall serve as an exofficio member of the Advisory Board 

without a vote. 

Other than the NOAA ex-officio 

member, who will serve in the capacity 

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(RGE), members shall serve in a 

Representative capacity; they are, 

therefore, not Special Government 

Employees. As such, Representative 

members are not subject to the ethics 

rules applicable to Government 

employees, except that they must not 

misuse Government resources or their 

affiliation with the Committee for 

personal purposes. All members of the 

OAAB will be appointed by the CoChairs of the SOST for a five-year term 

per the statute’s requirement; members 

may not serve on the OAAB for more 

than two terms, which may or may not 

be consecutive. OAAB members serve at 

the SOST Co-Chairs’ discretion. The 

SOST Co-Chairs will appoint one 

member to serve as the Chair and will 

determine the term of service for the 

Chair, which shall not exceed the 

member’s appointed term of service. 

The OAAB will meet at least once per 

calendar year, with a preference for 

virtual meetings, at such times and 

places as may be designated by the 

OAAB Chair in consultation with the 

SOST Co-Chairs and IWG–OA Chair. If 

meetings are held in person, members, 

upon request, will be reimbursed for 

actual and reasonable travel and other 

per diem expenses incurred in 

performing such duties as authorized by 

5 U.S.C. 5701 et seq. but will not be 

compensated for their time. As a Federal 

advisory committee, the OAAB’s 

membership is required to be balanced 

in terms of viewpoints represented and 

the functions to be performed. 

Appointments shall be made without 

discrimination on the basis of age, race, 

ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, 

disability, or cultural, religious, or 

socioeconomic status. The SOST CoChairs shall ensure that an appropriate 

balance of scientific, industry, Tribal, 

State, and local resource managers, and 

geographical interests are represented 

by the members of the OAAB. 

III. Nominations 

Interested persons may nominate 

themselves or third parties. An 

application is required to be considered 

for OAAB membership, regardless of 

whether a person is nominated by a 

third party or self-nominated. The 

application package should include the 

individual’s name and organizational 

affiliation, a brief description of the 

nominee’s qualifications and interest in 

serving on the OAAB, which seat(s) they 

are qualified to represent from the list 

above, and a resume. Each submission 

should also provide the nominee’s home 

address, business address, phone 

number(s), and email address. All 

nomination information should be 

provided in a single, complete package, 

and should be sent to the Designated 

Federal Officer of the ORAP at the 

electronic address provided above. 

Privacy Act Statement: 

Authority. The collection of 

information concerning nominations to 

the OAAB is authorized under section 

10644(6) of the 2022 CHIPS and Science 

Act, 33 U.S.C. 3703(c), and the FACA 

and its implementing regulations, 41 

CFR part 102–3, and in accordance with 

the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 

(Privacy Act) 5 U.S.C. 552a. 

Purpose. The collection of names, 

contact information, resumes, 

professional information, and 

qualifications is required in order for 

the Co-Chairs to appoint members to the 

OAAB. 

Routine Uses. NOAA will use the 

nomination information for the purpose 

set forth above. The Privacy Act of 1974 

authorizes disclosure of the information 

collected to NOAA staff for work-related 

purposes and for other purposes only as 

set forth in the Privacy Act and for 

routine uses published in the Privacy 

Act System of Records Notice 

COMMERCE/DEPT–11, Candidates for 

Membership, Members, and Former 

Members of Department of Commerce 

Advisory Committees, available at 

https://www.commerce.gov/opog/ 

privacy/SORN/SORN-DEPT-11, and the 

System of Records Notice COMMERCE/ 

DEPT–18, Employees Personnel Files 

Not Covered by Notices of Other 

Agencies, available at https://

www.commerce.gov/opog/privacy/ 

SORN/SORN-DEPT-18. By submitting 

an application, the applicant consents to 

having this information shared with the 

SOST co-chairs. NOAA will obtain the 

written permission of the potential 

NOAA ex-officio member to have their 

information shared with the SOST cochairs. 

Disclosure. Furnishing the 

nomination information is voluntary; 

however, if the information is not 

provided, the individual would not be 

considered for appointment as a 

member of the OAAB. 

David Holst, 

Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office of 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Ocean Research Advisory Panel 

(ORAP) 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

meeting of the Ocean Research Advisory 

Panel (ORAP). The members will 

discuss issues outlined in the section on 

Matters to be considered. 

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for 

December 3, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. eastern standard time (EST) and 

December 4, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 

10:30 a.m. EST. These times and the 

agenda topics described below are 

subject to change. 

For the latest agenda please refer to 

the ORAP website: https://

www.noaa.gov/ocean-research-advisorypanel/orap-public-meetings. 

ADDRESSES: The December 3–4, 2024 

meeting will be at the AGU Conference 

Center, 2000 Florida Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20009. The link for the 

webinar registration will be posted, 

when available, on the ORAP website: 

https://www.noaa.gov/ocean-researchadvisory-panel/orap-public-meetings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Viviane Silva, ORAP Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), SSMC3, Room 11320, 

1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 

20910; Phone Number: 240–624–0656; 

Email: DFO.orap@noaa.gov; or visit the 

ORAP website at https://www.noaa.gov/ 

ocean-research-advisory-panel/orappublic-meetings. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ocean 

Research Advisory Panel (ORAP) 

advises the Ocean Policy Committee 

(OPC) and provides independent 

recommendations to the Federal 

Government on matters of ocean policy. 

Congress directed the establishment 

of the ORAP in section 1055(c) of the 

William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2021 (Pub. L. 116–283), 10 U.S.C. 

8933. 

ORAP’s responsibilities are (1) to 

advise the OPC on policies and 

procedures to implement the National 

Oceanographic Partnership Program; (2) 

to advise the OPC on matters relating to 

national oceanographic science, 

engineering, facilities, or resource 

requirements; (3) to advise the OPC on 

improving diversity, equity, and 

inclusion in the ocean sciences and 


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