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they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Solicitation for Applications for 

Advisory Councils Established 

Pursuant to the National Marine 

Sanctuaries Act and Executive Orders 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

ONMS will solicit applications to fill 

seats on its 13 national marine 

sanctuary advisory councils and the 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral 

Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory 

Council (advisory councils), under the 

National Marine Sanctuaries Act and 

the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 

Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Executive 

Order, respectively. Vacant seats, 

including positions (i.e., primary and 

alternate), for each of the advisory 

councils will be advertised differently at 

each site in accordance with the 

information provided in this notice. 

This notice contains web page links and 

contact information for each site, as well 

as additional resources on advisory 

council vacancies and the application 

process. 

DATES: Please visit individual site web 

pages, or reach out to a site as identified 

in this notice’s SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section on Contact 

Information for Each Site, regarding the 

timing and advertisement of vacant 

seats, including positions (i.e., primary 

or alternate), for each of the advisory 

councils. 

Applications will only be accepted in 

response to current, open vacancies and 

in accordance with the deadlines and 

instructions included on each site’s 

website. 

ADDRESSES: Vacancies and applications 

are specific to each site’s advisory 

council. As such, questions about a 

specific council or vacancy, including 

applications, should be directed to a 

site. Contact Information for Each Site is 

contained in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information on a particular 

advisory council or available seats, 

please contact the site as identified in 

this notice’s SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section on Contact 

Information for Each Site, below. For 

general inquiries related to this notice or 

ONMS advisory councils established 

pursuant to the National Marine 

Sanctuaries Act or Executive Order 

13178, contact Kate Spidalieri, National 

Advisory Council Specialist 

(Kate.Spidalieri@noaa.gov; 240–533– 

0679). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

315 of the National Marine Sanctuaries 

Act (NMSA) (16 U.S.C. 1445A) allows 

the Secretary of Commerce to establish 

advisory councils to advise and make 

recommendations regarding the 

designation and management of national 

marine sanctuaries. Executive Order 

13178 similarly established a Coral Reef 

Ecosystem Reserve Council pursuant to 

the NMSA for the Northwestern 

Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem 

Reserve. In this Supplementary 

Information section, NOAA provides 

details regarding the Office of National 

Marine Sanctuaries, the role of advisory 

councils, and contact information for 

each site. 

Office of National Marine Sanctuaries 

(ONMS) 

ONMS serves as the trustee for a 

network of underwater parks 

encompassing more than 600,000 square 

miles of marine and Great Lakes waters 

from Washington state to the Florida 

Keys, and from Lake Huron to American 

Samoa. The network includes a system 

of 13 national marine sanctuaries and 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea and Rose Atoll 

marine national monuments. National 

marine sanctuaries protect our nation’s 

most vital coastal and marine natural 

and cultural resources, and through 

active research, management, and 

public engagement, sustain healthy 

environments that are the foundation for 

thriving communities and stable 

economies. 

One of the many ways ONMS ensures 

public participation in the designation 

and management of national marine 

sanctuaries is through the formation of 

advisory councils. Advisory councils 

are community-based advisory groups 

established to provide advice and 

recommendations to ONMS on issues 

including management, science, service, 

and stewardship; and to serve as 

liaisons between their constituents in 

the community and the site. Additional 

information on ONMS and its advisory 

councils can be found at http://

sanctuaries.noaa.gov. 

Advisory Council Membership 

Under Section 315 of the NMSA, 

advisory council members may be 

appointed from among: (1.) Persons 

employed by federal or state agencies 

with expertise in management of natural 

resources; (2.) members of relevant 

regional fishery management councils; 

and (3.) representatives of local user 

groups, conservation and other public 

interest organizations, scientific 

organizations, educational 

organizations, or others interested in the 

protection and multiple use 

management of sanctuary resources. For 

the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 

Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory 

Council, Executive Order 13178 Section 

5(f) specifically identifies member and 

representative categories. 

The charter for each advisory council 

defines the number and type of seats 

and positions on the council; however, 

as a general matter, available seats could 

include: Conservation, education, 

research, fishing, whale watching, 

diving and other recreational activities, 

boating and shipping, tourism, harbors 

and ports, maritime business, 

agriculture, maritime heritage, and 

citizen-at-large. 

For each of the 14 advisory councils, 

applicants are chosen based upon their 

particular expertise and experience in 

relation to the seat for which they are 

applying; community and professional 

affiliations; views regarding the 

protection and management of marine 

or Great Lakes resources; and possibly 

the length of residence in the area 

affected by the site. Applicants chosen 

as members or alternates should expect 

to serve two or three-year terms, 

pursuant to the charter of the specific 

national marine sanctuary advisory 

council or Northwestern Hawaiian 

Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve 

Advisory Council. 

More information on advisory council 

membership and processes, and 

materials related to the purpose, 

policies, and operational requirements 

for advisory councils can be found in 

the charter for a particular advisory 

council (http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/ 

management/ac/council_charters.html) 

and the National Marine Sanctuary 

Advisory Council Implementation 

Handbook (http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/ 

management/ac/acref.html). 

Contact Information for Each Site 

• Channel Islands National Marine 

Sanctuary Advisory Council: Channel 

Islands National Marine Sanctuary, 


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University of California, Santa Barbara, 

Ocean Science Education Building 514, 

MC 6155, Santa Barbara, CA 93106; 

805–893–6437; http://

channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/council_

news.html. 

• Cordell Bank National Marine 

Sanctuary Advisory Council: Cordell 

Bank National Marine Sanctuary, P.O. 

Box 159, Olema, CA 94950; 415–464– 

5260; http://cordellbank.noaa.gov/ 

council/applicants.html. 

• Florida Keys National Marine 

Sanctuary Advisory Council: Florida 

Keys National Marine Sanctuary, 33 

East Quay Road, Key West, FL 33040; 

305–809–4700; http://

floridakeys.noaa.gov/sac/apps.html. 

• Flower Garden Banks National 

Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 

Flower Garden Banks National Marine 

Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, Building 

216, Galveston, TX 77551; 409–621– 

5151; http://flowergarden.noaa.gov/ 

advisorycouncil/recruitment.html. 

• Gray’s Reef National Marine 

Sanctuary Advisory Council: Gray’s 

Reef National Marine Sanctuary, 10 

Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 

31411; 912–598–2345; http://

graysreef.noaa.gov/management/sac/ 

council_news.html. 

• Greater Farallones National Marine 

Sanctuary Advisory Council: Greater 

Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, 

991 Marine Drive, The Presidio, San 

Francisco, CA 94129; 415–561–6622; 

http://farallones.noaa.gov/manage/sac_

recruitment.html. 

• Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale 

National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 

Council: Hawaiian Islands Humpback 

Whale National Marine Sanctuary, 

NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/ 

ONMS/HIHWNMS, 1845 Wasp 

Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 

96818; 808–879–2818; http://

hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/ 

council/council_app_accepting.html. 

• Monitor National Marine Sanctuary 

Advisory Council: Monitor National 

Marine Sanctuary, 100 Museum Drive, 

Newport News, VA 23606; 757–599– 

3122; http://monitor.noaa.gov/advisory/ 

news.html. 

• Monterey Bay National Marine 

Sanctuary Advisory Council: Monterey 

Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 99 

Pacific Street, Building 455A, Monterey, 

CA 93940; 831–647–4201; http://

montereybay.noaa.gov/sac/recruit.html. 

• National Marine Sanctuary of 

American Samoa Advisory Council: 

National Marine Sanctuary of American 

Samoa, Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center, 

P.O. Box 4318, Pago Pago, AS 96799; 

684–633–6500; http://

americansamoa.noaa.gov/council/ 

recruitment. 

• Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 

Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory 

Council: NOAA Inouye Regional Center, 

NOS/ONMS/PMNM, 1845 Wasp 

Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 

96818; 808–725–5800; http://

www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/newabout/council/apply/. 

• Olympic Coast National Marine 

Sanctuary Advisory Council: Olympic 

Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 115 

East Railroad Avenue, Suite 301, Port 

Angeles, WA 98362; 360–457–6622; 

http://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/involved/ 

sac/recruitment.html. 

• Stellwagen Bank National Marine 

Sanctuary Advisory Council: Stellwagen 

Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 175 

Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA 

02066; 781–545–8026; http://

stellwagen.noaa.gov/management/sac/ 

recruitment.html. 

• Thunder Bay National Marine 

Sanctuary Advisory Council: Thunder 

Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 500 

West Fletcher Street, Alpena, MI 49707; 

989–356–8805; http://

thunderbay.noaa.gov/management/ 

advisory_council_recruitment.html. 

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: July 21, 2017. 

John Armor, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

Editorial Note: The Office of the Federal 

Register received this document on January 

19, 2018. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF962 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting (Webinar) 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting 

(webinar). 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Pacific Council) 

is sponsoring a series of four webinars 

presenting information relevant to the 

Fishery Ecosystem Plan Initiative on 

Climate and Communities. The 

webinars are open to the public. 

DATES: Two webinars have been 

previously scheduled for Thursday, 

January 25, 2018 and Thursday, 

February 1, 2018. Two additional 

webinars are now scheduled; all 

webinars will begin at 1:30 p.m. on the 

dates shown below and last for 

approximately two hours. The third 

webinar, ‘‘Distributional changes of 

west coast species and impacts of 

climate change on species and species 

groups’’ will be held Thursday, 

February 22, 2018. The fourth one, 

‘‘State and federally managed fishery 

participation under different climate 

scenarios’’ will be held Tuesday, 

February 27, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. A public listening station 

is available at the Pacific Council office 

(address below). To attend the webinar 

(1) join the meeting by visiting this link 

https://www.gotomeeting.com/ (Click 

‘‘Join a Meeting’’ in top right corner of 

page), (2) enter the Webinar ID: 298– 

193–411, and (3) enter your name and 

email address (required). After logging 

in to the webinar, you must use your 

telephone for the audio portion of the 

meeting by dialing this TOLL number 

(1) dial this TOLL number 1–415–655– 

0052, (2) enter the attendee phone audio 

access code 564–202–797, and (3) then 

enter your audio phone pin (shown after 

joining the webinar). Note: Technical 

Information and system requirements: 

PC-based attendees are required to use 

Windows® 7, Vista, or XP; Mac®-based 

attendees are required to use Mac OS®

X 10.5 or newer; Mobile attendees are 

required to use iPhone®, iPad®, 

AndroidTM phone or Android tablet (See 

the https://www.gotomeeting.com/ 

webinar/ipad-iphone-android-webinarapps). You may send an email to Mr. 

Kris Kleinschmidt at 

Kris.Kleinschmidt@noaa.gov or contact 

him at (503) 820–2280, extension 411 

for technical assistance. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Kit Dahl, Pacific Council; telephone: 

(503) 820–2422. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At its 

September 2018 meeting, the Pacific 

Council decided to embark on the 

Climate and Communities Initiative 

pursuant to its Fishery Ecosystem Plan. 

The purpose of this initiative is to help 

the Pacific Council, its advisory bodies, 

and the public to better understand the 

effects of near-term climate shift and 

long-term climate change on our fish, 

fisheries, and fishing communities and 

identify ways in which the Council 


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