[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 30775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13019]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Availability of Seats for the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary 
Advisory Council

AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service 
(NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice and request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The ONMS is seeking applicants for the following new seats on 
the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary advisory council (council): 
Recreational/Commercial Fishing seat, Recreational Dive seat, and an 
Economic Development seat.
    Applicants are also being sought to fill existing seats for the 
following vacant seats: Heritage Tourism seat, Citizen-at-Large seat, 
Recreational Diving seat, Education seat, Archaeological Research seat, 
Maritime Museum seat, Youth seat, and Conservation seat.
    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: Applications are due by July 15, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be obtained from Shannon Rides, 100 
Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 23606. Completed applications should be 
sent to the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon Ricles, 100 Museum Drive, 
Newport News, VA 23606, 757-591-7328, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#693a010807070607471b000a050c1a2907060808470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6e5ded7d8d8d9d898c4dfd5dad3c5f6d8d9d7d798d1d9c0">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Established in 1975 as the Nation's first 
marine sanctuary, the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is managed by 
NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. It is one of 13 
sanctuaries and protects the wreck of the famed Civil War ironclad, USS 
Monitor, best known for its battle with the Confederate ironclad, CSS 
Virginia in Hampton Roads, Va., on March 9, 1862.
    The advisory council consists of 18 members and five alternates: 12 
non-governmental voting members, one non-governmental non-voting youth 
member, and five governmental voting members. The council seats 
represent a variety of regional interests and stakeholders, including: 
Citizen-at-Large, Conservation, Economic Development, Education, 
Heritage Tourism, Maritime Archaeological Research, Maritime Museums, 
The Mariners' Museum, Recreational/Commercial Fishing, Recreational 
Diving, the US Navy, Virginia and North Carolina Department of Historic 
Resources, the National Park Service, the US Coast Guard, and Youth. It 
is the combined expertise and experience of these individuals that 
creates an advisory council that is a valuable and effective resource 
for the sanctuary manager.
    The council's objectives are to provide the sanctuary manager with 
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 public knowledge and stewardship 
of the sanctuary environment; and 4) developing an informed 
constituency to increase awareness and understanding of the purpose and 
value of the sanctuary and the National Marine Sanctuary System.
    The council may serve as a forum for consultation and deliberation 
among its members and as a source of advice to the sanctuary manager 
regarding the management of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. The 
sanctuary advisory council holds open meetings to ensure continued 
public input on management issues and to increase public awareness and 
knowledge of the sanctuary environment. Public participation at these 
meetings is welcomed and encouraged.

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: April 23, 2010.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-13019 Filed 6-1-10; 8:45 am]
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