Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 181 / Wednesday, September 17, 2008 / Notices 53851 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the Channel 

Islands National Marine Sanctuary 

Advisory Council 

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: The Channel Islands National 

Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) is seeking 

applicants for the following vacant seats 

on its Sanctuary Advisory Council 

(Council): Commercial Fishing member 

and alternate, Conservation member and 

alternate, Tourism member, Nonconsumptive Recreational member and 

alternate, Research member and 

alternate, Business member and 

alternate, and two Public-at-large 

members. 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 resources, and 

the length of residence in the 

communities located near the 

Sanctuary. Applicants who are chosen 

as members should expect to serve in a 

volunteer capacity for 2-year terms, 

pursuant to the Council’s Charter. 

DATES: Applications are due by October 

24, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained at http:// 

www.channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/ 

news.html. Completed applications 

should be sent to 

Danielle.lipski@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Murray, Channel Islands 

National Marine Sanctuary, 113 Harbor 

Way, Suite 150, Santa Barbara, CA 

93109–2315, 805–966–7107 extension 

464, michael.murray@noaa.gov. 

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 National 

Marine Sanctuary Program. 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 National 

Marine Sanctuary Program. 

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: September 8, 2008. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–21495 Filed 9–16–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the Gray’s Reef 

National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The Gray’s Reef National 

Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS or 

sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the 

following vacant seats on its Sanctuary 

Advisory Council (council) sport 

fishing, sport diving and regional 

conservation. 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 three-year terms, 

pursuant to the council’s Charter. 

DATES: Applications are due by 

November 1, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from Becky Shortland, Council 

Coordinator (becky.shortland@noaa.gov, 

10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 

31411; 912–598–2381). Completed 

applications should be sent to the same 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Becky Shortland, Council Coordinator 

(becky.shortland@noaa.gov, 10 Ocean 

Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411; 

912–598–2381). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

sanctuary advisory council was 

established in August 1999 to provide 

advice and recommendations on 

management and protection of the 

sanctuary. The advisory council, 

through its members, also serves as 

liaison to the community regarding 

sanctuary issues and represents 

community interests, concerns, and 

management needs to the sanctuary and 

NOAA. 

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: September 8, 2008. 

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 

RIN 0648–AW65 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 

Atlantic Shark Management Measures 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Changing the time and location 

of a scoping meeting. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has changed the time 

and location of the Small Coastal Shark 

(SCS) Amendment 3 scoping meeting 

that was scheduled to be held in 

Gloucester, MA, on October 9, 2008. 

The list of all scheduled scoping 

meetings was previously published on 

July 2, 2008 (73 FR 37932). 

DATES: The new time will be from 5:30 

p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on October 9, 2008. 

See ADDRESSES for information on the 

change of location. 


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