[Federal Register: April 1, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 62)]
[Notices]
[Page 15705-15706]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Call for Applications for Representatives and Alternates to the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory
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 (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice and request for applications.
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SUMMARY: The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve
is seeking applicants for the following vacant seats on its Reserve
Advisory Council (Council): (1) Conservation, (2) Research, (1) Ocean-
Related Tourism, (1) Recreational Fishing, (1) Education, (1) Citizen-
At-Large. Council Representatives and Alternates 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 State of Hawaii. Applicants
who are chosen as Representatives or Alternates should expect to serve
three-year terms, pursuant to the Council's Charter. Persons who are
interested in applying for membership on the Council as either a
Representative or Alternate may obtain an application from the person
or website identified under the ADDRESSES section below. This notice
extends an original application period that began February 3 and ended
on February 28. Applications received during this extension from April
1, 2003 to May 1, 2003 will be accepted for consideration. Applicants
who applied during the period from February 3 to February 28 will be
contacted to clarify their original applications.
DATES: Completed applications must be postmarked no later than May 1,
2003.
ADDRESSES: Applications may be obtained from Moani Pai, 6700
Kalanianaole Highway, Suite 215, Honolulu, Hawaii 96825, (808) 397-2661
or online at http://hawaiireef.noaa.gov. Completed applications should
be sent to the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aulani Wilhelm, 6700 Kalanianaole
Highway, Suite 215, Honolulu, Hawaii 96825, (808) 397-2657,
Aulani.Wilhelm@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NWHI Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve is a
new marine protected area designed to conserve and protect the coral
reef ecosystem and related natural and cultural resources of the area.
The Reserve was established by Executive Order pursuant to the National
Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act of 2000
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(Pub. L. 106-513). The NWHI Reserve was established by Executive Order
13178 (12/00) and Executive Order 13196 (1/01).
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 is
managed by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act and the Executive Orders. The Secretary has also
initiated 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 enabling Executive
Orders, which are part of the application kit and can be found on the
website listed above.
In designating the Reserve, the Secretary of Commerce was directed
to establish a Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory 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 proposal to designate and manage a Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands National Marine Sanctuary by the Secretary.
The National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) has established the
Reserve Advisory Council and is now accepting applications from
interested individuals for Council Representatives and Alternates for
the following seven citizen/constituent positions on the Council:
1. Two (2) representatives from the non-Federal science community
(Research) 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.
2. One (1) representative from a non-governmental wildlife/marine
life, environmental, and/or conservation organization (Conservation).
3. One (1) representative from the recreational fishing industry
that conducts activities in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
(Recreational Fishing).
4. One (1) representative from the ocean-related tourism industry
(Ocean-Related Tourism).
5. One (1) representative from the non-Federal community with
experience in education and outreach regarding marine conservation
issues (Education).
6. One (1) citizen-at-large representative (Citizen-at-Large).
Current Reserve Council Representatives and Alternates may reapply
for these vacant seats.
The Council consists of 25 members, 14 of which are non-government
voting members (the State of Hawaii representative is a voting member)
and 10 of which are government non-voting members. The voting members
are representatives of the following constituencies: Conservation,
Citizen-At-Large, Ocean-Related Tourism, Recreational Fishing,
Research, Commercial Fishing, Education, State of Hawaii and Native
Hawaiian. The government non-voting seats are represented by the
following agencies: Department of Defense, Department of the Interior,
Department of State, Marine Mammal Commission, NOAA's Hawaiian Islands
Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA's National Marine
Fisheries Service, National Science Foundation, U.S. Coast Guard,
Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, and NOAA's
National Ocean Service.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. sections 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary
Program)
Dated: March 21, 2003.
Jamison S. Hawkins,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone
Management.
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