[Federal Register: June 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 120)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket No. 080604733-8735-01]
RIN 0648-XI35
Endangered and Threatened Species; Sea Turtles
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of request for nominations for the Head of the IAC
Secretariat.
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SUMMARY: The Parties to the InterAmerican Convention for the Protection
and Conservation of Sea Turtles (IAC) agreed at the October 2007
Extraordinary Meeting of Parties to a procedure and terms of reference
to select the Head of the Secretariat. Therefore, in accordance with
that resolution, the United States Government is seeking nominations
for the position of the Head of the Secretariat. The United States
Government will nominate a candidate to the position. At the November
2008 Conference of Parties, the Parties will choose from all the
nominations a Head of the Secretariat.
DATES: Nominations must be submitted by 5pm eastern Friday, June 20,
2008, per the instructions below.
ADDRESSES: Send comments by any one of the following methods.
(1) Electronic Submissions: Submit all letters of interest via e-
mail to: Alexis.Gutierrez@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the
e-mail the following identifier: Letter of Interest for the Head of the
IAC Secretariat. Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only.
(2) Fax: 301-713-0376, Attn: U.S. Focal Point for the IAC, Ms.
Alexis T. Gutierrez
(3) Mail, Attn: U.S. Focal Point for the IAC, Ms. Alexis T.
Gutierrez, Office of Protected Resources, 13th Floor, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
(4) General Information about the IAC can be found at
www.iacseaturtle.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexis T. Gutierrez (ph. 301-713-2322,
fax 301-427-2522).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In 2001, the InterAmerican Convention for the Protection and
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Conservation of Sea Turtles (IAC) came into force. The objective of the
Convention is to promote the protection, conservation and recovery of
sea turtle populations and of the habitats on which they depend, based
on the best available scientific evidence, taking into account the
environmental, socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of the
Parties. There are currently 13 parties to the Convention. For the last
seven years, the IAC has operated through a Pro Tempore Secretariat.
The term of the current Pro Tempore Secretariat will expire at the end
of 2008. The Parties are currently seeking candidates for the position
of Head of the Secretariat. Under resolution CIT-COPE1-2007-R1, each
Party is responsible for nominating a candidate for consideration as
the Head of the Secretariat. The United States government is using this
Federal Register notice to solicit individuals who wish to be
considered for this position. After evaluation of those individuals,
the United States Government will submit a nomination to be considered
by the Conference of Parties. The applicant will be informed of their
selection as the United States nominee prior to the submission. After
all the Parties have submitted applicants, the Parties will select the
top four candidates to be interviewed at the November 2008 Conference
of Parties meeting in Honduras. At that same meeting, the Parties will
choose a Head of the Secretariat. The candidate selected to be the Head
of the Secretariat, will be expected to begin in January of 2009.
All nominations for the position must meet the requirements
outlined in IAC Resolution (CIT-COPE1-2007-R1). This resolution can be
found at http://www.iacseaturtle.org/iacseaturtle/English/download/CIT-
COPE1-2007-R1%20Eng.pdf . Information regarding the IAC, such as the
text of the Convention, approved resolutions, Parties and more can be
found at www.iacseaturtle.org.
All letters of interest should contain the following information,
and be submitted to the individual listed in ADDRESSES by 5pm eastern,
Friday, June 27, 2008:
1. A cover letter to Ms. Alexis T. Gutierrez, United States
Government focal point, containing a statement of purpose of the
application and succinct descriptions of the applicant experiences and
abilities.
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. List of publications, if available.
4. Three letters of reference from persons with a recent knowledge
of the applicant's character, qualifications and experience.
Authority: Endangered Species Act, Title 16, United States Code,
Section 1536 et seq.
Dated: June 16, 2008.
John Oliver,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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