Availability of Seats for the Fagatele Bay 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 application.

SUMMARY:

The Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary is seeking applicants for the following vacant seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council): Research (voting), education (voting), fishing/Western Pacific Fisheries Management Council member (voting), ocean recreation or ocean centered eco-tourism (voting), and community-at-large, with preference to Futiga Village (voting). 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 March 31, 2005.

ADDRESSES:

Application kits may be obtained from Nancy Daschbach and Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary Program PO Box 4318 Pago Pago AS 96799. Completed applications should be sent to the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Daschbach, PO Box 4318 Pago Pago AS 96799, phone number (684) 633-633-7354, and nancy.daschbach@noaa.gov.

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

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)