82 FR 47717 - Nominations to the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 197 (October 13, 2017)

Page Range		47717-47717
FR Document		2017-22220

Nominations are being sought for appointment by the Secretary of Commerce to fill vacancies on the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC or Committee) that are open or will be pending in February 2018. MAFAC is the only Federal advisory committee with the responsibility to advise the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) on all matters concerning living marine resources that are the responsibility of the Department of Commerce. The Committee makes recommendations to the Secretary to assist in the development and implementation of Departmental regulations, policies, and programs critical to the mission and goals of NMFS. Nominations are encouraged from all interested parties involved with or representing interests affected by NMFS actions in managing living marine resources. Nominees should possess demonstrable expertise in a field related to the management of living marine resources and be able to fulfill the time commitments required for two annual meetings and year round subcommittee work. Individuals serve for a term of three years for no more than two consecutive terms if re-appointed. NMFS is seeking qualified nominees to fill upcoming vacancies being created by term limits.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF739


Nominations to the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: Nominations are being sought for appointment by the Secretary 
of Commerce to fill vacancies on the Marine Fisheries Advisory 
Committee (MAFAC or Committee) that are open or will be pending in 
February 2018. MAFAC is the only Federal advisory committee with the 
responsibility to advise the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) on all 
matters concerning living marine resources that are the responsibility 
of the Department of Commerce. The Committee makes recommendations to 
the Secretary to assist in the development and implementation of 
Departmental regulations, policies, and programs critical to the 
mission and goals of NMFS. Nominations are encouraged from all 
interested parties involved with or representing interests affected by 
NMFS actions in managing living marine resources. Nominees should 
possess demonstrable expertise in a field related to the management of 
living marine resources and be able to fulfill the time commitments 
required for two annual meetings and year round subcommittee work. 
Individuals serve for a term of three years for no more than two 
consecutive terms if re-appointed. NMFS is seeking qualified nominees 
to fill upcoming vacancies being created by term limits.

DATES: Nominations must be postmarked or have an email date stamp on or 
before November 27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Heidi Lovett, MAFAC Assistant 
Director, NMFS Office of Policy, 14th Floor, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heidi Lovett, MAFAC Assistant 
Director; (301) 427-8034; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MAFAC was approved by the Secretary on 
December 28, 1970, and subsequently chartered under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, on February 17, 1971. The 
Committee meets twice a year with supplementary subcommittee meetings 
as determined necessary by the Committee Chair and Subcommittee Chairs. 
No less than 15 and no more than 21 individuals may serve on the 
Committee. Membership is comprised of highly qualified, diverse 
individuals representing commercial, recreational, subsistence, and 
aquaculture fisheries interests; seafood industry; environmental 
organizations; academic institutions; tribal and consumer groups; and 
other living marine resource interest groups from a balance of U.S. 
geographical regions, including the Western Pacific and Caribbean.
    A MAFAC member cannot be a Federal employee, member of a Regional 
Fishery Management Council, registered Federal lobbyist, State 
employee, or agent of a foreign principal. Selected candidates must 
pass a security check and submit a financial disclosure form. 
Membership is voluntary, and except for reimbursable travel and related 
expenses, service is without pay.
    Each nomination submission should include the nominee's name, a 
cover letter describing the nominee's qualifications and interest in 
serving on the Committee, curriculum vitae or resume of the nominee, 
and no more than three supporting letters describing the nominee's 
qualifications and interest in serving on the Committee. Self-
nominations are acceptable. The following contact information should 
accompany each nominee's submission: name, address, telephone number, 
fax number, and email address (if available).
    Nominations should be sent to Heidi Lovett (see ADDRESSES) and must 
be received by November 27, 2017. The full text of the Committee 
Charter and its current membership can be viewed at the NMFS' Web page 
at www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mafac.htm.

    Dated: October 10, 2017.
Jennifer Lukens,
Director for the Office of Policy, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-22220 Filed 10-12-17; 8:45 am]
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7. This Authorization may be annual meetings and year round Nominations should be sent to Heidi
modified, suspended or withdrawn if subcommittee work. Individuals serve Lovett (see ADDRESSES) and must be
the holder fails to abide by the for a term of three years for no more received by November 27, 2017. The full
conditions prescribed herein, or if than two consecutive terms if re- text of the Committee Charter and its
NMFS determines the authorized taking appointed. NMFS is seeking qualified current membership can be viewed at
is having more than a negligible impact nominees to fill upcoming vacancies the NMFS’ Web page at
on the species or stock of affected being created by term limits. www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mafac.htm.
marine mammals. DATES: Nominations must be Dated: October 10, 2017.
Request for Public Comments postmarked or have an email date stamp Jennifer Lukens,
on or before November 27, 2017. Director for the Office of Policy, National
We request comment on our analyses,
the draft authorization, and any other ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent Marine Fisheries Service.
aspect of this Notice of Proposed IHA to Heidi Lovett, MAFAC Assistant [FR Doc. 2017–22220 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
for the proposed Haines Ferry Terminal Director, NMFS Office of Policy, 14th BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Dock Modification Project. Please Floor, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
include with your comments any Spring, MD 20910.
supporting data or literature citations to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
help inform our final decision on the Heidi Lovett, MAFAC Assistant
request for MMPA authorization. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Director; (301) 427–8034; email: Administration
Dated: October 6, 2017. heidi.lovett@noaa.gov.
Donna S. Wieting, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RIN 0648–XF535
Director, Office of Protected Resources, MAFAC was approved by the Secretary
National Marine Fisheries Service. on December 28, 1970, and Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
[FR Doc. 2017–22145 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] subsequently chartered under the Specified Activities; Taking Marine
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 Mammals Incidental to the Gary Paxton
U.S.C. App. 2, on February 17, 1971. Industrial Park Dock Modification
The Committee meets twice a year with Project.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE supplementary subcommittee meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
as determined necessary by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Committee Chair and Subcommittee
Administration Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Chairs. No less than 15 and no more
Commerce.
RIN 0648–XF739 than 21 individuals may serve on the
Committee. Membership is comprised of ACTION: Notice; issuance of incidental
Nominations to the Marine Fisheries highly qualified, diverse individuals harassment authorization.
Advisory Committee representing commercial, recreational, SUMMARY: NMFS has issued an
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries subsistence, and aquaculture fisheries incidental harassment authorization
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and interests; seafood industry; (IHA) to the City and Borough of Sitka
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), environmental organizations; academic (CBS) for the taking marine mammals
Commerce. institutions; tribal and consumer incidental to modifying the Gary Paxton
groups; and other living marine resource Industrial Park (GPIP) dock in Sawmill
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
interest groups from a balance of U.S. Cove, Alaska.
SUMMARY: Nominations are being sought geographical regions, including the
DATES: The IHA is valid from October 1,
for appointment by the Secretary of Western Pacific and Caribbean.
A MAFAC member cannot be a 2017 through December 31, 2017.
Commerce to fill vacancies on the
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Federal employee, member of a Regional ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
(MAFAC or Committee) that are open or Fishery Management Council, registered applications and supporting documents,
will be pending in February 2018. Federal lobbyist, State employee, or as well as a list of the references cited
MAFAC is the only Federal advisory agent of a foreign principal. Selected in this document, may be obtained
committee with the responsibility to candidates must pass a security check online at: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/
advise the Secretary of Commerce and submit a financial disclosure form. permits/incidental/construction.htm.
(Secretary) on all matters concerning Membership is voluntary, and except for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
living marine resources that are the reimbursable travel and related Jaclyn Daly, Office of Protected
responsibility of the Department of expenses, service is without pay. Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
Commerce. The Committee makes Each nomination submission should SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
recommendations to the Secretary to include the nominee’s name, a cover
assist in the development and letter describing the nominee’s Background
implementation of Departmental qualifications and interest in serving on Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
regulations, policies, and programs the Committee, curriculum vitae or MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
critical to the mission and goals of resume of the nominee, and no more the Secretary of Commerce to allow,
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NMFS. Nominations are encouraged than three supporting letters describing upon request, the incidental, but not
from all interested parties involved with the nominee’s qualifications and intentional, taking of small numbers of
or representing interests affected by interest in serving on the Committee. marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
NMFS actions in managing living Self-nominations are acceptable. The engage in a specified activity (other than
marine resources. Nominees should following contact information should commercial fishing) within a specified
possess demonstrable expertise in a accompany each nominee’s submission: geographical region if certain findings
field related to the management of living name, address, telephone number, fax are made and either regulations are
marine resources and be able to fulfill number, and email address (if issued or, if the taking is limited to
the time commitments required for two available). harassment, a notice of a proposed

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; request for nominations.
Dates		Nominations must be postmarked or have an email date stamp on or before November 27, 2017.
Contact		Heidi Lovett, MAFAC Assistant Director; (301) 427-8034; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 47717
RIN Number		0648-XF73

82 FR 47717 - Nominations to the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee

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