Notice2022-24940
Establishment of the Marine and Coastal Area-Based Management Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership
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November 17, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (Under Secretary) announces the establishment of the Marine and Coastal Area-based Management Advisory Committee (MCAM AC). The MCAM AC shall advise the Under Secretary on science-based approaches to area-based protection, conservation, restoration, and management in coastal and marine areas, including the Great Lakes. The scope of the Committee's advice will include, but not be limited to, efforts consistent with the America the Beautiful initiative, as well as other relevant issues that may be requested by the Under Secretary. The MCAM AC shall terminate 2 years from the date of its charter's filing with the appropriate U.S. Senate and House of Representatives committees unless earlier terminated or renewed by the proper authority. This notice also requests nominations for membership on the MCAM AC (see "Structure" and "Nominations and Applications" below for more detail).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 221 (Thursday, November 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69007-69008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24940]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Establishment of the Marine and Coastal Area-Based Management
Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of establishment of the Marine and Coastal Area-based
Management Advisory Committee and solicitation of nominations for
membership.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (Under Secretary)
announces the establishment of the Marine and Coastal Area-based
Management Advisory Committee (MCAM AC). The MCAM AC shall advise the
Under Secretary on science-based approaches to area-based protection,
conservation, restoration, and management in coastal and marine areas,
including the Great Lakes. The scope of the Committee's advice will
include, but not be limited to, efforts consistent with the America the
Beautiful initiative, as well as other relevant issues that may be
requested by the Under Secretary. The MCAM AC shall terminate 2 years
from the date of its charter's filing with the appropriate U.S. Senate
and House of Representatives committees unless earlier terminated or
renewed by the proper authority. This notice also requests nominations
for membership on the MCAM AC (see ``Structure'' and ``Nominations and
Applications'' below for more detail).
DATES: Nominations and applications to serve on the inaugural
membership of the MCAM AC should be sent to the web address specified
below and must be received on or before January 17, 2023. Nominations
and applications will continue to be accepted on an ongoing basis for a
period of 1 year and may be considered in case of vacancies.
ADDRESSES: Nominations and applications should be submitted
electronically to Lauren Wenzel, National Ocean Service, NOAA, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fa969b8f889f94d48d9f94809f96ba94959b9bd49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ee2effbfcebe0a0f9ebe0f4ebe2cee0e1efefa0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Wenzel, National Ocean Service,
NOAA, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d8b4b9adaabdb6f6afbdb6a2bdb498b6b7b9b9f6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="630f021611060d4d14060d19060f230d0c02024d040c15">[email protected]</span></a> or (240) 533-0652. For additional
information, visit <a href="http://noaa.gov/marine-area-based-management-committee">noaa.gov/marine-area-based-management-committee</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
The MCAM AC is governed by the FACA, 5 U.S.C. app., and its
implementing regulations, 41 CFR part 102-3, which sets forth standards
for the formation and use of advisory committees.
The establishment of the MCAM AC is necessary and in the public
interest. The Committee would provide a forum for discussion to advise
NOAA on area-based management, including opportunities to enhance
conservation of biodiversity, promote climate resilience, and expand
access to nature for underserved communities. The scope of the
Committee's advice will include, but not be limited to, efforts
consistent with the America the Beautiful/Conserving Our Nation's Lands
and Waters initiative called for by section 216(a) of Executive Order
14008 on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, as well as
other relevant issues that may be requested by the Under Secretary. No
other Federal program or advisory committee has the mandate or scope to
address all types of area-based management, including sites that are
managed under different authorities and for differing purposes.
II. Structure
The MCAM AC shall consist of not more than 20 non-Federal voting
members with diverse perspectives and expertise. Membership shall
include knowledgeable individuals that serve in a representative
capacity for such perspectives as: resource managers for coastal and
marine areas and the Great Lakes (such as representatives from states,
territories, and localities and members of regional fishery management
councils, members of regional ocean councils, and interstate fisheries
commissions); Indigenous communities involved in coastal and ocean
resource issues, including representatives from Indian tribes, Alaska
Native corporations, Alaska Native organizations, tribal organizations,
and Native Hawaiian organizations; conservation, philanthropic, and
other non-
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governmental organizations involved in coastal and ocean resource
issues, as well as youth-serving organizations, education and outreach
interests, and environmental justice organizations; and affected
interest groups, such as representatives from the offshore minerals,
energy, marine transportation, fishing (recreational and commercial),
boating, diving, recreational, tourism, and maritime communities. These
representative members serve as representatives of their respective
group or viewpoint and are not Special Government Employees (SGEs) as
defined in title 18 of United States Code, section 202(a).
Membership on the Committee shall also include scientists and other
experts in disciplines that study the structure, function, human use,
and management of coastal and ocean ecosystems, such as ecologists,
oceanographers, fisheries scientists, geologists, economists,
engineers, anthropologists, archeologists, maritime historians,
sociologists, educators, and others. Members appointed for their
expertise in the scientific or other disciplines identified here will
be designated as SGEs and are subject to conflict of interests laws and
regulations (such as annually completing ethics training and a New
Entrant Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450)).
Members of the MCAM AC will be appointed by the Under Secretary. In
order to provide for staggered membership to ensure continuity, half of
the members shall be appointed to a 2 year term and half shall be
appointed to a four-year term, as selected by the Under Secretary.
Thereafter, all members will serve one 4 year, nonrenewable term. The
Under Secretary shall appoint a chair and vice chair from among the
Committee members. An appointment may be terminated if a member misses
two consecutive meetings, unless excused for good cause by the chair or
vice chair. In addition to the Department of Commerce, one official
from each of the following Federal departments and agencies may serve
on the Committee as Regular Government Employee non-voting members: the
Department of the Interior, the Department of Defense, the Department
of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Department of Agriculture, and the National
Science Foundation. Such membership may be granted to other pertinent
Federal agencies by the Under Secretary.
The MCAM AC is expected to meet at least once each year, which may
be conducted in person or by teleconference, webinar, or other means.
Members will not be compensated for their services but may, upon
request and at the discretion of NOAA, be allowed travel and per diem
expenses as allowed by 5 U.S.C. 5701 et seq. and 5 U.S.C. app., section
7(d)(l)(B). As a Federal advisory committee, the MCAM AC's membership
is required to be balanced in terms of perspectives and expertise for
the functions to be performed, and appointments shall be made without
discrimination on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual
orientation, disability, or cultural, religious, or socioeconomic
status. NOAA will consider geographic diversity, leadership on marine
management/conservation issues, and experience working with committees
and workgroups (e.g., fishery management councils, sanctuary advisory
councils, and, where possible, NOAA will also consider the ethnic,
racial, gender, and various abilities of the United States population.
III. Nominations and Applications
Interested persons may nominate themselves or third parties. An
application is required to be considered for MCAM AC membership,
regardless of whether a person is nominated by a third party or self-
nominated. The application package must include: (1) the nominee's full
name, title, institutional affiliation (if any), and contact
information; (2) identification of the nominee's area(s) of
representation (if the nominee is applying to be a representative
member as described above) or expertise (if the nominee is applying to
be an SGE as described above); (3) a short description of their
qualifications relative to the scope of the MCAM AC as described in
this Notice; and (4) a current resume (maximum length four [4] pages).
If nominated by a third party, the nomination should include a
statement that the nominated individual agrees to be nominated. All
nomination information should be provided in a single, complete
package, and should be sent to the electronic address provided above.
Privacy Act Statement
Authority. The collection of information concerning nominations to
the MCAM AC is authorized under the FACA, 5 U.S.C. app. and its
implementing regulations, 41 CFR part 102-3, and in accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, (Privacy Act) 5 U.S.C. 552a.
Purpose. The collection of names, contact information, resumes,
professional information, and qualifications is required in order for
the Under Secretary to appoint members to the MCAM AC.
Routine Uses. NOAA will use the nomination information for the
purpose set forth above. The Privacy Act of 1974 authorizes disclosure
of the information collected to NOAA staff for work-related purposes
and for other purposes only as set forth in the Privacy Act and for
routine uses published in the Privacy Act System of Records Notice
COMMERCE/DEPT-11, Candidates for Membership, Members, and Former
Members of Department of Commerce Advisory Committees, available at
<a href="https://www.osec.doc.gov/opog/PrivacyAct/SORNs/dept-11.html">https://www.osec.doc.gov/opog/PrivacyAct/SORNs/dept-11.html</a>, and the
System of Records Notice COMMERCE/DEPT-18, Employees Personnel Files
Not Covered by Notices of Other Agencies, available at <a href="https://www.osec.doc.gov/opog/PrivacyAct/SORNs/DEPT-18.html">https://www.osec.doc.gov/opog/PrivacyAct/SORNs/DEPT-18.html</a>.
Disclosure. Furnishing the nomination information is voluntary;
however, if the information is not provided, the individual would not
be considered for appointment as a member of the MCAM AC.
Dated: November 9, 2022.
Richard W. Spinrad,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2022-24940 Filed 11-16-22; 8:45 am]
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