Notice2024-30427
Establishing an Advisory Council Pursuant to the National Marine Sanctuaries Act and Solicitation for Applications for the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
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January 7, 2025
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Abstract
Notice is hereby given that NOAA is establishing a national marine sanctuary advisory council for the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary (CHNMS), the designation of which became effective on November 30, 2024. The council will provide guidance to ONMS and will serve as liaisons with constituents and community groups. As a result, ONMS is adding the new council to the list of established national marine sanctuary advisory councils. ONMS solicits applications to fill council seats on an as needed basis and is seeking applicants for seats on the CHNMS Advisory Council. This notice contains web page links and contact information for CHNMS and application materials to apply for the newly established advisory council.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1081-1083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30427]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Establishing an Advisory Council Pursuant to the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act and Solicitation for Applications for the Chumash
Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NOAA is establishing a national
marine sanctuary advisory council for the Chumash Heritage National
Marine Sanctuary (CHNMS), the designation of which became effective on
November 30, 2024. The council will provide guidance to ONMS and will
serve as liaisons with constituents and community groups. As a result,
ONMS is adding the new council to the list of established national
marine sanctuary advisory councils. ONMS solicits applications to fill
council seats on an as needed basis and is seeking applicants for seats
on the CHNMS Advisory Council. This notice contains web page links and
contact information for CHNMS and application materials to apply for
the newly established advisory council.
DATES: Applications for membership on the CHNMS Advisory Council need
to be postmarked or received by Friday March 7, 2025.
ADDRESSES: For further information contact: Nicole Capps, NOAA ONMS
West Coast Region Program Analyst, 99 Pacific Street, Building 100F,
Monterey, CA 93940; 831-647-6451; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f71767c70737a317c7e6f6f6c5f71707e7e31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d13141e121118531e1c0d0d0e3d13121c1c531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 315 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) (16
U.S.C. 1445a) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to establish
advisory councils to advise and make recommendations regarding the
designation and management of national marine sanctuaries. ONMS is
establishing a new sanctuary advisory council for CHNMS to serve as a
liaison with the local community and to provide guidance and advice to
ONMS regarding the sanctuary management plan. The advisory council for
CHNMS was not established when ONMS published its annual announcement
on May 24, 2024 that was advertising to fill vacant seats on the other
18 councils (89 FR 45854). Therefore, ONMS is adding the new advisory
council to the list of sites with open vacancies and announcing that it
is soliciting applications to fill the seats of this council.
Applications are due Friday March 7, 2025.
In the following SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, NOAA provides
details regarding ONMS, the role of advisory councils, and contact
information for CHNMS.
II. Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS)
ONMS serves as the trustee for a network of underwater parks
encompassing more than 629,000 square miles of marine and Great Lakes
waters from Washington State to the Florida
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Keys, and from Lake Huron to American Samoa. The network includes a
system of 17 national marine sanctuaries and the
Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea and Rose Atoll marine national monuments.
National marine sanctuaries protect our nation's most vital coastal and
marine natural and cultural resources, and through active research,
management, and public engagement, sustain healthy environments that
are the foundation for thriving communities and stable economies.
One of the many ways ONMS ensures public participation in the
designation and management of national marine sanctuaries is through
the formation of advisory councils. Advisory councils are community-
based groups established to provide advice and recommendations to ONMS
on issues including management, science, service, and stewardship, as
well as to serve as liaisons between their constituents in the
community and the site. Pursuant to section 315(a) of the NMSA,
advisory councils are exempt from the requirements of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. Additional information on ONMS and its advisory
councils can be found at <a href="https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov">https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov</a>.
III. Advisory Council Membership
Under section 315 of the NMSA, advisory council members may be
appointed from among: (1) Persons employed by Federal or State agencies
with expertise in natural resources management; (2) members of relevant
regional fishery management councils; and (3) representatives of local
user groups, conservation and other public interest organizations,
scientific organizations, educational organizations, or others
interested in the protection and multiple use management of sanctuary
resources (16 U.S.C. 1455a(b)).
The charter for each advisory council defines the number and type
of seats and positions on the council. The advisory council charter for
CHNMS identifies the following non-governmental voting seat types:
Indigenous Cultural Knowledge; Public-at-Large (San Luis Obispo County,
Santa Barbara County); Conservation; Education; Research; Tourism and
Recreation; Ports, Harbors, and Maritime Transportation; Offshore
Energy and Telecommunications; Commercial Fishing; and Recreational
Fishing. Additionally, the charter identifies the following
governmental voting seat types: Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians;
local San Luis Obispo County; and Santa Barbara County representatives;
State representative.
Additionally, the council will have non-voting seats for: Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management; Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement; NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service; U.S. Coast
Guard; Department of Defense; U.S. Forest Service; California
Department of Fish and Wildlife; California Coastal Commission;
California State Lands Commission; Central Coast Regional Water Quality
Control Board; California State Parks. The council will also have a
non-voting Student Leadership seat for students over the age of 18.
To the extent more representation is needed, NOAA intends to work
with the advisory council to establish an Indigenous Cultures Advisory
Panel as a working group of the advisory council with adequate space
for Indigenous community members and others. NOAA would respectfully
expect this group to create unique and essential advice and guidance
that is informed by knowledge of local Indigenous culture. More
information about the working group and its establishment will be
available after the advisory council is appointed. NOAA encourages
interested individuals to attend advisory council meetings and review
the council's website and posted meeting notes to learn more about the
planned Indigenous Cultures Advisory Panel. NOAA also encourages
interested individuals to apply to the advisory council's Indigenous
Cultural Knowledge seats, once applications are made available.
For the CHNMS advisory council, applicants will be chosen based
upon their particular expertise and experience in relation to the seat
for which they are applying; community and professional affiliations;
views regarding the protection and management of marine or Great Lakes
resources; and possibly (though not required) the length of residence
in the area affected by the site. Council members and alternates for
CHNMS serve two and half or three-year terms, as reflected in the
signed charter.
More information on advisory council membership and processes, and
materials related to the purpose, policies, and operational
requirements for advisory councils can be found in the charter for a
particular advisory council (<a href="https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/council_charters.html">https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/council_charters.html</a>) and the National Marine Sanctuary Advisory
Council Implementation Handbook (<a href="https://nmssanctuaries.blob.core.windows.net/sanctuaries-prod/media/docs/2022-sanctuary-advisory-council-handbook.pdf">https://nmssanctuaries.blob.core.windows.net/sanctuaries-prod/media/docs/2022-sanctuary-advisory-council-handbook.pdf</a>). For more information about
the new advisory council for CHNMS, including seat descriptions and
application materials, please visit <a href="https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/chumash-heritage/advisory/">https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/chumash-heritage/advisory/</a>.
Privacy Act Statement
Authority. The collection of information concerning the
solicitation for applications for sanctuary advisory councils is
authorized under the NMSA, 16 U.S.C. 1445a, and Executive Order 13178,
and in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, (Privacy
Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a).
Purposes. The collection of names, contact information,
professional information, qualifications, and answers to the
application questions is required in order for ONMS to evaluate and
appoint members to the sanctuary advisory councils. The information
collected will be reviewed by NOAA employees, and may also be reviewed
by current sanctuary advisory council members as part of the evaluation
process.
Routine Uses. NOAA will use the application information for the
purposes set forth above. The Privacy Act authorizes disclosure of the
collected information for the following purposes: to NOAA staff for
work-related purposes; for other purposes as set forth in the Privacy
Act; and for routine uses published in one or more of the following
Privacy Act System of Records Notices, as applicable: COMMERCE/DEPT-11,
Candidates for Membership, Members, and Former Members of Department of
Commerce Advisory Committees, available at <a href="https://www.commerce.gov/opog/privacy/SORN/SORN-DEPT-11">https://www.commerce.gov/opog/privacy/SORN/SORN-DEPT-11</a>; COMMERCE/DEPT-18, Employees Personnel
Files Not Covered by Notices of Other Agencies, available at <a href="https://www.commerce.gov/opog/privacy/SORN/SORN-DEPT-18">https://www.commerce.gov/opog/privacy/SORN/SORN-DEPT-18</a>; and OPM/GOVT-1,
General Personnel Records, available at <a href="https://www.opm.gov/information-management/privacy-policy/sorn/opm-sorn-govt-1-general-personnel-records.pdf">https://www.opm.gov/information-management/privacy-policy/sorn/opm-sorn-govt-1-general-personnel-records.pdf</a>, which cover certain records regarding Federal
employees and may also cover records of individuals who are not Federal
employees who, through their service on a sanctuary advisory council,
may be considered as volunteers providing gratuitous services to the
agency without compensation; and, for individuals who are also members
of a Regional Fishery Management Council, COMMERCE/NOAA-13, Personnel,
Payroll, Travel, and Attendance Records of the Regional Fishery
Management Councils.
Effects of Not Providing Information. Providing the application
information is
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voluntary; however, if the information is not provided, the individual
will not be considered for appointment as a member of a sanctuary
advisory council.
Consent. By submitting an application to ONMS for appointment to a
sanctuary advisory council, you are consenting to the use and
disclosure of the information for the purposes and routine uses
described above. However, if you prefer that your application be
reviewed by NOAA employees only and not disclosed to current council
members as part of the evaluation process, please contact the sanctuary
advisory council coordinator to request internal review only, which
will not result in any disadvantage or impact regarding your candidacy,
or for any questions regarding this Privacy Act Statement.
Paperwork Reduction Act
ONMS has a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control
number (0648-0397) for the collection of public information related to
the processing of ONMS national marine sanctuary advisory council
applications across the National Marine Sanctuary System. Establishing
a sanctuary advisory council for CHNMS fits within the estimated
reporting burden under that control number. See <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch</a> (Enter Control Number 0648-0397).
Therefore, ONMS will not request an update to the reporting burden
certified for OMB control number 0648-0397.
Send comments regarding this burden estimate, or any other aspect
of this data collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden,
to: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, 1305 East West Highway, N/
NMS, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is
required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty
for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.,
unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control number is #0648-0397.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
John Armor,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-30427 Filed 1-6-25; 8:45 am]
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