Notice2025-07840
Applications for Membership to the American Fisheries Advisory Committee
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Published
May 6, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Applications are being sought for appointment by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) for 7 membership positions to serve on the 22- member American Fisheries Advisory Committee (AFAC or Committee). Individuals selected to serve on the Committee will serve a term of three years, unless otherwise stipulated.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19188-19189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07840]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID-0648-XE852]
Applications for Membership to the American Fisheries Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for applications.
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SUMMARY: Applications are being sought for appointment by the Secretary
of Commerce (Secretary) for 7 membership positions to serve on the 22-
member American Fisheries Advisory Committee (AFAC or Committee).
Individuals selected to serve on the Committee will serve a term of
three years, unless otherwise stipulated.
DATES: Applications must have an email date stamp on or before June 16,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Applications should be submitted by email to:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#36585b504518575057551858595b5f5857425f595845765859575718515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e2023283d602f282f2d6020212327202f3a2721203d0e20212f2f60292138">[email protected]</span></a>, or by mail to: Clifford Cosgrove,
American Fisheries Advisory Committee Designated Staff Member, NMFS
Office of Management and Budget, 1315 East-West Highway, Rm #14413,
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cliff Cosgrove, American Fisheries
Advisory Committee Designated Staff Member, NMFS Office of Management
and Budget, by email, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#630d0e05104d020502004d0d0c0e0a0d02170a0c0d10230d0c02024d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8c6c5cedb86c9cec9cb86c6c7c5c1c6c9dcc1c7c6dbe8c6c7c9c986cfc7de">[email protected]</span></a>; or by phone at
(301) 427-8736. Please visit the Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) Research and
Development Program web page at: <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/funding-financial-services/saltonstall-kennedy-research-and-development-program">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/funding-financial-services/saltonstall-kennedy-research-and-development-program</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Committee was created from Public Law 117-121 signed on May 12,
2022. The Committee currently meets no more than 3 times annually and
membership is comprised of 22
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individuals appointed by the Secretary with the following geographic
representation:
Region 1 consisting of Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and the Territories of Guam and American
Samoa;
Region 2 consisting of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, and Connecticut;
Region 3 consisting of Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Florida, Arkansas, Puerto Rico, and the Territory of the Virgin Islands
of the United States;
Region 4 consisting of California, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho;
Region 5 consisting of New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia; and
Region 6 consisting of Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Membership for each region will be composed of highly qualified,
diverse individuals with experience in one or more of the following
areas of expertise, and in as many seafood species as possible: seafood
harvesting or processing; recreational or commercial fishing; growing
seafood; fisheries science; and/or food distribution, marketing,
retail, or food service.
Four at-large members shall also be appointed by the Secretary as
follows: one individual with experience in food distribution,
marketing, retail, or food service; one individual with experience in
the recreational fishing industry supply chain, such as fishers,
manufacturers, retailers, and distributors; one individual with
experience in the commercial fishing industry supply chain, such as
fishers, manufacturers, retailers, and distributors; and one individual
who is an employee of NMFS with expertise in fisheries research.
The Committee is responsible for making recommendations to the
Secretary for financial assistance awards under the S-K Grant
Competition under the Department of Commerce. The Committee will also
make recommendations to the Secretary to assist in the development of
the annual Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for submission to the
S-K Grant Competition. This may include identifying the needs of the
fishing communities (program priorities), establishing individual award
funding limits, specifying the application review criteria and
selection processes, and other sections of the NOFO as appropriate and
allowable. Applicants for these seven membership positions must have
demonstrable experience listed below in as many seafood species as
possible from the specific AFAC fisheries regions as follows:
<bullet> Region 1, one individual with experience as a Recreational
or Commercial Fisher and/or Experience Growing Seafood;
<bullet> Region 2, one individual with experience as a Seafood
Harvester or Processor;
<bullet> Region 3, one individual with experience in the Fisheries
Science Community or Relevant Fishery Management Council;
<bullet> Region 5, one individual with experience as a Seafood
Harvester or Processor;
<bullet> Region 6, two positions, one individual with experience in
the Fisheries Science Community or Relevant Fishery Management Council,
one individual with experience as a Recreational or Commercial Fisher
and/or Experience Growing Seafood;
<bullet> At-Large Region, one individual with experience in the
recreational fishing industry supply chain such as fishermen,
manufacturers, retailers, and distributors.
Members must be able to fulfill the time commitments required for
up to two annual in-person meetings and one virtual meeting. The in
person meetings rotate between regions and last up to four business
days, subject to the time needs of each meeting. The virtual meeting is
one business day for approximately four hours.
Committee membership is voluntary and, except for reimbursable
travel and related expenses per federal travel regulations, service is
without compensation.
Each nominee must submit a cover letter and a resume/curriculum
vitae (CV) in PDF format. The cover letter shall include a brief
statement as to their interest in serving on the Committee and their
qualifications. The resume/CV shall detail the applicant's contact
information (address, telephone number, email address) and specific
qualifications/experience/expertise as referenced in Public Law 117-
121. Any applicants selected for Committee membership shall be required
to complete a conflict of interest form. The first Committee meeting of
members selected from this notice is scheduled for September 16 through
September 19, 2025.
Applications must be submitted by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c6a8aba0b5e8a7a0a7a5e8a8a9abafa8a7b2afa9a8b586a8a9a7a7e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81efece7f2afe0e7e0e2afefeeece8efe0f5e8eeeff2c1efeee0e0afe6eef7">[email protected]</span></a>, and must be received or email date
stamped by June 16, to be considered. The full text of Public Law 117-
121 and other relevant documents can be viewed on the Saltonstall-
Kennedy web page at the following link: <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/funding-financial-services/saltonstall-kennedy-research-and-development-program">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/funding-financial-services/saltonstall-kennedy-research-and-development-program</a>.
Dated: April 29, 2025.
Daniel A. Namur,
Financial Assistance Division Director, Management and Budget Office,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-07840 Filed 5-5-25; 8:45 am]
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