[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 34850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16986]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Solicitation for Sea Grant Review Panelists
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Sea Grant Review
Panel.
ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for Sea Grant Review Panelists.
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SUMMARY: This notice responds to Section 209(c) of the National Sea
Grant College Program Act, 33 U.S.C. 1128, which requires the Secretary
of Commerce to solicit nominations for membership on the Sea Grant
Review Panel at least once a year. This advisory committee provides
advice on the implementation of the National Sea Grant College Program.
DATES: Resumes should be sent to the address specified and must be
received on or before July 27, 1998.
ADDRESS: Dr. Ronald C. Baird, Director; National Sea Grant College
Program; 1315 East-West Highway, Room 11716; Silver Spring, Maryland
20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Ronald Baird of the National Sea Grant College Program at the
address given above; telephone (301) 713-2448 or fax number (301) 713-
1031.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 209 of the Act establishes a Sea
Grant Review Panel to advise the Secretary of Commerce, the Under
Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, and the Director of the National
Sea Grant College Program on the implementation of the Sea Grant
Program. The panel provides advice of such matters as:
(a) The Sea Grant Fellowship Program;
(b) Applications or proposals for, and performance under, grants
and contracts award under section 205 and section 205 of the Sea Grant
Program Improvement Act of 1976 as amended (33 U.S.C. 1124);
(c) The designation and operation of sea grant colleges and sea
grant institutes; and the operation of the sea grant program;
(d) The formulation and application of the planning guidelines and
priorities under section 204(a) and (c)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1123 (a) and
(c)(1)); and
(e) Such other matters as the Secretary refers to the panel for
review and advice.
The Panel is to consist of 15 voting members composed as follows:
Not less than eight of the voting members of the panel should be
individuals who, by reason of knowledge, experience, or training, are
especially qualified in one or more of the disciplines and fields
included in marine science. The other voting members shall be
individuals who by reason of knowledge, experience, or training, are
especially qualified in, or representative of, education, extension
service, state government, industry, economics, planning, or any other
activity which is appropriate to, and important for, any effort to
enhance the understanding, assessment, development, utilization, or
conservation of ocean and coastal resources. No individual is eligible
to be a voting member of the panel if the individual is (a) the
director of a sea grant college, sea grant regional consortium, or sea
grant program, (b) an applicant for or beneficiary (as determined by
the Secretary) of any grant or contract under Section 205 (33 U.S.C.
1124) or (c) a full-time officer or employee of the United States. The
Director of the National sea grant College Program and one Director of
a sea grant Program also serve as non-voting members. Positions on the
panel will become vacant during 1998. Candidates who are selected to
fill these vacancies will be appointed for a 3-year term.
Dated: June 22, 1998.
Elbert W. Friday, Jr.,
Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
[FR Doc. 98-16986 Filed 6-25-98; 8:45 am]
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