Application Form for Membership on a National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council

Section 315 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) (16 U.S.C. § 1445a) allows the Secretary of Commerce to establish one or more advisory councils to provide advice to the Secretary regarding the designation and management of national marine sanctuaries. Executive Order 13178 similarly established a Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Council pursuant to the NMSA for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. Councils are individually chartered for each site to meet its specific needs o; fourteen councils–13 sanctuary advisory councils and one reserve advisory council— currently exist. Once a council has been chartered, a sanctuary superintendent starts a process to recruit members for that council by providing a notice to the public and asking interested parties to apply for the available seats. An application form has been developed to help ease the application process for the public and facilitate the review process for the sanctuary superintendent.

The latest form for Application Form for Membership on a National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council expires 2021-07-31 and can be found here.

Application Form for Membership on a National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council

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