# Availability of Seats for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce (DOC).
**ACTION:**
Notice and request for applications.
**SUMMARY:**
The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) is seeking applicants for the following vacant seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council):
**Members**
Local Elected Official.
Citizen-at-Large—Middle Keys.
Citizen-at-Large—Lower Keys.
Tourism—Upper Keys.
Tourism—Lower Keys.
Diving—Upper Keys.
Diving—Lower Keys.
Charter Fishing/Flats Guide.
Commercial Fishing—Shell/Scale.
Commercial Fishing—Marine/Tropical.
Conservation and Environment.
Education/Outreach.
Research/Monitoring.
Submerged Cultural Resources.
**Alternates**
Local Elected Official.
Citizen-at-Large—Middle Keys.
Citizen-at-Large—Lower Keys.
Tourism—Upper Keys.
Tourism—Lower Keys.
Diving—Upper Keys.
Diving—Lower Keys.
Boating.
Charter Fishing/Flats Guide.
Charter/Sports Fishing.
Commercial Fishing—Shell/Scale.
Commercial Fishing—Marine/Tropical.
Conservation and Environment (1).
Conservation and Environment (2).
Research/Monitoring.
Submerged Cultural Resources.
**DATES:**
Applications are due by October 10, 2003.
**ADDRESSES:**
Application kits may be obtained from Fiona Wilmot, FKNMS, P.O. Box 500368, Marathon, FL 33050, *[email protected],* (305) 743-2437 ext. 27. Address inquiries and return completed applications to her.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Is available on the FKNMS Web site at *http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov.*
**Authority:**
16 U.S.C. sections 1431, *et seq.*
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)
Dated: September 12, 2003.
Richard W. Spinrad,
Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.