# Reopening of Solicitation of Nominations for the Marine Debris Foundation Board of Directors
**AGENCY:**
National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC).
**ACTION:**
Reopening of solicitation of nominations.
**SUMMARY:**
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a notice in the *Federal Register* on May 19, 2021 seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as a member of the Marine Debris Foundation Board of Directors (Board). This solicitation of nominations of qualified persons to the Board is hereby reopened.
**DATES:**
Nominations to the Board of Directors for the Marine Debris Foundation must be received in entirety no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT on August 27, 2021. Nomination packages received after this time will not be considered.
**ADDRESSES:**
All nominations should be emailed (recommended) to *[email protected]* with the subject line “Marine Debris Foundation Nomination,” or mailed to Caitlin Wessel, Marine Debris Foundation Nomination, c/o NOAA Disaster Response Center, 7344 Ziegler Blvd., Mobile, AL 36608.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Caitlin Wessel, Ph.D., Phone 251-222-0276; Email *[email protected]* or visit the NOAA Marine Debris Program website at *https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/who-we-are/marine-debris-foundation.*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Refer to the *Federal Register* Notice of May 19, 2021 (86 FR 27070) and the NOAA Marine Debris Program website at *https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/who-we-are/marine-debris-foundation* for the items that are required parts of the nomination package and additional information.
(Authority: Pub. L. 116-224, 112, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1072)
Scott Lundgren,
Director, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service.