---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 270.9"
title: "50"
number: "270.9"
heading: "Terms, vacancies, and removal of Council members."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/270.9"
---

# §270.9. Terms, vacancies, and removal of Council members.

- (a) **A Council term is for 3 years, except for initial appointments to a newly established Council where—**
  - (1) Half of the Council member terms will be 2 years; and
  - (2) Half of the Council member terms will be 3 years.
- (b) A vacancy on a Council will be filled, within 60 days after the vacancy occurs, in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed will be appointed only for the remainder of such term.
- (c) Any person appointed under the Act who consistently fails or refuses to perform his or her duties properly and/or participates in acts of dishonesty or willful misconduct with respect to responsibilities under the Act will be removed from the Council by NMFS if two-thirds of the members of the Council recommend action. All requests from a Council to NMFS for removal of a Council member must be in writing and accompanied by a statement of the reasons upon which the recommendation is based.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 4001-4017

### Source

Source: 72 FR 18111, Apr. 11, 2007, unless otherwise noted.