[Federal Register: March 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 47)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Ocean Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Marine Protected
Areas Federal Advisory Committee (Committee) in Arlington, Virginia.
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DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Wednesday, April 25, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, April
26, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. These times and the agenda topics described
below are subject to change. Refer to the web page listed below for the
most up-to-date meeting agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Science Foundation,
Room 555, 4121 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Wenzel, Designated Federal
Officer, MPA FAC, National Marine Protected Areas Center, 1305 East
West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-713-3100 x136,
Fax: 301-713-3110); e-mail lauren.wenzel@noaa.gov; or visit the
National MPA Center Web site at http://www.mpa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee, composed of external,
knowledgeable representatives of stakeholder groups, was established by
the Department of Commerce (DOC) to provide advice to the Secretaries
of Commerce and the Interior on implementation of Section 4 of
Executive Order 13158 on MPAs. The meeting will be open to public
participation with a one hour time period set aside from 4 p.m. to 5
p.m. on Tuesday, April 24, 2007, and one hour set aside from 8:10 a.m.
to 9:10 a.m. on Thursday, April 26, 2007. In general, each individual
or group will be limited to a total time of five (5) minutes. Copies of
written statements should be submitted to the Designated Federal
Official by April 20, 2007.
Matters to be Considered: The Committee will work in Subcommittees
and as a full Committee to develop recommendations for the Department
of Commerce and the Department of the Interior on the regional
coordination of the national system of marine protected areas;
incentives and implementation; and natural and social science needed to
support the national system. The Agenda is subject to change, and the
latest version will be posted at http://www.mpa.gov.
Dated: March 5, 2007.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
[FR Doc. 07-1151 Filed 3-9-07; 8:45 am]
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