[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 126 (Friday, July 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38191-38192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13043]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Research Committee Meeting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance
Species (ANS) Task Force Research Committee. This meeting is open to
the pubic. The meeting topics are identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
DATES: The Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Research Committee will
meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, 2005. Minutes of the
meeting will be available for public inspection during regular business
hours, Monday through Friday.
ADDRESSES: The Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Research Committee
meeting will be held at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, 1311-B East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910. Minutes of the meeting will be maintained in the office of
Chief, Division of Environmental Quality, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Suite 322, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia
22203-1622.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorn Carlson, Research Committee
Chair, Associate Program Director for Aquatic Nuisance Species--
National Sea Grant Office, by telephone at (301) 713-2435 or by email
at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), this notice announces
meetings of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. The Task Force was
established by the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and
Control Act of 1990.
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The formation of the Research Committee is part of the
implementation of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Strategic
Plan for 2002-2007. The committee's responsibilities include: (a)
Advising the Task Force on national research needs, long-term research
goals and annual priorities; (b) facilitating Regional Panel research
planning and prioritization; (c) facilitating information sharing and
coordination of governmental and nongovernmental invasive species
research; and (d) assuring that invasive species research does not
itself result in the spread of invasive species. This will be the
initial meeting of the Research Committee. After the committee meeting
ends, the meeting space will be available for breakout discussions if
needed until 5.
Topics to be covered during the ANS Task Force Research Committee
meeting include: (a) the committee's roles and responsibilities under
the Task Force; (b) the ground rules under which the committee will
operate; (c) whether there are gaps in the current committee
membership; (d) immediate actions for the committee; and (e) first
steps towards completing a 2005 committee report and a 2006 committee
action plan.
Dated: June 23, 2005.
Mamie Parker,
Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Assistant Director--
Fisheries & Habitat Conservation.
[FR Doc. 05-13043 Filed 6-28-05; 1:26 pm]
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