[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 220 (Thursday, November 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 67210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26878]
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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Notice
Time and Date: The Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals will meet on Tuesday, 9 December
2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 December 2008, from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday, 11 December 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. The Commission and the Committee will meet in executive
session on Thursday, 11 December 2008, from 2:15 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Caribe Hilton Hotel, Los Rosales Street, San Geronimo Grounds,
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901; telephone: 787-721-0303; fax: 787-722-
2910.
Status: The executive session will be closed to the public in
accordance with the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act (5
U.S.C. 552b) and applicable regulations. The session will be for
internal discussions of process, personnel, and the budget of the
Commission. All other portions of the meeting will be open to the
public. Public participation will be allowed as time permits and as
determined to be desirable by the Chairman.
Matters To Be Considered: The Commission and Committee will meet in
public session to discuss a broad range of marine ecosystem and marine
mammal matters with a focus on the wider Caribbean area and the Gulf of
Mexico. Although subject to change, major issues that the Commission
plans to consider at the meeting include the Marine Mammal Action Plan
for the Caribbean region, risk factors and management and research
needs for marine mammals in both the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico,
and the role of the Marine Mammal Commission in international research
and management efforts.
Contact Person for More Information: Timothy J. Ragen, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 East-West Highway, Room 700,
Bethesda, MD 20814, 301-504-0087; e-mail: [email protected].
Dated: November 6, 2008.
Timothy J. Ragen,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. E8-26878 Filed 11-10-08; 11:15 am]
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