[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 155 (Thursday, August 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 40814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19286]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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 Anchorage. Alaska.
DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, September 9, 2009, from 9
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, September 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
and Friday, September 11, from 8:30 am. to 4:30 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 Hilton Anchorage, 500 West
Third Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.
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: [email protected]; 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 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9,
2009. and from 8:35 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, September 11, 2009. In
general, each individual or group will be limited to a total time of
five (5) minutes. If members of the public wish to submit written
statements, they should be submitted to the Designated Federal Official
by September 4, 2009.
Matters To Be Considered: The Committee meeting will include two
expert panel presentations, one on how the national system can
contribute to ecological resilience in the face of climate change, and
one, including invited management agencies and stakeholders, on marine
protected areas in Alaska. The Scientific and Technical Subcommittee
and the Review and Evaluation Subcommittee will meet to finalize
recommendations, and will report back to the full MPA FAC for
deliberations and action. The meeting also will include elections of a
new MPA FAC Chair and Vice Chair. The agenda is subject to change. The
latest version will be posted at http://www.mpa.gov.
Dated: August 3, 2009.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
[FR Doc. E9-19286 Filed 8-12-09; 8:45 am]
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