[Federal Register: October 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 206)]
[Notices]               
[Page 55255]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr27oc09-77]                         

=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

 
Invasive Species Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the Invasive Species Advisory 
Committee.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, notice is hereby given of meetings of the Invasive Species 
Advisory Committee. The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to provide 
advice to the National Invasive Species Council, as authorized by 
Executive Order 13112, on a broad array of issues related to preventing 
the introduction of invasive species and providing for their control 
and minimizing the economic, ecological, and human health impacts that 
invasive species cause. The Council is co-chaired by the Secretary of 
the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of 
Commerce. The duty of the Council is to provide national leadership 
regarding invasive species issues. The purpose of a meeting on December 
1-2, 2009 is to convene the full Advisory Committee and to discuss 
implementation of performance elements in the 2008-2012 National 
Invasive Species Management Plan, and will focus upon the interactions 
between climate change and invasive species.

DATES: Meeting of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee: Tuesday, 
December 1, 2009 and Wednesday, December 2, 2009; beginning at 
approximately 8 a.m., and ending at approximately 5 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: Westin Grand Hotel, 2350 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20037. The general session will be held in the Washington Ballroom.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsey Brantley, National Invasive 
Species Council Program Analyst and ISAC Coordinator, (202) 513-7243; 
Fax: (202) 371-1751,

     Dated: October 21, 2009.
Chris Dionigi,
Acting Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council.
[FR Doc. E9-25825 Filed 10-26-09; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310-RK-P