[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 58056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26919]
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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 Wednesday, 2
December 2009, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday, 3 December 2009, from 8
a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Friday, 4 December 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Commission and the Committee will meet in executive session on
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
PLACE: Hilton Waikiki/Prince Kuhio, 2500 Kuhio Avenue, Waikiki Beach,
Hawaii 96815; Telephone: 808-921-5570; fax: 808-921-5511.
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 Pacific Islands region. Although
subject to change, major issues that the Commission plans to consider
at the meeting include marine protected areas, their status and
effectiveness; efforts to protect and recover Hawaiian monk seals;
research and regulatory actions affecting spinner dolphins; the Hawaii
Humpback Whale Sanctuary; false killer whales and other odontocetes in
Hawaii; and other cetaceans in the Pacific Islands region.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Suzanne Montgomery, Special
Assistant to the Executive Director, Marine Mammal Commission, 4340
East-West Highway, Room 700, Bethesda, MD 20814; 301-504-0087; e-mail:
[email protected].
Dated: November 3, 2009.
Timothy J. Ragen,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. E9-26919 Filed 11-9-09; 8:45 am]
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