[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 68044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30259]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Public Meeting and Public Comment
AGENCY: National Ocean Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting, Notice of public comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a public meeting of the U.S. Coral
Reef Task Force. The meeting will be held in Washington, DC. This
meeting, the 23rd bi-annual meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force,
provides a forum for coordinated planning and action among Federal
agencies, State and territorial governments, and nongovernmental
partners. Please register in advance by visiting the Web site listed
below. This meeting has time allotted for public comment. All public
comment must be submitted in written format. A written summary of the
meeting will be posted on the Web site within two months of its
occurrence.
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, February 23 and Wednesday,
February 24, 2010. Registration is requested for all events associated
with the meetings. Advance public comments can be submitted to the e-
mail, fax, or mailing address listed below from Friday, January 15--
Friday, January 29.
Location: The meeting will be held at the Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 on February 23, 2010
and the Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC
20240 on February 24, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Thur, NOAA U.S. Coral Reef Task
Force Steering Committee Point of Contact, Coral Reef Conservation
Program, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910 (Phone:
301-713-3155 ext. 147, Fax: 301-713-4389, e-mail: [email protected],
Sarah Bobbe, U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Department of the Interior
liaison, 1849 C Street NW., Room 5013 Washington, DC 20240 (Phone: 202-
208-1378, e-mail: Sarah [email protected]), or visit the U.S. Coral
Reef Task Force Web site at http://www.coralreef.gov.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Established by Presidential Executive Order
13089 in 1998, the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force mission is to lead,
coordinate, and strengthen U.S. government actions to better preserve
and protect coral reef ecosystems. Co-chaired by the Departments of
Commerce and the Interior, Task Force members include leaders of 12
Federal agencies, seven U.S. States and territories, and three freely
associated States. For more information about the meeting, registering,
and submitting public comment go to http://www.coralreef.gov.
Dated: December 3, 2009.
Donna Wieting,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-30259 Filed 12-21-09; 8:45 am]
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