[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4414-4415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1540]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-FHC-2010-N015; 94300-1122-0000-Z2]


Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will host a 
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting March 2-
4, 2010. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting agenda will 
include discussion of the current draft Recommendations to the 
Secretary.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for March 2-4, 2010. For session times, 
see ``Session Times'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To attend, you 
must register by February 23, 2010. See below.

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ADDRESSES: We will hold the meeting at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Rooms 200A & B, Arlington, Virginia, 
22203. For more information, see ``Meeting Location Information.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel London, Division of Habitat and 
Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (703) 358-2161.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On October 24, 2007, the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) 
established the Committee to provide advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary on developing effective measures to avoid or minimize impacts 
to wildlife and their habitats related to land-based wind energy 
facilities. The Committee is made up of 22 members representing the 
varied interests associated with wind energy development and its 
potential impacts to wildlife species and their habitats. All Committee 
meetings are open to the public.

Meeting Location Information

    Persons planning to attend the meeting must register at http://www.fws.gov/habitatconservation/windpower/wind_turbine_advisory_committee.html, by February 23, 2010. Seating is limited due to room 
capacity. We will give preference to registrants based on date and time 
of registration. Limited standing room will be available if all seats 
are filled.
    Please note that the meeting location is accessible to wheelchair 
users. If you require additional accommodations, please notify us at 
least 2 weeks in advance of the meeting.

                              Session Times
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          Meeting Days:                Start time:          End time:
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March 2, 2010....................  1 p.m..............  5:30 p.m.
March 3, 2010....................  8 a.m..............  5:30 p.m.
March 4, 2010....................  8 a.m..............  3:00 p.m.
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    Dated: January 21, 2010.
Rachel London,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory 
Committee.
[FR Doc. 2010-1540 Filed 1-26-10; 8:45 am]
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