[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 138 (Thursday, July 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 39636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13980]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Alternatives Workgroup
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
meeting of the Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Alternatives
Workgroup (Workgroup). The Workgroup's purpose is to provide, in an
advisory capacity, recommendations and advice on research and
implementation of sea lamprey control techniques alternative to
lampricide that are technically feasible, cost effective, and
environmentally safe. The primary objective of the meeting will be to
prioritize potential research initiatives that may enhance alternative
sea lamprey control techniques. The meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The Workgroup will meet on Wednesday, September 12, 2007, from 5
to 8 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Vermont Fish and Wildlife
Department Dead Creek Waterfowl Refuge Headquarters, 966 Route 17 West,
Addison, Vermont 05491.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Tilton, Designated Federal
Officer, Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Alternatives Workgroup,
Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Resources Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 11 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction, Vermont 05452
(U.S. mail); 802-872-0629 (telephone); or [email protected]
(electronic mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We publish this notice under section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). The
Workgroup's specific responsibilities are to provide advice regarding
the implementation of sea lamprey control methods alternative to
lampricides, to recommend priorities for research to be conducted by
cooperating organizations and demonstration projects to be developed
and funded by State and Federal agencies, and to assist Federal and
State agencies with the coordination of alternative sea lamprey control
research to advance the state of the science in Lake Champlain and the
Great Lakes.
Dated: June 15, 2007.
Richard O. Bennett,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley,
Massachusetts.
[FR Doc. E7-13980 Filed 7-18-07; 8:45 am]
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