[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 40 (Thursday, February 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 13710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04848]


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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: The Marine Mammal Commission will meet in open session 
on Tuesday, 12 March 2013, in Seattle, Washington, from 9:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m., and on Tuesday, 26 March 2013, in Honolulu, Hawaii, from 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

PLACE: The meeting on Tuesday, 12 March 2013, will be held in the 
Traynor Room (Room 2076) in Building 4 at the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration's Western Regional Center, 7600 Sand Point 
Way NE., Seattle, Washington, 98115. The meeting on Tuesday, 26 March 
2013, will be held in the 11th Floor Conference Room at the National 
Marine Fisheries Service's Pacific Islands Regional Office, Suite 1110, 
1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96814.

STATUS: The Commission expects that all portions of these meetings will 
be open to the public. It will allow public participation as time 
permits and as determined to be desirable by the Chairman. Should it be 
determined that it is appropriate to close a portion of either meeting 
to the public, any such closure will be carried out in accordance with 
applicable regulations (50 CFR 560.5 and 560.6).
    Seating for members of the public at these meetings may be limited. 
The Commission therefore asks that those intending to attend either 
meeting advise it in advance by sending an email to the Commission at 
[email protected] or by calling (301) 504-0087. Members of the public will 
need to present valid, government-issued photo identification to enter 
the buildings where the meetings will be held.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Commission plans to meet with regional 
management and scientific officials in each of the National Marine 
Fisheries Service's six regions to identify the most pressing marine 
mammal research and management needs. The Commission will use these 
meetings to develop a set of national priorities for guiding federal 
conservation efforts for marine mammals. Members of the public are 
invited to attend these meetings and to provide comments concerning 
priority issues. Those unable to attend any of the meetings may submit 
comments in writing. Written comments should be sent to Timothy J. 
Ragen, Executive Director, Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 East-West 
Highway, Room 700, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
    The Commission already has met with officials in the National 
Marine Fisheries Service's four other regions. The fifth and sixth 
meetings will be held in the National Marine Fisheries Service's 
Northwest and Pacific Islands Regions. The Commission also may meet 
with staff at the National Marine Fisheries Service's Headquarter in 
Silver Spring, Maryland as part of its review of marine mammal research 
and management needs. If so, a notice of that meeting will be published 
in the Federal Register and posted on the Commission's Web site (http://www.mmc.gov) when the date and location are confirmed.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Timothy J. Ragen, Executive 
Director, Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 East-West Highway, Room 700, 
Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504-0087; email:  [email protected].

    Dated: February 26, 2013.
Michael L. Gosliner,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2013-04848 Filed 2-26-13; 4:15 pm]
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