[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 27104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10532]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee; Public Meeting
AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Marine Protected
Areas Federal Advisory Committee (Committee) in Winter Harbor, Maine.
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, May 24, 2016, from 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday, May 25, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and
Thursday, May 26, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. These times and the
agenda topics described below are subject to change. Refer to the Web
page listed below for the most up-to-date meeting agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Schoodic Institute at Acadia
National Park, Schoodic Point, 9 Atterbury Circle, Winter Harbor, Maine
04693.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Wenzel, Designated Federal
Officer, MPA FAC, National Marine Protected Areas Center, 1305 East
West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-713-7265, Fax:
301-713-3110); email: [email protected]; or visit the National MPA
Center Web site at http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee, composed of external,
knowledgeable representatives of stakeholder groups, was established by
the Department of Commerce (DOC) to provide advice to the Secretaries
of Commerce and the Interior on implementation of Section 4 of
Executive Order 13158, on marine protected areas (MPAs). The meeting is
open to the public, and public comment will be accepted from 4:30 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. In general, each individual or
group will be limited to a total time of five (5) minutes. If members
of the public wish to submit written statements, they should be
submitted to the Designated Federal Official by Friday, May 20, 2016.
Matters To Be Considered: The focus of the Committee's meeting will
be to complete and act on Subcommittee and Working Group reports and
recommendations related to ecological connectivity, external financing,
and Arctic MPAs; provide an opportunity for public comment on MPA
issues; and provide an opportunity for Committee input on potential
future focus areas. The agenda is subject to change. The latest version
will be posted at http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/.
Dated: April 28, 2016.
John A. Armor,
Acting Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-10532 Filed 5-4-16; 8:45 am]
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