[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 54123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19202]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

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U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Public Meeting and Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of Policy and International Affairs, Department of the 
Interior .

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Department of the Interior, announce a public 
meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force and a request for written 
comments. This meeting, the 36th biannual meeting of the task force, 
provides a forum for coordinated planning and action among Federal 
agencies, State and territorial governments, and nongovernmental 
partners.

DATES: Meeting Dates: September 22nd and September 23rd, 2016. Advance 
Public Comments: Submit by September 9th, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held at the Fiesta Resort and Spa Saipan, 
Coral Tree Ave, Garapan, Saipan 96950, CNMI on September 22nd and at 
the Hyatt Regency Guam, 1155 Pale San Vitores Road, Tumon, Guam, 
Micronesia, 96913 on September 23rd.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Fossani, DOI, U.S. Coral Reef 
Task Force Steering Committee Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of 
the Interior, MS-3530-MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 
(phone: 202-208-5004; fax: 202-208-4867; email: 
[email protected]); or visit the USCRTF Web site at 
www.coralreef.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Established by Presidential Executive Order 
13089 in 1998, the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force has a mission to lead, 
coordinate, and strengthen U.S. government actions to better preserve 
and protect coral reef ecosystems. The Departments of Commerce and the 
Interior co-chair the task force, whose members include leaders of 12 
Federal agencies, 2 U.S. States, 5 U.S. territories, and 3 freely 
associated States. For more information about the meetings, draft 
agendas, and how to register, go to www.coralreef.gov. A written 
summary of the meeting will be posted on the Web site after the 
meeting.

Registration To Attend the Meeting

    Attendees can register online before the start of the meeting, or 
on site at the registration desk. Registration details will be 
announced on the task force Web site at www.coralreef.gov.

Public Comments

    Comments may address the meeting, the role of the USCRTF, or 
general coral reef conservation issues. Copies of comments given at the 
meeting can be submitted afterwards in writing to Cheryl Fossani by 
email, fax, or mail (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) by September 
9th, 2016.

Public Availability of Comments

    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Dated: August 1, 2016.
Liza M. Johnson,
Ocean, Coasts, and Great Lakes Coordinator, U.S. Department of the 
Interior.
[FR Doc. 2016-19202 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am]
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