[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 62877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21933]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sanctuary System Business Advisory Council: 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 Sanctuary System
Business Advisory Council (council). The meeting is open to the public,
and participants may provide comments at the appropriate time during
the meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, September 27, 2016, from 9:00
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, and an opportunity for public comment will be
provided at 3:45 p.m. ET. Both these times and the agenda topics
described below are subject to change.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in The National Press Club's
Bloomberg Room located on the 13th Floor of The National Press Building
at 529 14th Street NW., Washington, DC 20045.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Holyoke, Office of National
Marine Sanctuaries, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910 (Phone: 240-533-0685; Fax: 301-713-0404; Email:
[email protected]).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ONMS serves as the trustee for a network of
underwater parks encompassing more than 170,000 square miles of marine
and Great Lakes waters from Washington state to the Florida Keys, and
from Lake Huron to American Samoa. The network includes a system of 13
national marine sanctuaries and Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea and Rose
Atoll marine national monuments. National marine sanctuaries protect
our Nation's most vital coastal and marine natural and cultural
resources, and through active research, management, and public
engagement, sustain healthy environments that are the foundation for
thriving communities and stable economies. One of the many ways ONMS
ensures public participation in the designation and management of
national marine sanctuaries is through the formation of advisory
councils. The Sanctuary System Business Advisory Council (council) has
been formed to provide advice and recommendations to the Director
regarding the relationship of ONMS with the business community.
Additional information on the council can be found at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/welcome.html.
Matters to be Considered: The meeting will provide an opportunity
for council members to hear news from across the National Marine
Sanctuary System, including updates on the potential designation of two
new national marine sanctuaries; two proposed sanctuary expansions; and
the differences between a national marine sanctuary and a marine
national monument. Council members will also be able to review and
comment on ongoing efforts to develop a sanctuary system business plan
and enhance the online presence of ONMS's social media campaign, Earth
is Blue. Lastly, council members will learn about NOAA's plans to
maintain progress on its resilient communities, place-based
conservation, and ``blue economies'' priorities during the transition
to a new presidential administration in 2017. The agenda, available at
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/bac/meetings.html, is subject to
change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary
Program)
Dated: August 23, 2016.
John Armor,
Acting Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-21933 Filed 9-12-16; 8:45 am]
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