[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 18647] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-9782] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Minerals Management Service (MMS) Minerals Management Advisory Board; Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); Scientific Committee (SC); Announcement of Plenary Session This Notice is issued in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix I, and the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-63, Revised. The Minerals Management Advisory Board OCS SC will meet in plenary session on Wednesday, May 21 and on Thursday, May 23, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Hubbs Hall Conference Room, La Jolla, California. The OCS SC is an outside group of scientists which advises the Director, MMS, on the feasibility, appropriateness, and scientific merit of the MMS' OCS Environmental Studies Program (ESP) as related to information needed for informed OCS decisionmaking. Discussions will focus on:Deepwater Development Issues Coastal Marine Institutes Moratoria Subcommittee Report Committee Business and Resolutions The meetings are open to the public. Approximately 30 visitors can be accommodated on a first-come-first-served basis at the plenary session. A copy of the agenda may be requested from the MMS by writing Ms. Phyllis Clark at the address below or by electronic mail at Phyllis __ Clark @MMS.GOV. Other inquiries concerning the OCS SC meeting should be addressed to Dr. Ken Turgeon, Executive Secretary to the OCS Scientific Committee, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Mail Stop 4041, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. He may be reached by telephone at (703) 787-1717, and by electronic mail at Ken __ [email protected]. Dated: April 10, 1997. Carolita U. Kallaur, Associate Director for Offshore Minerals Management. [FR Doc. 97-9782 Filed 4-15-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4041-MR-M