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[FR Doc No: 94-7141]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 

Clean Vessel Act Education/Information Scoping Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is announcing a 
scoping meeting to determine the need for developing an education/
information program for the Clean Vessel Act at the national level. 
Funds are currently provided to States to develop education/information 
programs, but the extent of overlap in developing products is not known 
since no overview is provided at the national level. The meeting is to 
determine (1) education/information needs, (2) the extent of education/
information currently provided, (3) the role, if any, of the Service is 
providing education/information, and (4) priorities for accomplishing 
education/information at the national level.

DATES: The scoping meeting will take place on May 17, 1994, 9 a.m. to 4 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The scoping meeting will take place in room 200, 4401 North 
Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Columbus Brown, Chief, Division of Federal Aid, Fish and Wildlife 
Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS 140 
ARLSQ, Washington, DC 20240, (703) 358-2156.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: One of the purposes of the Clean Vessel Act 
is to provide grant funds to States to educate boaters: (1) On where 
pumpouts and dump stations are located so they can dispose of 
recreational boat sewage in an environmentally sound manner, and (2) on 
the environmental benefits of using pumpouts and dump stations. 
Currently, Federal, State, local and marine industry groups provide 
education/information to various audiences in boating, either through 
the Clean Vessel Act or through other programs. However, there is no 
comprehensive approach to this education/information dissemination. The 
extent of the education/information currently provided is not known, 
but indications are that education/information is not provided to the 
different audiences uniformly. Some audiences are not targeted in some 
States, some information is not provided in some States, and some 
States have not submitted education proposals under the Clean Vessel 
Act. To provide for the most successful education program, all 
appropriate audiences should be targeted. Also, information exchange 
may result in a more efficient and less costly program. Lastly, the 
program may benefit from generic educational materials produced at the 
national level. The result would be that more pumpout and dump stations 
could be constructed to better attain the goal of the Clean Vessel Act 
to increase water quality.
    The purposes and agenda of the scoping meeting, therefore, are: (1) 
To determine the extend of education/information, methods and target 
audiences needed, (2) to establish the extent of education/information, 
methods and target audiences currently provided that is applicable to 
the success of the Clean Vessel Act, (3) to assess what portion of the 
education/information program, if any, is most appropriately done at 
the national level and, (4) to prioritize the national needs, if any, 
so that the most important education/information tasks can be 
accomplished first.
    This will be a participatory meeting, with attendees requested to 
provide input as to education/information, methods and target audience 
needs, and what products they are currently contributing to the 
pumpout/dump station education program. Sample products are welcome.

    Dated: March 18, 1994.
J.L. Gerst,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 94-7141 Filed 3-24-94; 8:45 am]
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