[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 20, 1995)]
[Sunshine Act Meetings]
[Page 32214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15148]



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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION


 

TIME AND DATE: The Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of 
Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals will meet in executive session on 
Tuesday, November 14, 1995 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. The public 
sessions of the Commission and the Committee meeting will be held on 
Tuesday, November 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, 
November 15, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Thursday, November 16, 
from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: The Fairbanks Princess Hotel, 4477 Pikes Landing Road, 
Fairbanks, Alaska, 99709.

STATUS: The executive session will be closed to the public. At it, 
matters relating to personnel, the internal practices of the 
Commission, and international negotiations in process will be 
discussed. All other portions of the meeting will be open to public 
observation. Public participation will be allowed as time permits and 
it is determined to be desirable by the Chairman.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Commission and Committee will meet in 
public session to discuss a broad range of marine mammal matters. While 
subject to change, among the issues that the Commission plans to 
consider are: implementation of the 1994 amendments to the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act; the health and stability of the Bering Sea 
ecosystem; domestic and international polar bear programs; Glacier Bay 
National Park vessel entry regulations; bowhead whale research and 
management issues; the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy; the 
Russian Marine Mammal Council; Steller sea lions; harbor seals; North 
Pacific fur seals; sea otters; and standards and guidelines for the 
care and maintenance of captive marine mammals.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: John R. Twiss, Jr., Executive 
Director, Marine Mammal Commission, 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Room 
512, Washington, DC 20009, 202/606-5504.

    Dated: June 16, 1995.
John R. Twiss, Jr.
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 95-15148 Filed 6-16-95; 10:52 am]
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