[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 17879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9987]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council; Meeting

AGENCY: Sanctuaries and Reserves Division (SRD), Office of Ocean and 
Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Ocean Service (NOS), 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Open 
Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Council was established in December 1993 to 
advise NOAA's Sanctuaries and Reserves Division regarding the 
management of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The Advisory 
Council was convened under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.

TIME AND PLACE: Friday, April 26, 1996, from 10:00 until 3:00. The 
meeting will be held at the Montaro Point Lighthouse, Highway #1, 
Montaro, California.

AGENDA: General issues related to the Monterey Bay National Marine 
Sanctuary are expected to be discussed, including an update from the 
Sanctuary Manager, reports from the working groups, a discussion of 
Sanctuary management options, a report on the elephant seal population 
at Piedras Blancas, and a discussion of kelp harvesting in the 
Sanctuary.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will be open to the public. Seats 
will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Delay at (408) 647-4246 or 
Elizabeth Moore at (301) 713-3141.

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429

Marine Sanctuary Program
    Dated: April 17, 1996.
David L. Evans,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal 
Zone Management.
[FR Doc. 96-9987 Filed 4-22-96; 8:45 am]
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