[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 1996)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 30545] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-15279] ======================================================================== Proposed Rules Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 117 / Monday, June 17, 1996 / Proposed Rules [[Page 30545]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 9 CFR Parts 1 and 3 [Docket No. 93-076-9] RIN 0579-AA59 Animal Welfare; Marine Mammals AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce the third and final meeting of the Marine Mammal Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee. DATES: July 8, 9, and 10, 1996, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the USDA Center at Riverside, Conference Center Rooms A and B, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, Maryland 20737, (301) 734-7833. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Barbara Kohn, Senior Staff Veterinarian, Animal Care Staff, REAC, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737-1234, (301) 734-7833. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a Federal Register notice published on May 22, 1995 (60 FR 27049-27051, Docket No. 93-076-3), we announced our intent to establish a Marine Mammal Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee (Committee), chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463). The Committee will review the current regulations and standards under the Animal Welfare Act concerning the care and maintenance of captive marine mammals, and provide consensus language to amend the regulations. The first meeting of the Committee, which was announced in a Federal Register notice published on September 8, 1995 (60 FR 46783-46784, Docket No. 93-076-7), was held on September 25-26, 1995. The second meeting of the Committee, which was announced in a Federal Register notice published on March 8, 1996 (61 FR 9371, Docket No. 93-076-8), was held on April 1-3, 1996. The March 8 Federal Register notice stated that the April 1-3 meeting would be the final Committee meeting. However, following that meeting, funding was obtained to allow for one more meeting. This notice announces the third and final meeting of the Committee. The purpose of the meeting is to bring together members of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, representatives of the marine mammal public display community, the marine mammal research community, the animal welfare community, and members of other Federal agencies with a definable stake in marine mammal care issues to frame a recommended rulemaking proposal to amend the current regulatory program concerning care and maintenance standards for captive marine mammals. The Committee will determine the final agenda for the meeting at its beginning. The tentative agenda for the meeting is as follows: First Day Morning Session--8:30 a.m. Establish Agenda for Meeting Discussion of Marine Mammal Regulations Afternoon Session--1 p.m. Discussion of Marine Mammal Regulations Public Comments Second Day Morning Session--8:30 a.m. Establish Agenda for Day Committee Administrative Issues Discussion of Marine Mammal Regulations Afternoon Session--1 p.m. Discussion of Marine Mammal Regulations Public Comments Third Day Morning Session--8:30 a.m. Establish Agenda for Day Committee Administrative Issues Discussion of Marine Mammal Regulations Afternoon Session--1 p.m. Discussion of Marine Mammal Regulations Public Comments The meeting will be open to the public. Public participation at the meeting will be allowed during periods announced at the meeting for this purpose. This notice is given pursuant to section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of June 1996. Terry L. Medley, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 96-15279 Filed 6-14-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-34-P