[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 173 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 46829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22738]


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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

    Time and Date: The Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of 
Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals will meet in executive session 
on Tuesday, November 12, 1996 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. The public 
sessions of the Commission and the Committee meeting will be held on 
Tuesday, November 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, 
November 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Thursday, November 
14, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    Place: Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, Florida 32305.
    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 if 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. 
For most of the meeting discussion will focus on the conservation of 
manatees in Florida and right whales in the northwest Atlantic. 
While subject to change, other major issues that the Commission 
plans to consider at the meeting include: efforts to reduce the take 
of harbor porpoise incidental to commercial fisheries; marine mammal 
conservation in Russia, including cooperative efforts between Russia 
and the United States; the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy; 
co-management plans for marine mammals in Alaska; the care and 
maintenance of captive marine mammals; and the effects of pollutants 
and contaminants on marine mammals.
    Contact Person for More Information: John R. Twiss, Jr., 
Executive Director, Marine Mammal Commission, 1825 Connecticut 
Avenue, N.W., Room 512, Washington, D.C. 20009, 202/606-5504.

    Dated: August 29, 1996.
John R. Twiss, Jr.,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 96-22738 Filed 8-30-96; 4:25 pm]
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