[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 252 (Tuesday, December 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69095-69096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-33265]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)

[FRL-5672-4]


Gulf of Mexico Program's Joint Policy Review Board and Management 
Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting of the Joint Policy Review Board and 
Management Committee of the Gulf of Mexico Program.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Program's Joint Policy Review Board and 
Management Committee will hold a meeting at the Doubletree Hotel, New 
Orleans, Louisiana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James D. Giattina, Director, Gulf of Mexico Program Office, Building 
1103, Room 202, John C. Stennis Space Center, Stennis Space Center, MS 
39529-6000, at (601) 688-3726.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A meeting of the Joint Policy Review Board 
and Management Committee of the Gulf of Mexico Program will be held at 
the Doubletree Hotel, 300 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA. The committee 
will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on January 29. Agenda items will 
include: Overview of the GMP Process Model; Management Committee 
Organizational Recommendations; Hypoxia; Shellfish; and Education and 
Outreach. The meeting is open to the public.
James D. Giattina,
Director, Gulf of Mexico Program.

                                       Policy Review Board & Management Committee Meeting--Agenda January 29, 1997                                      
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                                               Topic                                     Lead                                Desired outcome            
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Tuesday, January 29:                                                                                                                                    
    10:00-                   Welcome--Review of the Meeting            Jan Saginaw                               Official opening of the meeting and    
    10:15 am                  Objectives and Agenda                    Jimmy Palmer                               identification of any final           
                                                                                                                  adjustments to the meeting agenda.    
    10:15-                   Overview of the GMP Process Model         Jim Giattina                              Consensus agreement between the        
    10:30 am                                                                                                      partners on a formal workflow process 
                                                                                                                  model for the GMP.                    
    10:30-                   Presentation of the MC Organizational     Roxane Dow                                Comprehensive understanding of the     
    11:00 am                  Recommendations                          Stan Meiberg                               recommendations.                      
    11:00-                   Discussion--Organziational                Roxane Dow                                Consensus agreement between the        
    11:45 am                  Recommendations                          Stan Meiberg                               partners on a final organizational    
                                                                                                                  structure for the GMP.                
    11:45-                                                                                                                                              
    12:00 noon                                                                                                                                          
(2)Break                                                                                                                                                
(Set-up Time for Working                                                                                                                                
 Lunch)                                                                                                                                                 
    12:00-                   ``Hypoxia''                               Hiram Boone--IMT                          Consensus agreement between the        
    12:45 pm                 --Discusison of Current Plans and         (Natural Resources Conservation Service)   partners to move ahead on plans and   
                              Activities for FY 97                                                                activities presented.                 
    12:45-                   ``Shellfish''                             Tom Herrington--IMT                       Consensus agreement between the        
    1:15 pm                  --Discussion of Current Plans and         (Food & Drug Administration)               partners to move ahead on plans and   
                              Activities for FY 97                                                                activities presented.                 
    1:15-                                                                                                                                               
    1:30 pm                                                                                                                                             
(2)Break                                                                                                                                                

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    1:30-                    ``Education & Outreach''                  Bob Baker--IMT                            Consensus agreement between the        
    1:45 pm                  --Discussion of Current Plans and         (National Park Service)                    partners to move ahead on plans and   
                              Activities for FY 97                                                                activities presented.                 
    1:45-                    Partners Roundtable                       Jim Giattina                              To promote an open exchange of ideas as
    2:30 pm                  --Discussion of Current and Emerging                                                 to ways of seizing the maximum return 
                              Opportunities to Enhance Program                                                    on the partners investment in the GMP.
                              Success and Effectiveness                                                                                                 
    2:30-                    Summary of Meeting Agreements             Jim Giattina                              Summary consensus on agreements and    
    3:00 pm                                                                                                       directions established.               
    3:00 pm                  Workshop Adjourned                                                                                                         
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[FR Doc. 96-33265 Filed 12-30-96; 8:45 am]
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