[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 108 (Thursday, June 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30876-30877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14716]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meetings and Tour

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service.

ACTION: Notice of meetings and tour of Chicago Waterways.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the summer 1997 meeting of the Aquatic 
Nuisance Species Task Force and the spring 1997 meeting of the Great 
Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species, and a related bus/boat tour of 
the Chicago Waterways. A number of topics will be addressed during the 
Task Force meeting, including: round goby and other nonindigenous 
species dispersal barrier initiatives in the Chicago Waterways; a 
request for ex-officio membership on the Task Force; a review

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of Task Force Membership; legislation and funding related to 
nonindigenous species; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers nonindigenous 
species activities; and updates of the activities of the Task Force and 
its committees. Topics to be addressed during the Great Lakes Panel 
meeting include: presentations of recent Great Lakes Panel products; 
Great Lakes Panel committee reports and review of FY 1998 committee 
work plans; updates of the activities of the Great Lakes Panel and its 
committees; and other issues. The meetings are open to the public. 
Interested persons may make oral statements at the meetings or submit 
written statements for consideration. The public is welcome to 
participate in the tour of the Chicago Waterways subject to the 
availability of space on a first-come, first-served basis and payment 
of a $30.00 fee to the Great Lakes Panel.

DATES: The Great Lakes Panel will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on 
Wednesday, June 18, 1997. The Chicago Waterways Tour will leave at Noon 
from the Clarion International Quality Inn--O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois, 
and return about 5:00 p.m. on June 18, 1997. The ANS Task Force will 
meet from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, 1997.

ADDRESS: Both meetings will be held at and the tour will leave from the 
Clarion International Quality Inn--O'Hare, 6810 N. Mannheim Road, 
Rosemont, Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert A. People, Executive Secretary, ANS Task Force, by telephone at 
703-358-2025 or E-Mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), this notice announces the 
Summer 1997 Meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, as 
established by the Nonindigneous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and 
Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701-4741), and the Spring 1997 Meeting 
of the Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species, a Task Force 
committee. It also announces a bus/boat tour of the Chicago Waterways. 
Minutes of the meeting will be maintained by the Executive Secretary, 
ANS Task Force, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax 
Drive, Suite 840, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1622 and will be available 
for inspection during regular business hours within 30 days following 
the meeting.

    Dated: June 2, 1997.
Gary Edwards,
Assistant Director--Fisheries, Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task 
Force.
[FR Doc. 97-14716 Filed 6-4-97; 8:45 am]
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