[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 203 (Thursday, October 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 56788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27544]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6461-4]


Notice of Fifth Meeting of the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico 
Watershed Nutrient Task Force

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Fifth Meeting of the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico 
Watershed Nutrient Task Force. The purpose of this Task Force, 
consisting of Federal, State, and Tribal members, is to understand and 
address nutrient management and hypoxia related issues in the 
Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico watersheds. The matters to be 
discussed at the meeting include the Integrated Assessment of the 
causes and consequences of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico, and the 
Action Plan issues, approach, and schedule, including sharing ideas for 
consultation with States, Tribes, and stakeholders within the 
Mississippi River Basin (see agenda on EPA website at <http://
www.epa.gov/msbasin/>). The Integrated Assessment and the Action Plan 
were requested by the National Science and Technology Council's 
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (CENR) as required by 
section 604(a) and 604(b) of Public Law 105-383 Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 1998. The meeting of the Task Force will be open 
to the public, and the public will be afforded an opportunity to 
provide input during open discussion periods.

DATES: 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., November 18, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn O'Hare International, 5440 North River Road, 
Rosemont, IL; (847) 671-6350. The meeting is open to the public and is 
limited only by the space available. The room accommodates 
approximately 125 people.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Mary Belefski, U.S. EPA, 
Assessment and Watershed Protection Division (AWPD), 401 M Street, SW 
(4503F), Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 260-7061; Internet: 
[email protected]. For additional information on hotel 
accommodations contact Marquietta Davis, Tetra Tech, Inc., 10306 Eaton 
Place, Suite 340, Fairfax, VA 22030, telephone: (703) 385-6000; 
Email:[email protected].

    Dated: October 15, 1999.
Robert Wayland,
Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds.
[FR Doc. 99-27544 Filed 10-20-99; 8:45 am]
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