[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 43039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17701]


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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Notice

    Time and Date: The Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of 
Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals will meet in exeutive session on 
Tuesday, October 10, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. The public 
sessions of the Commission and the Committee meeting will be held on 
Tuesday, October 10, from 10:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., on Wednesday, 
October 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursday, October 12, from 
8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
    Place: The Tradewinds Sandpiper Hotel, 6000 Gulf Boulevard, St. 
Pete Beach, Florida 33706; Phone number 727/360-5551. Fax number 727/
526-1282.
    Status: The executive session will be closed to the public. At it, 
matters relating to international negotiations in process, personnel, 
and the budget of the Commission will be discussed. All other portions 
of the meeting will be open to public observation. Public participation 
will be allowed as time permits and as 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. The 
focus of the meeting will be on species that occur in waters along the 
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States. While subject 
to change, major issues that the Commission plans to consider at the 
meeting include: research and management issues related to the Florida 
population of West Indian manatees, the Atlantic and Gulf populations 
of bottlenose dolphins, northern right whales, and the effects of noise 
on marine mammals.
    Contact Person for More Information: John R. Twiss, Jr., Executive 
Director, Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 East-West Highway, Room 905, 
Bethesda, MD 20814, 301/504-0087.

    Dated: July 10, 2000.
John R. Twiss, Jr.,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 00-17701 Filed 7-10-00; 10:24 am]
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