[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 30480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14148]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Ballast Water and Shipping 
Committee

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance 
Species (ANS) Task Force Ballast Water and Shipping Committee. The 
meeting topics are identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The Ballast Water and Shipping Committee will meet from 9:00 
a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday, June 11, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The Ballast Water and Shipping Committee meeting will be 
held at the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Room 2415, 2100 Second 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20593.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LCDR Mary Pat McKeown, U.S. Coast 
Guard, Ballast Water and Shipping Committee Chairperson, at 202-267-
0500 or by e-mail at [email protected]; or Sharon Gross, 
Executive Secretary, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force at 703-358-
2308 or by 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 a 
meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Ballast Water and 
Shipping Committee. The Task Force was established by the Nonindigenous 
Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701-
4741). The Ballast Water and Shipping Committee will discuss the 
prioritization of research needs for ballast water management and the 
document ``Ballast Water Treatment Residuals, Environmental Laws and 
How They May Relate'' submitted by the Environmental Soundness Working 
Group.
    Minutes of the meeting will be maintained by the Executive 
Secretary, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Suite 810, 4401 North 
Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1622, and the Chairperson of 
the Ballast Water and Shipping Committee at the Environmental Standards 
Division, Office of Operations and Environmental Standards, U.S. Coast 
Guard (G-MSO-4), 2100 Second Street, SW, Room 1309, Washington, DC 
20593-0001. Minutes for the meeting will be available at these 
locations for public inspection during regular business hours, Monday 
through Friday.

    Dated: May 25, 2001.
Cathleen I. Short,
Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Assistant Director--
Fisheries and Habitat Conservation.
[FR Doc. 01-14148 Filed 6-5-01; 8:45 am]
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