[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 51691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25538]


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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: The Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of 
Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals will meet in executive session on 
Wednesday, November 14, 2001, from 8 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. The public 
sessions of the Commission and the Committee meeting will be held on 
Wednesday, November 14, from 11 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., on Thursday, 
November 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., and on Friday, November 16, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

PLACE: Anchorage Marriott Downtown, 820 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, 
Alaska 99501; Phone: 907-279-8000; Fax 907-279-8005.

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 
meeting will focus primarily on marine mammal species and issues 
related to Alaska. While subject to change, major issues that the 
Commission plans to consider at the meeting include the status of the 
Bering Sea ecosystem; co-management of marine mammal populations; 
Pacific walruses; polar bears; sea otters in Alaska; ice seals; harbor 
seals; Steller sea lions; and large cetaceans in the North Pacific 
Ocean.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Robert H. Mattlin, Executive 
Director, Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 East-West Highway, Room 905, 
Bethesda, MD 20814, 301-504-0087.

    Dated: October 5, 2001.
Robert H. Mattlin,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 01-25538 Filed 10-5-01; 2:21 pm]
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