[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-443]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Estuary Habitat Restoration Council; Open Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 105(h) of the Estuary Restoration 
Act of 2000 (Title I, Pub. L. 106-457), announcement is made of the 
forthcoming meeting of the Estuary Habitat Restoration Council. The 
meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesday, 
January 23, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be in room 3M60/70, 441 G Street, NW, 
Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ellen Cummings, Headquarters, U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC 20314-1000, (202) 761-4558; or 
Ms. Cynthia Garman-Squier, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the 
Army (Civil Works), Washington, DC, (202) 512-6668.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Estuary Habitat Restoration Council 
consists of representatives of five agencies. These are the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Environmental Protection 
Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Agriculture, and 
Army.
    The agenda for the meeting includes a discussion of the draft 
national estuary restoration strategy, which the Council is required by 
law to develop. The strategy is designed to ensure a comprehensive 
approach to maximize benefits derived from estuary habitat restoration 
projects and to foster the coordination of Federal and non-Federal 
activities related to restoration of estuary habitat.
    Current security measures require that persons interested in 
attending the meeting must pre-register with us before 2 p.m. on 
January 18, 2002. Please contact Ellen Cummings at 202-761-4558 to pre-
register. When leaving a voice mail message please provide the name of 
the individual attending, the company or agency represented, and a 
telephone number, in case there are any questions. The public should 
enter on the ``G'' Street side of the GAO building. All attendees are 
required to show photo identification and must be escorted to the 
meeting room by Corps personnel. Attendees' bags and other possessions 
are subject to being searched. All attendees arriving between one-half 
hour before and one-half hour after 10 a.m. will be escorted to the 
meeting. Those that are not pre-registered and/or arriving later than 
the allotted time will be unable to attend the public meeting.

Luz D. Ortiz,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-443 Filed 1-7-02; 8:45 am]
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