[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 2363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-865]


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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION


Meeting of Advisory Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine 
Mammals

AGENCY: Marine Mammal Commission.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Marine Mammal Commission (Commission) is pleased to 
announce the first meeting of the Advisory Committee on Acoustic 
Impacts on Marine Mammals (Committee) in Bethesda, MD.

DATES: This public meeting will be held Tuesday, February 3, from 9 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, February 4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and 
Thursday, February 5, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 2004. These times and 
the agenda topics described below are subject to change. Please refer 
to the Commission's webpage for the most up-to-date meeting 
information. The Committee's second public meeting is tentatively 
scheduled for April 28-30, 2004, in the Washington, DC, metropolitan 
area. Further information on that meeting will be published in the 
Federal Register and posted on the Commission's Web site.

ADDRESSES: The February 3-5 meeting will be held at the Bethesda 
Marriott Hotel, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 897-
9400, http://marriott.com/property/propertyPage/WASBT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Vos, Sound Project Manager, 
Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 East-West Hwy., Rm. 905, Bethesda, MD 
20814, e-mail: [email protected], tel.: (301) 504-0087, fax: (301) 504-0099; 
or visit the Commission Web site at www.mmc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is to be held pursuant to the 
directive in the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-7) 
that the Commission convene a conference or series of conferences to 
``share findings, survey acoustic `threats' to marine mammals, and 
develop means of reducing those threats while maintaining the oceans as 
a global highway of international commerce.'' The meeting agenda will 
include presentations and panel discussions on (1) the basics of sound 
in the ocean, (2) sound sources of interest or concern for marine 
mammals, (3) the uses and characteristics anthropogenic sound in the 
marine environment, (4) the impacts of sound on marine mammals, and (5) 
the relevant U.S. governmental authorities. The agenda will also 
include two public comment sessions and one set of facilitated small-
group discussions. Guidelines for making public comments, background 
documents, and the meeting agenda, including the specific times of 
public comment periods, will be posted on the Commission's Web site 
prior to the meeting. Written comments can be submitted at the meeting.

    Dated: January 9, 2004.
David Cottingham,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 04-865 Filed 1-14-04; 8:45 am]
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