[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 48461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18184]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 073004B]


Notice of Meeting and Review of the Analytical Framework for 
Conducting Jeopardy Analyses Under the Endangered Species Act

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting

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SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service is hosting a meeting to 
solicit constructive criticism from an expert panel on the analytical 
framework used for conducting jeopardy analyses under the Endangered 
Species Act.

DATES: The meeting will span three days from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, 
beginning Tuesday, August 24 and concluding on Thursday, August 26, 
2004.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in a conference room at the Four 
Points Sheraton Bethesda, 8400 Wisconsin Avenue, in Bethesda, MD.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be facilitated and 
structured to allow panelists to ask questions and discuss ideas 
freely. Invited panelists have been asked to provide constructive 
criticism of the analytical framework for conducting jeopardy analyses 
under the Endangered Species Act and identify options for assessing 
species risk under varying circumstances. The meeting is open to the 
public, although space is limited. Interested persons may present 
comments, in writing, on the issues before the panel.
    Written submissions will be accepted at the meeting and addressed 
during the meeting, as time allows, and in the meeting summary.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities or special 
needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, 
please contact us as soon as possible.
    For additional information or to reserve a space at the meeting 
contact, Phil Williams, Chief of Endangered Species, Protected 
Resources, 1315 East West Highway, SSMC3, Silver Spring, MD 20910; 
telephone(301) 713-1401, or email [email protected].

    Dated: August 4, 2004.
Phil Williams,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-18184 Filed 8-9-04; 8:45 am]
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