[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2004)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)


Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the fourth meeting of the Marine 
Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee (MPAFAC) in Maui, Hawaii.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, September 21, from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m., Wednesday, September 22, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, 
September 23, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. These times and the agenda topics 
described below may be subject to change. Refer to the web page listed 
below for the most up-to-date meeting agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Wailea, 3550 
Wailea Alanui Drive, Wailea, Hawaii 96753.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Wenzel, Designated Federal 
Officer, MPAFAC, National Marine Protected Areas Center, 1305 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-713-3100 x136, Fax: 
301-713-3110); e-mail: [email protected]; or visit the national 
MPA Center Web site at https://www.mpa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MPAFAC, composed of external, 
knowledgeable representatives of stakeholder groups, has been 
established by the Department of Commerce to provide advice to the 
Secretaries of Commerce and Interior on implementation of section 4 of 
Executive Order 13158 on MPAs. The meeting will be open to public 
participation, with a one hour time period set aside from 4 p.m. to 5 
p.m. on Tuesday, September 21, 2004, and one hour set aside from 8:10 
a.m. to 9:10 a.m. on Thursday, September 23, 2004 for the Committee to 
receive verbal comments or questions from the public. In general, each 
individual or group making a verbal presentation will be limited to a 
total time of five (5) minutes. Copies of written statements should be 
submitted to the Designated Federal Official by Friday, September 17, 
2004.
    Matters To Be Considered: On Tuesday, September 21, the three 
Subcommittees that have been established will meet: (1) National System 
of MPAs; (2) Stewardship and Effectiveness of MPAs; and (3) National 
and Regional Coordination of MPA Efforts. The Subcommittees will report 
on their work to the full Committee and then resume their work. On 
Tuesday afternoon, the Committee will hear from speakers on cultural 
aspects of marine management and then will receive comments from the 
public.
    On Wednesday, September 22, the Subcommittees will meet, and the 
Committee will receive provisional reports from the Subcommittees. In 
the afternoon, the Committee members will hear from representatives of 
four Regional Fishery Management Councils.
    On Thursday, September 23, the Committee will receive comments from 
the public. The Subcommittees will then meet. The full Committee will 
meet to further consider Subcommittee reports and to discuss the timing 
and agenda for the next meeting. They will then hear speakers on 
Pacific Island marine protected area management.
    On Friday, September 24, the Committee will visit Hulapoe Marine 
Reserve on the island of Lana'i.

    Dated: August 17, 2004.
Eldon Hout,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.

DRAFT Agenda--Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee, 
Renaissance Wailea, 3550 Wailea Drive, Maui, Hawaii, September 21-24, 
2004

Tuesday, September 21

7:30 Sign-In by All Participants
8 Call to Order
8:05 Committee Business
     Approval of Minutes of April 2004 meeting
     Review of Agenda
     MPA Center Update
9 Subcommittees Meet
    1. Developing a National System of MPAs
    2. Stewardship and MPA Effectiveness
    3. National and Regional Coordination of MPA Efforts
10 Full Committee Receives Provisional Reports by Subcommittees
12 Working Lunch--in Subcommittees
1 Subcommittees Meet
2:30 Panel Presentation--Culture and the Sea, Moderator: Bonnie McCay
     Craig Severance, University of Hawaii, Anthropology Dept.
     William Aila
     Edward Glazier, Director of Research, Impact Assessment, 
Inc.
3:50 BREAK
4 Public Comment Period
5 Adjourn for the Day
6 Committee Dinner

Wednesday, September 22

7:30 Sign In By All Participants
8 Call to Order
8:05 Subcommittees Meet
10 Break
10:15 Subcommittees Meet
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Full Committee Receives Provisional Reports from Subcommittees
3:15 Break
3:30 Panel Presentation--Fishery Management Councils, Moderator: (TBD)
     Roy Morioka, Chair, Western Pacific FMC
     Stephanie Madsen, Chair, North Pacific FMC
     Dan Waldeck, Staff, Pacific FMC
     Eugenio Pineiro-Soler, Chair, Caribbean FMC
5 Adjourn for the Day

Thursday, September 23

7:30 Sign In by All Participants
8 Call to Order
8:10 Public Comment Period
9:10 Subcommittees Meet
12 Lunch
1 Full Committee Receives Subcommittee Reports
2:30 Committee Business
     Follow up for next meeting
     Logistics for next meeting
     Other items
3 Break
3:10 Panel Presentation--Pacific Island MPA Management, Moderator: 
Terry O'Halloran
     Incorporating Tenants of Traditional Marine Resource 
Management
    [ctrcir] Apelu Aitaoto, American Samoa
    [ctrcir] Delegate Noah Idechong, Palau
     User Group Perspectives--Jim Coon, Trilogy Excursions
     Inter-jurisdictional Coordination--Jim Maragos, US Fish 
and Wildlife Service
5 Adjourn
5:30 Reception with Members of the Hawaii Humpback Whale National 
Marine Sanctuary Advisory Committee and FAC Guests

Friday, September 24

10-6:30 Field visit to Hulapoe Marine Reserve on the island of Lana'i.
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