[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20528-20529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7944]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Marine Protected Areas Center New England Region Public Dialogue 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a public meeting concerning the 
development of a national system of marine protected areas (MPAs) 
pursuant to Executive Order 13158 (May 26, 2000). The New England 
Region Public Dialogue will be held in Portland, Maine and is the 
second in a series of regional dialogues to be held around the United 
States to solicit input from the public concerning their views on a 
national system of MPAs. Additional meetings will be announced and 
scheduled pending available resources. Refer to the web page listed 
below for background information concerning the development of the 
national system of MPAs. Meeting room capacity is limited to 60 people, 
and as such interested participants are required to RSVP via the e-mail 
address (preferable), fax number, or phone number listed below, by no 
later than 5 p.m. e.d.t. on May 6, 2005. Attendance will be available 
to the first 60 people who respond.
    Those who wish to attend but cannot due to space or schedule 
limitations can find background materials at the web page listed below 
and may submit

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written statements to the e-mail, fax, or mailing address below. A 
written summary of the meeting will be posted on the Web site within 
one month of its occurrence.

DATES: The meeting will be held Monday, May 16, 2005 from 7 p.m. to 
9:30 p.m. e.d.t.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Maine Research 
Institute, 350 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine 04101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Kelsey, National System 
Development Coordinator, National Marine Protected Areas Center, 1305 
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910. (Phone: 301-713-3155 
ext. 230, Fax: 301-713-3110); e-mail: [email protected]; or visit 
the National MPA Center Web site at http://mpa.gov/national_system/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These forums are intended to solicit the 
public's views regarding the development of a national system of MPAs. 
All input received via these dialogues, e-mail, or fax will be for the 
public record and considered in developing a draft proposal for a 
national system of MPAs. At this preliminary stage in the effort to 
develop the national system, NOAA does not intend to respond to any 
comments received via these dialogues, e-mail, fax, or mail. Once a 
draft proposal is developed for the national system of MPAs, NOAA will 
publish it in the Federal Register for formal public comment and will 
subsequently provide a formal response to comments received.
    Matters To Be Considered: Executive Order 13158 (May 26, 2000) 
calls for the development of a national system of MPAs. These forums 
are intended to solicit the public's views concerning the development 
of a national system of MPAs. Refer to the Web page listed above for 
background information concerning these dialogues and the development 
of the national system of MPAs.

    Dated: April 13, 2005.
Eldon Hout,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
[FR Doc. 05-7944 Filed 4-19-05; 8:45 am]
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