[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57863-57864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19801]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 next meeting of the Marine 
Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee (MPA FAC) in Corpus Christi, 
Texas.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, November 1, 2005 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, November 2, 2005 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 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 Omni Bayfront Hotel, 900 
North Shoreline Boulevard, Portland, Maine 04192.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Wenzel, Designated Federal 
Officer, MPA FAC, 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 http://www.mpa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MPA FAC, composed of external, 
knowledgeable representatives of stakeholder groups, was established by 
the Department of Commerce to provide advice to the Secretaries of 
Commerce and the 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, 
November 1, 2005, and one hour set aside from 8:10 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. on 
Thursday, November 3, 2005, 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, October 28, 2005.
    Matters To Be Considered: On Tuesday, November 1, the Committee 
will elect a chair and vice chair, and will receive its new charge from 
the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior. The 
Committee will discuss and form the subcommittees needed to address the 
charge. On Wednesday, November 2, the Committee will receive a response 
from the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior on 
their recommendations submitted in June 2005, and discuss the framework 
for developing the national system. On Thursday, November 3, the 
subcommittees will meet to begin developing a work plan. The agenda is 
subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at http://www.mpa.gov.

    Dated: September 27, 2005.
Eldon Hout,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
[FR Doc. 05-19801 Filed 10-3-05; 8:45 am]
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