[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 15699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2989]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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 Monday, April 24, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., Tuesday, April 25, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 
Wednesday, April 26, 2006, 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 Marina Tower Hotel, 900 
North Shoreline Boulevard, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401.

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 x 
136, Fax: 301-713-3110); e-mail: [email protected]; or visit the 
National PMA 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 (DOC) 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 Monday, April 24, 2006, and one hour set aside from 8:10 a.m. 
to 9:10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26, 2006, for the MPA FAC 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 April 18, 2005.
    Matters to Be Considered: On Monday, April 24, 2006, the MPA FAC 
will elect a chair and vice chair, receive a response from DOC and the 
Department of the Interior (DOI) on their recommendations submitted in 
June 2005, and receive its new charge from DOC and DOI. The MPA FAC 
will also discuss and form the subcommittees needed to address the 
charge. On Tuesday, April 25, 2006, the MPA FAC will hear a panel 
presentation on MPAs and marine management issues in the Gulf of 
Mexico, and the subcommittees will meet. On Wednesday, April 26, 2006, 
the MPA FAC will hear a panel presentation MPAs and ecosystem 
approaches to management and the subcommittees will meet.The agenda is 
subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at http://www.mpa.gov.

    Dated: March 17, 2006.
Eldon Hout,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
[FR Doc. 06-2989 Filed 3-28-06; 8:45 am]
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