[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 48950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7116]


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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Notice

Time and Date: The Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of 
Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals will meet on Tuesday, 12 
September, and Wednesday, 13 September, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
The meetings are open to the public.

Place: National Conservation Training Center, 698 Conservation Way, 
Shepherdstown, WV 25443; telephone: 304-876-1600; Web site: http://training.fws.gov/.

ACCESSIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION: All portions of the meeting will be 
open to public observation. Because the meeting is being held at a 
Federal facility, public attendees will be subject to a security check. 
To facilitate this, individuals planning to attend the meeting should 
submit their names to the contact person listed below by 5 September 
2006. Otherwise, attendees may be briefly delayed at the facility 
entrance.
    Public participation in meeting discussions will be allowed as time 
permits and as determined to be desirable by the Chairman. Individuals 
may also file written statements on the agenda topics for consideration 
by the Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors. Such 
statements should be sent the contract person indicated below by 5 
September 2006.

Matters to be Considered: The Commission and Committee will meet to 
review and discuss, among other things, the Commissions' 
responsibilities and criteria for identifying priority issues and 
priority marine mammal species, the Commission's role in international 
issues and participation in international forums, the criteria and 
processes for reviewing applications for permits to take marine 
mammals, the composition and best use of the Committee of Scientific 
Advisors and the staff, and other issues that may arise. The agenda for 
the meeting is subject to change but will be posted and, as necessary, 
updated on the Commission's Web site at http://www.mmc.gov.

Contact Person for More Information: Suzanne Montgomery, Special 
Assistant to the Executive Director, Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 
East-West Highway, Room 905, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: 301-504-
0087; e-mail [email protected].

    Dated: August 18, 2006.
Timothy J. Ragen,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 06-7116 Filed 8-18-06; 2:32 pm]
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