[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 184 (Friday, September 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 55508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8188]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Sunshine Act; Notice of Meetings

Time and Date: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. October 25, 2006; and 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 
p.m. October 27, 2006; times Atlantic Standard Time.

Place: Ballroom, Frenchman's Reef Hotel, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin 
Islands.

Status: The Department of the Interior, as co-chair with the Department 
of Commerce, on behalf of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, announces a 
public meeting of the Task Force.

Matters to be Considered: Updates on implementation of Local Action 
Strategies, impacts of coral bleaching in the Caribbean, International 
approaches to coral reef conservation, Virgin Island accomplishments 
and public comments on coral reef issues generally. The agenda will be 
available from the contact person below and published on the Task Force 
Web site at http://www.coralreef.gov when finalized.

Registration and Exhibits: There is no charge to attend this meeting. 
Space is also available for those desiring to have exhibits. 
Registration information for attendance and for exhibits, along with 
information on rooms, parking and related items, is available on the 
Task Force Web site noted above. Exhibits must be registered well in 
advance of the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Those desiring to obtain additional 
information should contact Randal Bowman at the office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Fish and Wildlife Parks, Department of the Interior, 1849 
C Street, NW., MS-MIB-3156, Attn: CRTF, Washington, DC 20240, telephone 
202-219-1037, e-mail [email protected].

Public Comments: Written statements of any length may be submitted to 
the Task Force through the above address, or delivered to the Task 
Force staff at the meeting. Those desiring to testify before the Task 
Force should register to do so through the above contact person, or 
upon arrival at the meeting, and should plan on summarizing their 
actual statements in 3 or 4 minutes due to the large number of 
anticipated witnesses. All written statements will be considered in 
their entirety. Wherever possible, those with similar viewpoints or 
messages are encouraged to make joint statements. Testimony will be 
received on the afternoon of October 25.

    Dated: September 18, 2006.
David M. Verhey,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 06-8188 Filed 9-20-06; 3:18 pm]
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