[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 56108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15760]


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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 (Committee) in Newport, 
Oregon.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, October 10, 2006, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, October 11, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 
Thursday, October 12, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 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 Oregon Coast Aquarium, 2820 
SE Ferry Slip Road, Newport, Oregon 97365.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Wenzel, Designated Federal 
Official, 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 Committee, composed of external, 
knowledgeable representatives of stakeholder groups, was established by 
the Department of Commerce to provide advice to the Secretary of 
Commerce and the Secretary of 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, October 10, 2006, and one hour set aside from 8:10 
a.m. to 9:10 a.m. on Thursday, October 12, 2006, 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 October 6, 2006.
    Matters To Be Considered: On Tuesday, October 10, 2006, the 
Committee will receive presentations on the draft Framework for 
Developing a National System of MPAs and on ocean zoning. In addition, 
the subcommittees will meet. On Wednesday, October 11, 2006, the 
Committee will hear from speakers on MPAs in Oregon and tribal MPA 
policies in the Pacific Northwest. The subcommittees will also continue 
their work. On Thursday, October 12, 2006, the Committee will hear 
about MPA management on the Pacific coast, and the subcommittees will 
report on their work to the full Committee. The agenda is subject to 
change, and the latest version will be posted at http://www.mpa.gov.

    Dated: September 20, 2006.
Mitchell A. Luxenberg,
Deputy Director, Management and Budget, National Ocean Service.
[FR Doc. E6-15760 Filed 9-25-06; 8:45 am]
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