[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 17 (Friday, January 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 3796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1097]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)


Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, NOAA, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting via web conference call of 
the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee (Committee). The 
web conference call is open to the public, and participants can dial in 
to the call. Participants who choose to use the web conferencing 
feature in addition to the audio will be able to view the presentation 
as it is being given. Members of the public wishing to listen should 
contact Lauren Wenzel at the email or telephone number below for the 
call-in number and passcode.

DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, February 1 from 2 to 5 p.m. 
(Eastern time). Refer to the web page listed below for the most up-to-
date meeting agenda.

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 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.
    Matters To Be Considered: The Committee will discuss and vote on 
its comments on the Draft Framework for Developing a National System of 
Marine Protected Areas, a document produced by the National Marine 
Protected Areas Center that is currently out for public review until 
February 14, 2007. The document and any related Committee materials for 
the conference call will be posted at http://www.mpa.gov.

    Dated: January 10, 2007.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
 [FR Doc. E7-1097 Filed 1-25-07; 8:45 am]
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