[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 47 (Monday, March 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10984-10985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1151]


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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 a meeting of the Marine Protected 
Areas Federal Advisory Committee (Committee) in Arlington, Virginia.

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DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m., Wednesday, April 25, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, April 
26, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. These times and the agenda topics described 
below are 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 National Science Foundation, 
Room 555, 4121 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.

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 (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 Tuesday, April 24, 2007, and one hour set aside from 8:10 a.m. 
to 9:10 a.m. on Thursday, April 26, 2007. In general, each individual 
or group 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 20, 2007.
    Matters to be Considered: The Committee will work in Subcommittees 
and as a full Committee to develop recommendations for the Department 
of Commerce and the Department of the Interior on the regional 
coordination of the national system of marine protected areas; 
incentives and implementation; and natural and social science needed to 
support the national system. The Agenda is subject to change, and the 
latest version will be posted at http://www.mpa.gov.

    Dated: March 5, 2007.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
[FR Doc. 07-1151 Filed 3-9-07; 8:45 am]
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