[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 129 (Friday, July 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 36963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3231]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Public Meeting and Public Comment

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting, notice of public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a public meeting of the U.S. Coral 
Reef Task Force. The meeting will be held in Pago Pago, American Samoa. 
This meeting, the 18th bi-annual meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task 
Force, provides a forum for coordinated planning and action among 
federal agencies, state and territorial governments, and 
nongovernmental partners. Please register in advance by visiting the 
Web site listed below. This meeting has time allotted for public 
comment and provides exhibit space. All public comment must be 
submitted in written format. A written summary of the meeting will be 
posted on the Web site within two months of its occurrence.

DATES: The business meeting will be held from Wednesday, August 22-23, 
2007. Associated activities will take place August 17-24, 2007. Advance 
public comments can be submitted to the e-mail, fax, or mailing address 
listed below from Monday, July 23, 2007-Friday, August 10, 2007.
    Location: The meeting will be held in Pago Pago, American Samoa at 
the Lee Auditorium.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Dieveney, U.S. Coral Reef Task 
Force Secretariat, Coral Reef Conservation Program, 1305 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 (Phone: 301-713-3155 ext. 129, 
Fax: 301-713-4389, e-mail: [email protected], or visit the U.S. 
Coral Reef Task Force Web site at http://www.coralreef.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Established by Presidential Executive Order 
13089 in 1998, the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force mission is to lead, 
coordinate, and strengthen U.S. government actions to better preserve 
and protect coral reef ecosystems. Co-chaired by the Departments of 
Commerce and Interior, Task Force members include leaders of 12 federal 
agencies, seven U.S. states and territories, and three freely 
associated states. For more information about the meeting, registering, 
exhibiting, and submitting public comment go to http://www.coralreef.gov.

    Dated: June 13, 2007.
David Kennedy,
Manager, Coral Reef Conservation Program.
[FR Doc. 07-3231 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am]
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