[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 184 (Monday, September 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 54244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4704]


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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, 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 (MPA FAC) in Alpena, Michigan.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, October 23, 2007, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 
Thursday, October 25, 2007, from 8 a.m. to 3:45 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 Great Lakes Maritime 
Heritage Center, 500 West Fletcher Street, Apena, Michigan 49707.

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.map.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MPA FAC, 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 from 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 
and from 8:05 a.m. to 9:05 a.m. on Thursday, October 25, 2007. In 
general, each individual or group making a verbal presentation will be 
limited to a total time of five (5) minutes. If members of the public 
wish to submit written statements, they should be submitted to the 
Designated Federal Official by October 19, 2007.
    Matters to be Considered: The MPA FAC 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 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: September 17, 2007.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
[FR Doc. 07-4704 Filed 9-21-07; 8:45 am]
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