[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 5811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-414]


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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 Washington, DC. This 
meeting, the 19th 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. 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 meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 8:30-
5:30. Advance public comments can be submitted to the e-mail, fax, or 
mailing address listed below from Wednesday, February 6, 2008--
Wednesday, February 20, 2008.
    Location: The meeting will be held at the Smithsonian Institution's 
National Museum of Natural History in the Baird Auditorium, located at 
10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20560.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Dieveney, U.S. Coral Reef Task 
Force Steering Committee Co-Chair, 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, 
and submitting public comment, go to http://www.coralreef.gov.

    Dated: January 10, 2008.
David Kennedy,
Manager, Coral Reef Conservation Program.
[FR Doc. 08-414 Filed 1-30-08; 8:45 am]
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