[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17957-17958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6703]


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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 Washington, DC.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 22, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and 
Thursday, April 24, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 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 Hilton Hotel, 8727 
Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

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

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Executive Order 13158 on MPAs. The meeting will be open to public 
participation from 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, and 
from 8:05 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 24, 2008. In general, each 
individual group 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 April 18, 2008.

Matters to be Considered: The Committee will be receiving a new charge 
from the Department of Commerce and organized members into 
Subcommittees to begin addressing this charge. The Committee also will 
be discussing the revised draft MPA Framework, and developing and 
finalizing recommendations related to enforcement and compliance. The 
Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at 
http://www.mpa.gov.

    Dated: March 20, 2008.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
 [FR Doc. E8-6703 Filed 4-1-08; 8:45 am]
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