[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 207 (Friday, October 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63504-63505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25399]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service


Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Scientific Committee (SC); 
Announcement of Plenary Session

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The OCS Scientific Committee will meet at the Fairfax Marriott 
at Fair Oaks in Fairfax, Virginia.

DATES: Thursday, November 6, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and 
Friday, November 7, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks, 11787 Lee Jackson Memorial 
Highway, Fairfax, Virginia, telephone (703) 352-2525.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the agenda may be requested 
from MMS by calling Ms. Carolyn Beamer at (703) 787-1211. Other 
inquiries concerning the OCS SC meeting should be addressed to Dr. 
James Kendall, Executive Secretary to the OCS SC, Minerals Management 
Service, 381 Elden Street, Mail Stop

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4043, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817 or by calling (703) 787-1656.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCS SC will provide advice on the 
feasibility, appropriateness, and scientific value of the OCS 
Environmental Studies Program to the Secretary of the Interior through 
the Director of the MMS. The SC will review the relevance of the 
research and data being produced to meet MMS scientific information 
needs for decision making and may recommend changes in scope, 
direction, and emphasis.
    The Committee will meet in plenary session on Thursday, November 6. 
The Director will present an overview of MMS and the Associate Director 
will address the Committee on new opportunities and challenges. There 
will be an update on activities in the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, and 
Pacific OCS Regions.
    On Friday, November 7, the Committee will meet in plenary session 
to discuss Committee business and updates will be provided by the 
Deepwater, Arctic, Alternative and Renewable Energy, Marine Minerals, 
and Decommissioning Subcommittees.
    The meetings are open to the public. Approximately 30 visitors can 
be accommodated on a first-come-first-served basis at the plenary 
session.

    Authority: Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, 5 
U.S.C., Appendix I, and the Office of Management and Budget's 
Circular A-63, Revised.

    Dated: October 15, 2008.
James J. Kendall,
Acting Associate Director for Offshore Energy and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. E8-25399 Filed 10-23-08; 8:45 am]
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