[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 218 (Monday, November 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 66597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26811]


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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 Monterey, California.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, November 18, 2008, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, November 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 
Thursday, November 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 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 Monterey Bay Plaza Hotel, 
400 Cannery Row, Monterey, California.

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 
Executive Order 13158 on MPAs. The meeting will be open to public 
participation from 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 
and from 8:35 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 20, 2008. In 
general, each individual or 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 November 14, 2008.
    Matters to be Considered: The Committee will hear a panel 
presentation and discussion on ocean observations and marine protected 
areas, and will consider draft reports and recommendations from the 
Scientific and Technical Subcommittee and the Review and Evaluation 
Subcommittee. It will also hold elections for the position of chair and 
vice chair, and will hear presentations on the development of the 
national system of marine protected areas, including the nomination and 
gap analysis processes. Committee members and the public are also 
invited to attend a ceremony to mark the launch of the national system 
of marine protected areas. The Agenda is subject to change, and the 
latest version will be posted at http://www.mpa.gov.

    Dated: November 4, 2008.
Christopher C. Cartwright,
CFO/CAO, NOAA's National Ocean Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-26811 Filed 11-7-08; 8:45 am]
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