[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14780-14781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7234]


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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 Annapolis, Maryland.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 21, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, 
April 23, from 8:30 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 Historic Inns of Annapolis, 
58 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland.

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 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 
and from 8:35 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2009. 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 April 17, 2009.
    Matters to be Considered: The Committee will hear a panel

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presentation and discussion on evaluation of the national system, and 
will consider draft reports and recommendations from the Scientific and 
Technical Subcommittee and the Review and Evaluation Subcommittee. It 
will also hear an update on NOAA's Next Generation Strategic Plan and 
presentations on the development of the national system of marine 
protected areas, including the gap analysis processes and education and 
outreach initiatives. Representatives from NOAA and the Department of 
Interior have been invited to present on the Administration's vision 
for ocean conservation. Committee members and the public are also 
invited to attend a ceremony to announce the first sites accepted into 
the National System of Marine Protected Areas. The agenda is subject to 
change. The latest version will be posted at http://www.mpa.gov.

    Dated: March 25, 2009.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
[FR Doc. E9-7234 Filed 3-31-09; 8:45 am]
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