[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 68 (Friday, April 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16417-16418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8146]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Invasive Species Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the Invasive Species Advisory 
Committee.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, notice is hereby given of meetings of the Invasive Species 
Advisory Committee. The purpose of the Advisory Committee

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is to provide advice to the National Invasive Species Council, as 
authorized by Executive Order 13112, on a broad array of issues related 
to preventing the introduction of invasive species and providing for 
their control and minimizing the economic, ecological, and human health 
impacts that invasive species cause. The Council is co-chaired by the 
Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the 
Secretary of Commerce. The duty of the Council is to provide national 
leadership regarding invasive species issues. The purpose of a meeting 
on May 5-7, 2009 is to convene the full Advisory Committee and to 
discuss implementation of action items outlined in the 2008-2012 
National Invasive Species Management Plan, which was finalized on 
August 1, 2008.

DATES: Meeting of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee: Tuesday, May 
5, 2009 and Thursday, May 17, 2009; beginning at approximately 8 a.m., 
and ending at approximately 5 p.m. each day. Members will be 
participating in an off-site field tour on Wednesday, May 6, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Radisson Suites Tucson, 6555 East Speedway Boulevard, 
Tucson, Arizona 85710. The general session on May 5, 2009 and May 7, 
2009 will be held in the Catalina Ballroom.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsey Brantley, National Invasive 
Species Council Program Analyst and ISAC Coordinator, (202) 513-7243; 
Fax: (202) 371-1751.

    Dated: April 6, 2009.
Lori Williams,
Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council.
[FR Doc. E9-8146 Filed 4-9-09; 8:45 am]
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