[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 155 (Thursday, August 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 40814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19286]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)


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 Anchorage. Alaska.

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, September 9, 2009, from 9 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, September 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
and Friday, September 11, from 8:30 am. 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 Anchorage, 500 West 
Third Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.

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 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9, 
2009. and from 8:35 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, September 11, 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 September 4, 2009.
    Matters To Be Considered: The Committee meeting will include two 
expert panel presentations, one on how the national system can 
contribute to ecological resilience in the face of climate change, and 
one, including invited management agencies and stakeholders, on marine 
protected areas in Alaska. The Scientific and Technical Subcommittee 
and the Review and Evaluation Subcommittee will meet to finalize 
recommendations, and will report back to the full MPA FAC for 
deliberations and action. The meeting also will include elections of a 
new MPA FAC Chair and Vice Chair. The agenda is subject to change. The 
latest version will be posted at http://www.mpa.gov.

    Dated: August 3, 2009.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
[FR Doc. E9-19286 Filed 8-12-09; 8:45 am]
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