[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22155-22156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9637]


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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION


 Sunshine Act Notice

TIME AND DATE: The Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of 
Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals will meet on Tuesday, 10 May 
2011, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 11 May 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 
6 p.m.; and Thursday, 12 May 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 
Commission and the Committee will meet in executive session on Tuesday, 
10 May 2011, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

PLACE: Astor Crown Plaza Hotel, 739 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 
70130; telephone: 504-962-0500; fax: 504-962-0503.

STATUS: The executive session will be closed to the public in 
accordance with the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 
U.S.C. 552b) and applicable regulations. The session will be for 
internal discussions of process, personnel, and the budget of the 
Commission. All other portions of the meeting will be open to the 
public. Public participation will be allowed as

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time permits and as determined to be desirable by the Chairman.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Commission and Committee will meet in 
public session to discuss a broad range of marine ecosystem and marine 
mammal matters with a focus on the Gulf of Mexico and the impact of the 
Deepwater Horizon oil spill on marine ecosystems. Although subject to 
change, other major issues that the Commission plans to consider at the 
meeting include conservation and protection of Florida manatees, Cook 
Inlet beluga whales in Alaska, and vaquita in the Gulf of California; 
and Arctic oil and gas development and risks.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Suzanne Montgomery, Special 
Assistant to the Executive Director, Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 
East-West Highway, Room 700, Bethesda, MD 20814; 301-504-0087; e-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: April 15, 2011.
Timothy J. Ragen,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-9637 Filed 4-18-11; 4:15 pm]
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