[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 209 (Friday, October 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66912-66913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27914]


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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 New Orleans, Louisiana.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, November 15, 2011, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:45 p.m., and Thursday, November 17, 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 Ritz Carlton Hotel, 921 
Canal Street, New Orleans, 70112.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kara Yeager, Designated Federal 
Officer, MPA FAC, National Marine Protected Areas Center, 1305 East 
West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: (301) 713-3100 
x162, Fax: (301) 713-3110); email: [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, which calls for the development of a National 
System of MPAs. The National System aims to strengthen existing MPAs 
and MPA programs through national and regional coordination, capacity 
building, science and analysis. The meeting is open to the public, and 
public comment will be accepted from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 
November 15, 2011. 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

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should be submitted to the Designated Federal Official by November 10, 
2011.
    Matters to be Considered: The focus of the Committee's meeting will 
be the completion and approval of recommendations from the Land, Sea 
and Communities Subcommittee and the Cultural Heritage Workgroup by the 
full MPA FAC. The Committee will receive an update on the 
Administration's National Ocean Policy and Coastal and Marine Spatial 
Planning initiatives, and their linkages to the national system of 
MPAs. The agenda is subject to change. The latest version will be 
posted at http://www.mpa.gov.

    Dated: October 21, 2011.
Donna Wieting,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National 
Ocean Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-27914 Filed 10-27-11; 8:45 am]
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