[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 1265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00252]


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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION


Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting

TIME AND DATE:  The Marine Mammal Commission will meet in open session 
on Friday, 25 January 2013, in St. Petersburg, Florida, from 9:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m., and on Tuesday, 29 January 2013, in La Jolla, California, 
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

PLACE:  The meeting on Friday, 25 January 2013, will be held in the 
Dolphin Conference Room at the National Marine Fisheries Service's 
Southeast Regional Office, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, 
Florida, 33701, telephone (727) 824-5312. The meeting on Tuesday, 29 
January 2013, will be held in Room 370 at the National Marine Fisheries 
Service's Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 3333 North Torrey Pines 
Court, La Jolla, California, 92037, telephone (858) 546-7000.

STATUS:  The Commission expects that all portions of these meetings 
will be open to the public. It will allow public participation as time 
permits and as determined to be desirable by the Chairman. Should it be 
determined that it is appropriate to close a portion of either meeting 
to the public, any such closure will be carried out in accordance with 
applicable regulations (50 CFR 560.5 and 560.6).
    Seating for members of the public at these meetings may be limited. 
The Commission therefore asks that those intending to attend either 
meeting advise it in advance by sending an email to the Commission at 
[email protected] or by calling (301) 504-0087. Members of the public will 
need to present valid, government-issued photo identification to enter 
the buildings where the meetings will be held. For those attending the 
St. Petersburg meeting, parking is expected to be available in the 
gated parking lot at the Southeast Regional Office--entry gates are 
located at the main driveway entrance on 3rd Street South (this gate is 
entry only) and along 14th Avenue South (both entry and exit). For 
those attending the La Jolla meeting, parking is expected to be 
available in the front lot at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center. 
Visitors will need to check in with the receptionist to obtain a guest 
parking pass.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:  The Commission plans to meet with regional 
management and scientific officials in each of the National Marine 
Fisheries Service's six regions to identify the most pressing marine 
mammal research and management needs. The Commission will use these 
meetings to develop a set of national priorities for guiding federal 
conservation efforts for marine mammals. Members of the public are 
invited to attend these meetings and to provide comments concerning 
priority issues. Those unable to attend any of the meetings may submit 
comments in writing. Written comments should be sent to Timothy J. 
Ragen, Executive Director, Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 East-West 
Highway, Room 700, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
    The Commission already has met with officials in the National 
Marine Fisheries Service's Northeast and Alaska Regions. The third and 
fourth meetings will be held in the National Marine Fisheries Service's 
Southeast and Southwest Regions. Notices of other meetings will be 
published in the Federal Register and posted on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.mmc.gov) when the dates and locations are confirmed.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:  Timothy J. Ragen, Executive 
Director, Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 East-West Highway, Room 700, 
Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504-0087; email: [email protected].

    Dated: January 4, 2013.
Michael L. Gosliner,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2013-00252 Filed 1-4-13; 4:15 pm]
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