[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 67128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26947]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Coral Reef Conservation Program; Meeting

AGENCY: Coral Reef Conservation Program, Office of Ocean and Coastal 
Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting, notice of public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a public meeting of the U.S. Coral 
Reef Task Force (USCRTF). The meeting will be held in Christiansted, 
U.S. Virgin Islands at The Buccaneer Hotel, 5007 Estates Shoys, 
Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands 00820. The meeting provides a forum 
for coordinated planning and action among federal agencies, state and 
territorial governments, and nongovernmental partners. The meeting will 
be held Friday, November 15, 2013. Additional workshops and field trips 
will be held in advance of the meeting on Tuesday, November 12, 
Wednesday, November 13 and Thursday, November 14. Registration is 
requested for all events associated with the meeting.
    This meeting has time allotted for public comment. All public 
comments must be submitted in written format. A written summary of the 
meeting will be posted on the USCRTF Web site within two months of 
occurrence. For information about the meeting, registering and 
submitting public comments, go to http://www.coralreef.gov, https://dpnrczm.wufoo.com/forms/ or https://uscrtf-events-registration-form/or 
https://dpnrczm.wufoo.com/forms/uscrtf-registration-form.
    Commenters may address the meeting, the role of the USCRTF, or 
general coral reef conservation issues. Before including your address, 
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information 
in your comments, you should be aware that your entire comment, 
including personal identifying information may be made publicly 
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold 
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Established by Presidential Executive Order 13089 in 1998, the U.S. 
Coral Reef Task Force mission is to lead, coordinate and strengthen 
U.S. government actions to better preserve and protect coral reef 
ecosystems. Co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and Interior, 
Task Force members include leaders of 12 federal agencies, seven U.S. 
states and territories and three freely associated states.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon Simpson, NOAA USCRTF Steering 
Committee Point of Contact, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, 1305 
East-West Highway, N/OCRM, Silver Spring, MD 20910 at 303-497-6246 or 
Liza Johnson, USCRTF Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior, 
MS-3530-MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 at 202-208-4867 or 
visit the USCRTF Web site at http://www.coralreef.gov.

    Dated: November 5, 2013.
Christopher C. Cartwright,
Associate Assistant Administrator for Management and CFO/CAO, National 
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-26947 Filed 11-7-13; 8:45 am]
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