[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 75 (Friday, April 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 21943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08852]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Invasive Species Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meetings of the Invasive Species Advisory 
Committee.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, notice is hereby given of meetings of the Invasive Species 
Advisory Committee (ISAC). Comprised of 31 nonfederal invasive species 
experts and stakeholders from across the nation, the purpose of the 
Advisory Committee is to provide advice to the National Invasive 
Species Council, as authorized by Executive Order 13112, on a broad 
array of issues related to preventing the introduction of invasive 
species and providing for their control and minimizing the economic, 
ecological, and human health impacts that invasive species cause. The 
Council is co-chaired by the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Commerce. The duty of the Council 
is to provide national leadership regarding invasive species issues.
    Purpose of Meeting: The meeting will be held on May 13-15, 2014 in 
Arlington, Virginia. The purpose of the meeting is to convene the full 
ISAC and to provide expert input and recommendations to NISC federal 
agencies and their partners on invasive species matters of national 
importance. While in session, ISAC will: (1) Provide input on priority 
actions to include in the National Invasive Species Management Plan 
revision; (2) receive an initial report on a pilot project to protect 
forest health in an urban setting; (3) finalize an ISAC White Paper on 
the role of utilization (including harvest) of invasive species in 
control programs; (4) review a draft report on the management of 
invasive species in the context of climate change; and, (5) consider 
technical input and guidance related to invasive species for 
consideration by the United States Forest Service for inclusion in 
their Forest Service Handbook. The meeting agenda will be available on 
the NISC Web site, www.invasivespecies.gov, on or about Friday, April 
18, 2014. Supplemental materials will be uploaded to the site on or 
before Friday May 1, 2014.

DATES: Meeting of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee: Tuesday, May 
13, 2014 through Wednesday, May 14, 2014; 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Thursday, May 15, 2014; 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Headquarters of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203. The general session will be 
held in Room 530. Note: All meeting participants and interested members 
of the public must be cleared through building security prior to being 
escorted to the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsey Brantley, National Invasive 
Species Council Program Specialist and ISAC Coordinator, Phone: (202) 
513-7243; Fax: (202) 371-1751; email: [email protected]. 
Additional information can also be obtained from the NISC Web site, 
www.invasivespecies.gov.

    Dated: April 11, 2014.
Lori Williams,
Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council.
[FR Doc. 2014-08852 Filed 4-17-14; 8:45 am]
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