[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16628-16630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07247]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Interagency Working Group on the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia 
Research and Control Amendments Act

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice, Webinars.

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SUMMARY: The National Ocean Service (NOS) of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) publishes this notice to announce a 
series of webinars designed to initiate conversation between federal 
representatives and stakeholders on a number of topics related to 
harmful algal blooms (HABs) and hypoxia, as mandated by the Harmful 
Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2014 
(HABHRCA). HABHRCA tasks federal agencies to advance the understanding 
of HAB and hypoxia events, and to respond to, detect, predict, control, 
and mitigate these events to the greatest extent possible.
    The Interagency Working Group on HABHRCA (IWG-HABHRCA) is comprised 
of representatives from a number of federal agencies. Through these 
webinars, the group seeks to connect and speak with a wide range of 
stakeholders, including relevant management and planning bodies, 
resource officials, economists, tribal

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resource management officials, scientists and public health experts, 
industries affected by HABs and hypoxia, nonprofit groups, the general 
public, and others. The IWG-HABHRCA would like to consult with 
stakeholders on topics such as:
     Regional priorities for ecological, economic, and social 
research on the causes and impacts of HABs and hypoxia, needs for 
improved monitoring and early warning, and new approaches to 
prevention, control, and mitigation;
     Communication and information dissemination methods that 
state, tribal, and local governments may undertake to educate and 
inform the public concerning HABs and hypoxia; and
     Perceived needs for handling HAB and hypoxia events, as 
well as an action strategy for managing future situations.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting Web 
addresses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caitlin Gould ([email protected], 
301-713-3020, x 174) or Stacey DeGrasse ([email protected], 
240-402-1470).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA is publishing this notice to announce a 
series of webinars designed to initiate conversation between federal 
representatives and stakeholders on a number of topics related to HABs 
and hypoxia, some of the most scientifically complex and economically 
damaging issues affecting our ability to safeguard the health of our 
nation's coastal and freshwater ecosystems. The IWG-HABHRCA was 
established to coordinate and convene with relevant federal agencies to 
discuss HAB and hypoxia events in the United States, and to develop a 
number of reports and assessments of these situations. The webinars are 
designed to gain information on and discuss what relevant stakeholders 
perceive to be their needs for handling HAB and hypoxia events, as well 
as an action strategy for managing future situations. All interested 
parties are encouraged to attend and participate. As described further 
below, preregistration is required to participate in these webinars.
    Stakeholders are encouraged to submit comments and questions in 
advance of and following each webinar. Electronic comments and 
questions may be submitted via email ([email protected]). Written 
comments may be submitted to Caitlin Gould at NOAA, National Centers 
for Coastal Ocean Science, SSMC-4, #8234, 1305 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
    Meeting dates:
     National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Webinar--March 
26, 2015, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EDT
     Regional Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Webinar--
Southeast/Gulf of Mexico/Mid-Atlantic--April 2, 2015, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 
p.m. EDT
     Regional Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Webinar--Inland/
Great Lakes--April 22, 2015, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EDT
     Regional Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Webinar--
Northwest--April 29, 2015, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. EDT (11:00 a.m.-12:00 
p.m. PDT)
     Regional Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Webinar--
Northeast--April 30, 2015, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EDT
    Real-time remote access to the webinars will be available via the 
following options:
     National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Webinar--
    [cir] Internet Webinar Access: https://fda.webex.com/fda/j.php?MTID=m6e6880abb9f86af5ecba66e01c391612
    [ssquf] Password: National
    [cir] To view the webinar in other time zones or languages: https://fda.webex.com/fda/j.php?MTID=m9a739ad15d3ede13ca70be9894153643
    [ssquf] Password: National
    [cir] Teleconference Only Access:
    [ssquf] Provide your number when you join the meeting to receive a 
call back.
    [ssquf] Alternatively, you can call one of the following numbers:
     Local: 1-301-796-7777
     Toll free: 1-855-828-1770
    [ssquf] Follow the instructions that you hear on the phone and 
enter Cisco Unified MeetingPlace meeting ID: 745 274 247
     Regional Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Webinar--
Southeast/Gulf of Mexico/Mid-Atlantic--
    [cir] Internet Webinar Access: https://fda.webex.com/fda/j.php?MTID=m0eac8252e84dd3993a1ea32604d1adf4
    [ssquf] Password: Southeast
    [cir] To view the webinar in other time zones or languages: https://fda.webex.com/fda/j.php?MTID=md5b3388c42c433729d906d6c5622d164
    [ssquf] Password: Southeast
    [cir] Teleconference Only Access:
    [ssquf] Provide your number when you join the meeting to receive a 
call back.
    [ssquf] Alternatively, you can call one of the following numbers:
     Local: 1-301-796-7777
     Toll free: 1-855-828-1770
    [ssquf] Follow the instructions that you hear on the phone and 
enter Cisco Unified MeetingPlace meeting ID: 749 761 616
     Regional Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Webinar--Inland/
Great Lakes--
    [cir] Internet Webinar Access: https://fda.webex.com/fda/j.php?MTID=mf98ac949c431ffe04b674057de8bd809
    [ssquf] Password: Inland
    [cir] To view the webinar in other time zones or languages: https://fda.webex.com/fda/j.php?MTID=m1729f80ba875d8f87a0c5661d354529a
    [ssquf] Password: Inland
    [cir] Teleconference Only Access:
    [ssquf] Provide your number when you join the meeting to receive a 
call back.
    [ssquf] Alternatively, you can call one of the following numbers:
     Local: 1-301-796-7777
     Toll free: 1-855-828-1770
    [ssquf] Follow the instructions that you hear on the phone and 
enter Cisco Unified MeetingPlace meeting ID: 741 855 825
     Regional Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Webinar--
Northwest--
    [cir] Internet Webinar Access: https://fda.webex.com/fda/j.php?MTID=m4e9bb6ef61d4f8257486d29884ff67e0
    [ssquf] Password: Northwest
    [cir] To view the webinar in other time zones or languages: https://fda.webex.com/fda/j.php?MTID=mea7088d04482f51a0ab659e6d9564e24
    [ssquf] Password: Northwest
    [cir] Teleconference Only Access:
    [ssquf] Provide your number when you join the meeting to receive a 
call back.
    [ssquf] Alternatively, you can call one of the following numbers:
     Local: 1-301-796-7777
     Toll free: 1-855-828-1770
    [ssquf] Follow the instructions that you hear on the phone and 
enter Cisco Unified MeetingPlace meeting ID: 748 981 584
     Regional Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Webinar--
Northeast
    [cir] Internet Webinar Access: https://fda.webex.com/fda/j.php?MTID=m3bde49b5ce0994462f9aae9e330e1438
    [ssquf] Password: Northeast
    [cir] To view the webinar in other time zones or languages:  
https://fda.webex.com/fda/j.php?MTID=m72ded81789dedac878c7ad13429751b3
    [ssquf] Password: Northeast
    [cir] Teleconference Only Access:
    [ssquf] Provide your number when you join the meeting to receive a 
call back.
    [ssquf] Alternatively, you can call one of the following numbers:
     Local: 1-301-796-7777
     Toll free: 1-855-828-1770
    [ssquf] Follow the instructions that you hear on the phone and 
enter Cisco Unified MeetingPlace meeting ID: 744 725 401
    Persons wishing to attend the meeting online via the webinar must 
register in

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advance no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the evening before each 
webinar, by sending an email to [email protected]. The number of 
webinar connections available for the meetings is limited to 500 
participants and will therefore be available on a first-come, first-
served basis. The agenda for the webinars will include time for 
questions and answers or comments about the agencies' efforts in 
implementing HABHRCA.
    Other Information:
    Paperwork Reduction Act: Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be 
subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of 
information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 
unless that collection displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.

    Dated: March 24, 2015.
Mary Erickson,
Director, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-07247 Filed 3-27-15; 8:45 am]
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