[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 74 (Friday, April 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21265-21266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08771]


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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Notice

TIME AND DATE: The Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of 
Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals will meet on Tuesday, 5 May 2015, 
from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 May 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 
6:00 p.m.; and Thursday, 7 May 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The 
Commission and the Committee also will meet in executive session on 
Tuesday, 5 May 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

PLACE: Francis Marion Hotel, 387 King Street, Charleston, South 
Carolina.

STATUS: The executive session will be closed to the public in 
accordance with the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 
U.S.C. 552b) and applicable regulations. The session will limited to 
discussions of internal agency practices, personnel, and the budget of 
the Commission. All other portions of the meeting will be open to the 
public. Public participation will be allowed as time permits and as 
determined to be desirable by the Chairman.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Commission and Committee will meet in 
public session to discuss a broad range of marine mammal science and 
policy issues related to growing challenges in conserving healthy 
marine mammal populations and the ecosystems in which they live, with a 
particular focus on issues related to the Atlantic Coast. An opening 
roundtable discussion will focus on major marine conservation issues in 
the Southeast, particularly those off the coast of South Carolina. Six 
themed sessions will reflect the Objectives in the Commission's 
Strategic Plan for 2015-19, available at http://www.mmc.gov/reports/strategic_plans/welcome.shtml. These sessions will examine issues 
related to (1) marine mammal health in the Southeast; (2) North 
Atlantic right whales; (3) offshore energy; (4) Florida manatees; (5) 
human interactions with marine mammals; and (6) fisheries bycatch of 
marine mammals. In addition, the National Marine Fisheries Service's 
Office of Protected Resources will discuss its strategic plan. A draft 
meeting agenda is available on the Commission's Web site, http://www.mmc.gov/index.shtml.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Michael L. Gosliner, General 
Counsel, Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 East-West Highway, Room 700, 
Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504-0087; email: [email protected].


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    Dated: April 13, 2015.
Rebecca J. Lent,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-08771 Filed 4-15-15; 4:15 pm]
 BILLING CODE 6820-31-P