[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 22501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09313]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Marine Protected 
Areas Federal Advisory Committee (Committee) in Tacoma, Washington.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 2, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m.; Wednesday, June 3, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday, 
June 4, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. These times and the agenda topics 
described below are subject to change. Refer to the Web page listed 
below for the most up-to-date meeting agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Murano, 1320 Broadway 
Plaza, Tacoma, WA 98402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Wenzel, Acting Designated 
Federal Officer, MPA FAC, National Marine Protected Areas Center, 1305 
East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-713-7265, 
Fax: 301-713-3110); email: [email protected]; or visit the 
National MPA Center Web site at http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee, composed of external, 
knowledgeable representatives of stakeholder groups, was established by 
the Department of Commerce (DOC) to provide advice to the Secretaries 
of Commerce and the Interior on implementation of Section 4 of 
Executive Order 13158, on marine protected areas (MPAs). The meeting is 
open to the public, and public comment will be accepted from 4:30 p.m. 
to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. In general, each individual or 
group will be limited to a total time of five (5) minutes. If members 
of the public wish to submit written statements, they should be 
submitted to the Designated Federal Official by May 29, 2015.
    Matters to be Considered: The focus of the Committee's meeting will 
be the development of workplans by the Subcommittees (MPA Connectivity 
and External Financing for MPAs) to address the Committee's charge and 
begin discussion of issues; provide an opportunity for updates and 
input on Subcommittee and Working Group workplans from all Committee 
members; and gain a perspective on tribal marine resource management, 
and on MPA management issues in the Pacific Northwest. The agenda is 
subject to change. The latest version will be posted at http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/.

     Dated: April 9, 2015.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-09313 Filed 4-21-15; 8:45 am]
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