[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 22299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08733]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-FAC-2016-N054; FXFR13360900000-FF09F14000-167]


Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public 
meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force. The ANS Task 
Force's purpose is to develop and implement a program for U.S. waters 
to prevent introduction and dispersal of aquatic invasive species 
(AIS); to monitor, control, and study such species; and to disseminate 
related information.

DATES: The ANS Task Force will meet from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on 
Wednesday, May 4, 2016; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, 2016; and 
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 6, 2016. For more information, 
contact the ANS Task Force Executive Secretary (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT).

ADDRESSES: The ANS Task Force meeting will take place at the Park Place 
Hotel, 300 East State Street, Traverse City, Michigan 49684 (telephone: 
231-946-5000).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Pasko, Executive Secretary, ANS 
Task Force, by telephone at 703-358-2466, or by email at 
[email protected]. If you use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD), please call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 
800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., we announce that the ANS 
Task Force will hold a meeting.

Background

    The ANS Task Force was established by the Nonindigenous Aquatic 
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (Act) (Pub. L. 106-580, as 
amended), and is composed of 13 Federal and 14 ex-officio members, and 
co-chaired by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The ANS Task Force provides 
advice on AIS infesting waters of the United States and other nations, 
among other duties as specified in the Act.

Meeting Agenda

 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Project Updates
 Nonindigenous Aquatic Species and Great Lakes Aquatic Non-
indigenous Species Information System Database Update
 Presentation on Idaho's Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention 
Program
 Update on the Boat Manufacturer Technical Information Report
 Session on Interbasin Transfer of AIS
 Session on Asian Carp Risk Assessments
 Presentation on Genome Editing Applications for AIS
 Update on the Government Accountability Office Report for AIS
 Approval of the Revised New York State ANS Management Plan
 Updates on Efforts to Address AIS Transport at Federally 
Managed Water Bodies
 Update on the National Early Detection Rapid Response 
Framework and Emergency Response Funding Plan
 Update on Policy and Planning from the National Invasive 
Species Council

    There will be a field trip Wednesday, May 4, 2016, from 1 p.m. to 
5:30 p.m. to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore near Empire, 
Michigan. The field trip will include additional presentations on and 
viewing of AIS control projects within Sleeping Bear Dunes. To register 
for the field trip, contact the ANS Task Force Executive Secretary (see 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
    The final agenda and other related meeting information will be 
posted on the ANS Task Force Web site at http://anstaskforce.gov.

Meeting Minutes

    Summary minutes of the meeting will be maintained by the Executive 
Secretary (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). The minutes will be 
available for public inspection within 60 days after the meeting and 
will be posted on the ANS Task Force Web site at http://anstaskforce.gov.

    Dated: April 8, 2016.
David W. Hoskins,
Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Assistant Director for 
Fish and Aquatic Conservation.
[FR Doc. 2016-08733 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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