[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 27104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10532]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)


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 Winter Harbor, Maine.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, May 24, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday, May 25, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and 
Thursday, May 26, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 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 Schoodic Institute at Acadia 
National Park, Schoodic Point, 9 Atterbury Circle, Winter Harbor, Maine 
04693.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Wenzel, 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 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. 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 Friday, May 20, 2016.
    Matters To Be Considered: The focus of the Committee's meeting will 
be to complete and act on Subcommittee and Working Group reports and 
recommendations related to ecological connectivity, external financing, 
and Arctic MPAs; provide an opportunity for public comment on MPA 
issues; and provide an opportunity for Committee input on potential 
future focus areas. The agenda is subject to change. The latest version 
will be posted at http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/.

    Dated: April 28, 2016.
John A. Armor,
Acting Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-10532 Filed 5-4-16; 8:45 am]
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