[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12943-12944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04520]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Sanctuary System Business Advisory Council: Public Meeting

AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Sanctuary System 
Business Advisory Council (council). The meeting is open to the public, 
and participants may provide comments at the appropriate time during 
the meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 14, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. ET, and an opportunity for public comment will be provided 
around 3:45 p.m. ET. Both these times and agenda topics are subject to 
change.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hall of the States located 
at 444 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Spidalieri, Office of National 
Marine Sanctuaries, 1305 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 
20910 (Phone: 240-533-0679; Fax: 301-713-0404; Email: 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ONMS serves as the trustee for a network of 
underwater parks encompassing more than 600,000 square miles of marine 
and Great Lakes waters from Washington state to the Florida Keys, and 
from Lake Huron to American Samoa. The network includes a system of 13 
national marine sanctuaries and Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea and Rose 
Atoll marine national

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monuments. National marine sanctuaries protect our nation's most vital 
coastal and marine natural and cultural resources, and through active 
research, management, and public engagement, sustain healthy 
environments that are the foundation for thriving communities and 
stable economies. One of the many ways ONMS ensures public 
participation in the designation and management of national marine 
sanctuaries is through the formation of advisory councils. The 
Sanctuary System Business Advisory Council (council) has been formed to 
provide advice and recommendations to the Director regarding the 
relationship of ONMS with the business community. Additional 
information on the council can be found at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/welcome.html.
    Matters to be Considered: The meeting will provide an opportunity 
for council members to hear news from across the National Marine 
Sanctuary System and review and comment on program initiatives. For a 
complete agenda, including times and topics, please visit http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/bac/meetings.html.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)


     Dated: March 1, 2017.
John Armor,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-04520 Filed 3-7-17; 8:45 am]
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