[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 61543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28108]


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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 San Francisco, 
California.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, from 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. through Friday, January 19, 2018, at 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 Argonaut Hotel, 495 
Jefferson Street at Hyde, San Francisco, CA 94109.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles M. Wahle, Ph.D., Designated 
Federal Officer, MPA FAC, National Marine Protected Areas Center, 99 
Pacific St., Suite 100-F, Monterey, CA 93940. (Phone: 831-647-6460; 
Fax: 831-647-1732; email: [email protected]; or visit the National 
MPA Center website at http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/fac).

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 Wednesday, January 17, 2018. 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 Officer by Friday, 
January 12, 2018.
    Matters To Be Considered: This meeting will focus on: (i) Refining 
the Committee's charge and work plans for 2018-2019; (ii) identifying 
ways to enhance the impact of the Committee's recommendations and 
products; (iii) engaging with National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 
Council Chairs and other MPA programs to explore common approaches to 
emerging issues facing US MPAs; and, (iv) establishing subcommittees 
and working groups, as needed, to address the Committee's new charge. 
The agenda is subject to change. The latest version will be posted at 
http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/fac.

    Dated: December 21, 2017.
Rebecca Holyoke,
Deputy Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-28108 Filed 12-27-17; 8:45 am]
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