[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1625-1626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00398]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

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U.S. Coral Reef Task Force; Public Meeting and Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Department of the Interior, announce a public 
meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force and a request for written 
comments. This meeting, the 39th biannual meeting of the task force, 
provides a forum for coordinated planning and action among Federal 
agencies, State and territorial governments, and nongovernmental 
partners.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 22, 2018, from 
08:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Submit advance public comments by January 29, 2018. Submit requests 
for copies of comments given at the meeting by March 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Meeting will be held at the Department of Interior, Main 
Interior Building, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
    Submit advance public comments or requests for copies of comments 
given at the meeting to Liza Johnson, U.S. Coral Reef Task Force 
Steering Committee Co-Chair, U.S. Department of the Interior, MS-3530-
MIB, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240; or via email to 
[email protected]; or fax to (202) 208-4867.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liza Johnson, U.S. Coral Reef Task 
Force Steering Committee Co-Chair, U.S. Department of the Interior, MS-
3530-MIB, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240 (phone: 202-208-1378; 
fax: 202-208-4867; email: [email protected]); or visit the 
U.S. Coral Reef Task Force website at www.coralreef.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Established by Presidential Executive Order 
13089 in 1998, the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force has a mission to lead, 
coordinate, and strengthen U.S. government actions to better preserve 
and protect coral reef ecosystems. The Departments of Commerce and the 
Interior co-chair the Task Force, whose members include leaders of 12 
Federal agencies, 2 U.S. States, 5 U.S. territories, and 3 freely 
associated States. For more information about the meetings, draft 
agendas, and how to register, go to www.coralreef.gov. A written 
summary

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of the meeting will be posted on the website after the meeting.

Registration To Attend the Meeting

    Attendees can register online before the start of the meeting, or 
on site at the registration desk. Registration details will be 
announced on the task force website at www.coralreef.gov.

Public Comments

    Comments may address the meeting, the role of the U.S. Coral Reef 
Task Force, or general coral reef conservation issues. Advance public 
comments should be submitted by January 29, 2018. Copies of comments 
given at the meeting can be submitted afterwards in writing to Liza 
Johnson by email, fax, or mail (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) by 
March 30, 2018.

Public Availability of Comments

    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

Shawn Buckner,
Acting Director, Office of Policy Analysis, U.S. Department of the 
Interior.
[FR Doc. 2018-00398 Filed 1-11-18; 8:45 am]
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