[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8510-8511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04205]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


41st Meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Coral Reef Conservation Program, Office for Coastal Management, 
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting, Notice of Public Comment.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and 
the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) will hold a public meeting of the 
41st U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF).

DATES: The public meeting will be held Thursday, April 4, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with an opportunity to provide public comments. 
Written comments must be received on or before March 22, 2019.
    For specific the date, time, and location of the public meeting, 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the USCRTF by any of the 
following methods: Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting 
will be held in Washington, DC. For the specific location, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Jennifer Koss, 
NOAA, USCRTF Steering Committee Point of Contact, NOAA Coral Reef 
Conservation Program, 1305 East-West Highway, N/OCM, Silver Spring, MD 
20910 or via email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Koss, NOAA USCRTF Steering 
Committee Point of Contact, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, 1305

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East-West Highway, N/OCM, Silver Spring, MD 20910 at (301) 533-0777 or 
Liza Johnson, USCRTF Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior, 
MS-3530-MIB, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240 at (202) 208-5004 
or visit the USCRTF website at http://www.coralreef.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting provides a forum for coordinated 
planning and action among federal agencies, state and territorial 
governments, and nongovernmental partners. Registration is requested 
for all events associated with the meeting. This meeting has time 
allotted for public comment. All public comments must be submitted in 
written format. A written summary of the meeting will be posted on the 
USCRTF website within two months of occurrence. For information about 
the meeting, registering and submitting public comments, go to http://www.coralreef.gov.
    Commenters may address the meeting, the role of the USCRTF, or 
general coral reef conservation issues. Before including your address, 
phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable 
information in your comments, you should be aware that your entire 
comment, including personally identifiable information, may be made 
publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to 
withhold your personally identifiable information from public review, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Established by Presidential Executive Order 13089 in 1998, the 
USCRTF mission is to lead, coordinate and strengthen U.S. government 
actions to better preserve and protect coral reef ecosystems. Co-
chaired by the Departments of Commerce and Interior, USCRTF members 
include leaders of 12 federal agencies, seven U.S. states and 
territories and three freely associated states.
    You may participate and submit oral comments at the public meeting. 
The public meeting occurs annually in Washington, DC, and is scheduled 
as follows.
    Date: Thursday, April 4, 2019.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.
    Location: Department of Interior, Auditorium, 1849 C St. NW, 
Washington, DC 20240. Written comments must be received on or before 
March 22, 2019.

    Dated: March 1, 2019.
Paul M. Scholz,
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-04205 Filed 3-7-19; 8:45 am]
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