[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 16034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07780]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

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Notice of Public Meetings of the Invasive Species Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: National Invasive Species Council, Interior.

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Invasive Species 
Advisory Committee. The purpose of the Advisory Committee (ISAC) is to 
provide advice to the National Invasive Species Council (NISC), as 
authorized by Executive Orders 13112 and 13751, on a broad array of 
issues related to preventing the introduction of invasive species and 
providing for their control and minimizing the economic, ecological, 
and human health impacts that invasive species cause. The Council is 
co-chaired by the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, and the Secretary of Commerce. The duty of the Council is 
to provide national leadership regarding invasive species issues. The 
purpose of a teleconference meeting on Thursday, May 2, 2019, is to 
convene the full ISAC to consider for approval the final deliverables 
from ISAC Class 9: (1) A white paper on the impacts of invasive ticks 
on human health and military readiness; and (2) a retrospective paper 
on the effectiveness of ISAC recommendations to NISC from 2000 to 2018. 
Members of the public are welcome to participate by accessing the 
teleconference. Other than during the public comment period, public 
participation is in an observer capacity. The toll-free conference 
phone number and access code can be obtained after registering 
participation through the NISC Secretariat's website, 
www.invasivespecies.gov. The meeting agenda will be available on the 
aforementioned website on or about April 19, 2019. Accommodation is 
also being made for the public to join the teleconference at the U.S. 
Department of the Interior Stuart Udall Building in Washington, DC. 
Details are provided later in ADDRESSES section of this notice. NOTE: 
The maximum capacity of the teleconference is 100 participants. For 
record keeping purposes, participants will be required to provide their 
name and contact information to the operator before being connected.

DATES: Teleconference Meeting of the Invasive Species Advisory 
Committee: Thursday, May 2, 2019; 1:00-3:00 p.m. (EDT).

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of the Interior, Stuart Udall Building 
(MIB), 1849 C Street NW, North Penthouse, Washington, DC 20240. All 
visiting members of the public must be cleared through building 
security prior to being escorted to the meeting location. At least 48 
hours prior to the meeting, please call the number listed in this 
notice for pre-clearance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsey Brantley, Coordinator for NISC 
and ISAC Operations, National Invasive Species Council Secretariat, 
(202) 208-4122; Fax: (202) 208-4118, email: 
[email protected].

Stanley W. Burgiel,
Acting Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council.
[FR Doc. 2019-07780 Filed 4-16-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4334-63-P