[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12776-12777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04443]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


43rd Meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force

AGENCY: Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), Office for Coastal 
Management (OCM), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for 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 
43rd U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF). NOAA and DOI will be 
accepting oral and written comments.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with an opportunity to provide public 
comments. Written comments must be received on or before March 12, 
2020.
    For the specific 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 NOAA and DOI will be accepting oral comments at this 
meeting. For the specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Jason 
Philibotte, NOAA, USCRTF Steering Committee Point of Contact, NOAA 
Coral Reef Conservation Program, 1305 East-West Highway, NOS/OCM, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910 or via email to [email protected]. 
Comments that the USCRTF

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Steering Committee Point of Contact receives are considered part of the 
public record and may be publicly accessible. Any personally 
identifiable information (e.g., name, address) submitted voluntarily by 
the sender may also be publicly accessible. NOAA will accept anonymous 
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain 
anonymous).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Philibotte, NOAA USCRTF Steering 
Committee Point of Contact, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, 1305 
East-West Highway, NOS/OCM, Silver Spring, MD 20910 at (301) 533-0767 
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 13 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: Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., local time.
    Location: Department of Interior, Auditorium, 1849 C St. NW, 
Washington, DC 20240.
    Written comments must be received on or before Thursday, March 12, 
2020.

    Dated: February 28, 2020.
Nicole R. LeBoeuf,
Acting Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-04443 Filed 3-3-20; 8:45 am]
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