[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 13759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05034]


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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Notice

TIME AND DATE: The Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of 
Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals will hold a public meeting on 
Tuesday, 23 March 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

PLACE: This meeting will be conducted by remote means.

STATUS: This meeting will be held in accordance with the provisions of 
the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b) and the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I) and will be open to the 
public. Public participation will be allowed as time permits and as 
determined to be desirable by the Chairman. The Commission will 
livestream the meeting via a Zoom webinar. For further information and 
to register for the webinar, go to the Commission's website at https://www.mmc.gov/events-meetings-and-workshops/other-events/effects-of-low-salinity-exposure-on-bottlenose-dolphins-webinar/.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Commission and Committee will meet to 
consider the effects of low salinity exposure on bottlenose dolphins. 
Specifically, meeting participants will review the findings of the 
Northern Gulf of Mexico bottlenose dolphin unusual mortality event 
(https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-life-distress/2019-bottlenose-dolphin-unusual-mortality-event-along-northern-gulf), 
provide information on the potential impacts of low-salinity exposure 
on dolphins and their prey, identify data needs, and discuss options 
for mitigating and monitoring impacts to dolphins and their prey from 
future low-salinity exposure. The agenda for the meeting is posted on 
the Commission's website at https://www.mmc.gov/events-meetings-and-workshops/other-events/effects-of-low-salinity-exposure-on-bottlenose-dolphins-webinar/.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Victoria Cornish, Energy Policy 
Analyst, Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 East West Highway, Room 700, 
Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504-0087; email: [email protected].

Catherine Shrestha,
Administrative Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-05034 Filed 3-8-21; 11:15 am]
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