[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 3384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00912]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Marine and Coastal Area-Based Management Advisory Committee 
Meeting

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the proposed schedule and agenda of a 
forthcoming meeting of the Marine and Coastal Area-based Management 
Advisory Committee (MCAM). The members will discuss and provide advice 
on issues outlined under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.

DATES: The meeting will be February 1 and 2, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
eastern time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Spring Room at the Silver 
Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Wenzel, Director, NOAA's 
National Marine Protected Areas Center, [email protected], (240) 
533-0652; or Heather Sagar, Senior Policy Advisor, NOAA Fisheries, 
[email protected], (301) 427-8019.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app, notice is hereby given of 
a meeting of MCAM. The MCAM was established in 2022 to advise the Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on science-based 
approaches to area-based protection, conservation, restoration, and 
management in coastal and marine areas, including the Great Lakes. The 
charter is located online at https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/ocean/marine-coastal-fac/.

I. Matters To Be Considered

    The meeting time and agenda are subject to change. The meeting is 
convened to discuss the following topics: area-based management in the 
U.S.; the use of NOAA's science and knowledge to guide area-based 
management; NOAA's restoration programs and tools; how NOAA may best 
leverage area-based management tools, investments, and authorities; how 
NOAA may foster healthy coastal communities through partnerships, jobs, 
and support; the Biden-Harris Administration's America the Beautiful 
initiative, as well as various administrative and organizational 
matters. The times and the agenda topics described here are subject to 
change.

II. Public Comment Instructions

    The meeting will be open to public participation (check agenda on 
website to confirm time). Written comments should be received by the 
Designated Federal Official by January 26, 2024, to provide sufficient 
time for Committee review. Written comments received after January 26, 
2024, will be distributed to the Committee, but may not be reviewed 
prior to the meeting date. To submit written comments, please email 
Ellie Roberts, [email protected].

III. Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Ellie Roberts at [email protected], at least 
5 days prior to the meeting date.

IV. Exceptional Circumstances

    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, the notice for this meeting is given 
fewer than 15 calendar days prior to the meeting due to exceptional 
circumstances. It is imperative that the inaugural meeting of the MCAM 
proceed as scheduled, as Committee members have made business plans to 
attend the meeting, there is no other meeting date in a reasonable time 
frame that would accommodate schedules without causing undue financial 
burden, and there is an immediate business and mission need for the FAC 
to convene to establish its workflows and anticipated products.

John Armor,
Designated Federal Official, Marine and Coastal Area-based Management 
Advisory Committee, Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, 
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-00912 Filed 1-17-24; 8:45 am]
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