[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23038-23039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07057]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-FAC-2024-N014; FXFR13360900000-FF09F14000-245]


Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives notice of a public 
meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force, in accordance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The ANS Task Force's purpose 
is to develop and implement a program for U.S. waters to prevent 
introduction and dispersal of aquatic invasive species; to monitor, 
control, and study such species; and to disseminate related 
information.

DATES: The ANS Task Force will meet Wednesday and Thursday on May 8-9, 
2024, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day (eastern time). On Wednesday, May 
8, 2024, there will be a site visit from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The site 
visit will include presentations on, and viewing of,

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aquatic invasive species control projects.
    Registration: Registration is required. The deadline for 
registration is May 3, 2024. Also see ``Public Input,'' below.
    Accessibility: The deadline for accessibility accommodation 
requests is May 3, 2024. Please see ``Accessibility Information,'' 
below.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Gideon Putnam Room, 
Saratoga Spa State Park, 19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs, NY 
12866. Virtual participation will also be available via teleconference 
and broadcast over the internet. To register and receive the web 
address and telephone number for virtual participation, contact the 
Executive Secretary (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) or visit the 
ANS Task Force website at https://www.fws.gov/program/aquatic-nuisance-species-task-force.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Pasko, Executive Secretary, ANS 
Task Force, by telephone at (571) 623-0608, or by email at 
[email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, 
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. 
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services 
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Introduction

    The Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force was established by 
the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990, 
as amended (16 U.S.C. 4721-4728), and is composed of Federal and ex-
officio members. The ANS Task Force's purpose is to develop and 
implement a program for U.S. waters to prevent introduction and 
dispersal of aquatic invasive species; to monitor, control, and study 
such species; and to disseminate related information.

Meeting Information

    This meeting is open to the public. The meeting agenda will include 
reports from ANS Task Force members, regional panels, and 
subcommittees; discussion on priority outputs to advance the goals 
identified in the ANS Task Force Strategic Plan for 2020-2025; 
presentations highlighting regional invasive species challenges and 
innovative measures for ANS management and control; recommendations by 
the ANS Task Force regional panels; and public comment. The site visit 
will include presentations on, and viewing of, aquatic invasive species 
control projects within the area, including marine rapid assessment 
surveys conducted at local marinas and Hydrilla control and containment 
efforts in the Connecticut River. The final agenda and other related 
meeting information will be posted on the ANS Task Force website, 
https://www.fws.gov/program/aquatic-nuisance-species-task-force.

Public Input

    If you wish to provide oral public comment or provide a written 
comment for the ANS Task Force to consider, contact the ANS Task Force 
Executive Secretary (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than 
May 1, 2024.
    Depending on the number of people who want to comment and the time 
available, the amount of time for individual oral comments may be 
limited. Interested parties should contact the ANS Task Force Executive 
Secretary, in writing (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), for 
placement on the public speaker list for this meeting. Requests to 
address the ANS Task Force during the meeting will be accommodated in 
the order the requests are received. Registered speakers who wish to 
expand upon their oral statements, or those who had wished to speak but 
could not be accommodated on the agenda, may submit written statements 
to the Executive Secretary up to 30 days following the meeting.

Accessibility Information

    Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter 
services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable 
accommodations. Please contact the ANS Task Force Executive Secretary 
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than May 3, 2024, to 
give the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sufficient time to process your 
request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-
by-case basis.

Public Disclosure

    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.

David A. Miko,
Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
[FR Doc. 2024-07057 Filed 4-2-24; 8:45 am]
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