[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 21277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07702]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The 51st Meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force
AGENCY: The Coral Reef Conservation Program, Office for Coastal
Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meeting; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NOAA and the Department of the Interior (DOI) will hold the
51st meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF). NOAA and DOI
will be accepting oral comments during the meeting; written comments
may be submitted in advance using the information in the ADDRESSES
section.
DATES: NOAA and DOI will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May 5, 2026,
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) at the Hilton Garden Inn,
886 Ashford Ave, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00907. Advanced registration is
required to attend; please register online at http://www.drna.pr.gov/51uscrtfm-2025/51uscrtfm-2025-registration/. Written comments must be
received before 8 a.m. ET on Friday, May 1, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by the following methods:
Oral Comments: NOAA and DOI will accept oral comments at the
meeting on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET.
Written Comments: Please submit written comments to Michael
Lameier, NOAA, USCRTF Steering Committee Point of Contact, NOAA Coral
Reef Conservation Program, via email at [email protected]. In
the subject heading of your email, please include ``Written comments
for the 51st U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting''.
Instructions: All comments NOAA and DOI receive are considered part
of the public record, and the entirety of the comment, including the
name of the commenter, email address, attachments, and other supporting
materials, will be publicly accessible. Sensitive personally
identifiable information, such as account numbers and Social Security
numbers, should not be included with the comment. Comments that are not
related to the USCRTF or that contain profanity, vulgarity, threats, or
other inappropriate language will not be considered. Commenters are
encouraged to ensure comments address the USCRTF meeting, the role of
the USCRTF, or general coral reef conservation issues. NOAA cannot
accept anonymous comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Lameier, NOAA USCRTF Steering
Committee Point of Contact, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, (808)
683-2213, [email protected], or Liza Johnson, DOI USCRTF
Steering Committee Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior,
(202) 255-9843, [email protected], or visit the USCRTF website
at http://www.coralreef.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USCRTF meeting provides a forum for
coordinated planning and action among Federal agencies, State and
territorial governments, and non-governmental partners. Registration is
requested to participate in the meeting. This meeting has time allotted
for public oral comment from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET. A written summary
of the meeting will be posted on the USCRTF website after the meeting.
For more information about the meeting and to register, please visit
https://www.drna.pr.gov/51uscrtfm-2025/51uscrtfm-2025-registration/.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6451 et seq.; E.O. 13089, 63 FR 32701.
Nicole R. LeBoeuf,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management,
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2026-07702 Filed 4-20-26; 8:45 am]
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