80 FR 12795 - National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 47 (March 11, 2015)

We are giving notice of a meeting of the National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05526]


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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 47 / Wednesday, March 11, 2015 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2015-0022]


National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice of a meeting of the National Wildlife 
Services Advisory Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held on March 17, 18, and 19, 2015, from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service Headquarters Building, 4700 River Road, Unit 87, 
Riverdale, MD 20737.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Joanne Garrett, Director, 
Operational Support Staff, WS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 87, 
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-4009.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Wildlife Services Advisory 
Committee (the Committee) advises the Secretary of Agriculture 
concerning policies, program issues, and research needed to conduct the 
Wildlife Services (WS) program. The Committee also serves as a public 
forum enabling those affected by the WS program to have a voice in the 
program's policies.
    The meeting will focus on operational and research activities. The 
Committee will discuss WS efforts to increase operational capacity 
through prioritizing research objectives. Additionally, the Committee 
will discuss pertinent national programs and how to increase their 
effectiveness, as well as ensuring WS remains an active participant in 
the goal of agricultural protection.
    The meeting will be open to the public. However, due to time 
constraints, the public will not be allowed to participate in the 
discussions during the meeting. Written statements on meeting topics 
may be filed with the Committee before or after the meeting by sending 
them to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 
Written statements may also be filed at the meeting. Please refer to 
Docket No. APHIS-2015-0022 when submitting your statements.
    This notice of meeting is given pursuant to section 10 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 6th day of March 2015.
Michael Gregoire,
Associate Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-05526 Filed 3-10-15; 8:45 am]
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