[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 230 (Monday, December 1, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 63555] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-31324] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting
Agency
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
Action
Notice of meeting.
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Summary
This notice announces the Fall 1997 meeting of the Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species, a committee of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, and its three subcommittees (Policy and Legislation, Information/Education, Research Coordination). Work plan elements, identification of priorities, and plans for fiscal year 1998 activities will be discussed during subcommittee meetings. The Panel meeting will highlight discussion of State aquatic nuisance species legislation related to the Panel's model State legislation project. Also featured at the meeting will be subcommittee reports, updates on aquatic nuisance species legislation and appropriations, the Great Lakes ballast water demonstration project, the Chicago Waterways nonindigenous species dispersal barrier project, model guidelines for ANS prevention and control, and reports from Panel members. The meeting is open to the public. Interested persons may make oral statements at the meetings or submit written statements for consideration.
Dates
The three subcommittees of the Great Lakes Panel will meet from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 17, 1997, and the full Panel will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, 1997.
Addresses
The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn--North Campus, 3600 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The telephone number of the Holiday Inn is 313-769-9800.
For Further Information Contact
Michael J. Donahue or Matthew Doss, Great Lakes Commission, at 313-665- 9135, or Robert A. Peoples, Executive Secretary, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, at 703-358-2025.
Supplementary Information
Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), this notice announces the Fall 1997 meeting of the Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species and its subcommittees. The Panel is a committee of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force established by the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701-4741). Minutes of the meeting will be maintained by the Great Lakes Commission, 400 Fourth Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103-4816, and the Executive Secretary, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 840, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1622, and will be available for inspection during regular business hours within 30 days following the meeting.
Dated: November 16, 1997. Gary Edwards, Assistant Director--Fisheries, Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. [FR Doc. 97-31324 Filed 11-28-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-M