Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee to Meet in Arlington, Virginia
-Chairman of President’s Council on Environmental Quality to Address
Committee-
The Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee, managed jointly
by the U.S. Department of Commerce in cooperation with the U.S.
Department of the Interior, will hold its next meeting from February
15-17, 2005, in Arlington, Virginia. The three-day meeting will include
panel discussions with representatives from two Fishery Management
Councils, tribes, and MPA science. James L. Connaughton, chairman of the
President’s Council on Environmental Quality, will address the Committee
about the Administration’s U.S. Ocean Action Plan.
Public comment periods are scheduled for Tuesday, February 15, and
Thursday, February 17. The meeting will be held at the Crystal City
Hilton Hotel, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia.
The MPA Federal Advisory Committee is comprised of 30 members who
represent a broad stakeholder community, including scientists, academia,
commercial and recreational fishermen, other resource users, state and
tribal resource managers, and environmentalists. In addition, nine
ex-officio representatives of other federal agencies serve as non-voting
members.
For additional information, visit http://mpa.gov/fac/fac_meetings.html,
or contact
La***********@no**.gov
.
Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee to Meet in Arlington, Virginia
-Chairman of President’s Council on Environmental Quality to Address
Committee-
The Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee, managed jointly
by the U.S. Department of Commerce in cooperation with the U.S.
Department of the Interior, will hold its next meeting from February
15-17, 2005, in Arlington, Virginia. The three-day meeting will include
panel discussions with representatives from two Fishery Management
Councils, tribes, and MPA science. James L. Connaughton, chairman of the
President’s Council on Environmental Quality, will address the Committee
about the Administration’s U.S. Ocean Action Plan.
Public comment periods are scheduled for Tuesday, February 15, and
Thursday, February 17. The meeting will be held at the Crystal City
Hilton Hotel, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia.
The MPA Federal Advisory Committee is comprised of 30 members who
represent a broad stakeholder community, including scientists, academia,
commercial and recreational fishermen, other resource users, state and
tribal resource managers, and environmentalists. In addition, nine
ex-officio representatives of other federal agencies serve as non-voting
members.
For additional information, visit http://mpa.gov/fac/fac_meetings.html,
or contact
La***********@no**.gov
.