Notice2023-16965
Sanctuary System Business Advisory Council: Public Meeting
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Published
August 8, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Sanctuary System Business Advisory Council (council). The meeting is open to the public, and an opportunity for oral and written comments will be provided.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53476-53477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16965]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sanctuary System Business Advisory Council: Public Meeting
AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of emergency open public meeting.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Sanctuary System
Business Advisory Council (council). The meeting is open to the public,
and an opportunity for oral and written comments will be provided.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, August 25, 2023 from 12 p.m.
to 1 p.m. ET, and an opportunity for public comment will be provided
around 1:40 p.m. ET. Both times and agenda topics are subject to
change.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually using Google Meet. To
participate, please use the weblink provided below. If you are unable
to participate online, you can also connect to the public meeting using
the phone number provided.
Weblink: <a href="http://meet.google.com/fsz-qnfn-mny">meet.google.com/fsz-qnfn-mny</a>.
Phone: +1 413-357-2090 PIN: 409 930 149#.
To provide an oral public comment during the virtual meeting,
please sign up prior to or during the meeting by contacting Sage
Riddick by phone (240-560-3365) or email (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f1c0e080a411d060b0b060c042f01000e0e41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="760517111358041f12121f151d361819171758111900">[email protected]</span></a>). To
provide written public comment, please send the comment to Sage Riddick
prior to or during the meeting via email (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#becddfd9db90ccd7dadad7ddd5fed0d1dfdf90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aeddcfc9cb80dcc7cacac7cdc5eec0c1cfcf80c9c1d8">[email protected]</span></a>).
Please note, the meeting will not be recorded. However, public
comments, including any associated names, will be captured in the
minutes of the meeting, will be maintained by the Office of National
Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) as part of its administrative record, and may
be subject to release pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. 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. By signing up to provide a public comment, you agree
that these communications, including your name and comment, will be
maintained as described here.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sage Riddick, Office of National
Marine Sanctuaries, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910 (Phone: 240-560-3365; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#45362422206b372c21212c262e052b2a24246b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="43302224266d312a27272a2028032d2c22226d242c35">[email protected]</span></a>).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ONMS serves as the trustee for a network of
underwater parks encompassing more
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than 620,000 square miles (approximately 1,606,000 square km) of marine
and Great Lakes waters from Washington State to the Florida Keys, and
from Lake Huron to American Samoa. The network includes a system of 15
national marine sanctuaries and Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea and Rose
Atoll marine national monuments. National marine sanctuaries protect
our Nation's most vital coastal and marine natural and cultural
resources, and through active research, management, and public
engagement, sustain healthy environments that are the foundation for
thriving communities and stable economies.
One of the many ways ONMS ensures public participation in the
designation and management of national marine sanctuaries is through
the formation of advisory councils. The Sanctuary System Business
Advisory Council (council) has been formed to provide advice and
recommendations to the Director regarding the relationship of ONMS with
the business community. Additional information on the council can be
found at <a href="https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/bac/">https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/bac/</a>.
Matters to be discussed: The meeting will include a discussion and
vote on a letter from the council that would respond to a request for
input on the development of a National Strategy for a Sustainable Ocean
Economy from the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the
Council on Environmental Quality, on behalf of the interagency Ocean
Policy Committee (docket number OSTP-CE-2023-0009). This emergency
meeting is called because, due to the deadline to submit comments on
the request for input, the council's discussion and vote cannot wait
until the next scheduled council meeting. For a complete agenda,
including times and topics, please visit <a href="http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/bac/meetings.html">http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/bac/meetings.html</a>.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.
Matthew Stout,
Chief Of Staff, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-16965 Filed 8-7-23; 8:45 am]
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