Open meeting of the USCRTF this month!

[Anonymous]

Just an FYI to everyone:

There is a meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF), Feb 26 & 27th in Washington DC in the Department of the Interior Building.

This is a meeting that is open to the public. If anyone is interested I'll try to obtain more details. MASNA is planning on having a representative at the meeting.

Sincerely,
Lee Morey
Marine Aquarium Socities of North America
Director of Membership and Public Relations

 

[Anonymous]

Federal Register Notice, 23 January 2003

Time and Date: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, February 26 and 27, 2003.
Place: Departmental Auditorium, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240.
Status: The Department of the Interior, as co-chair with the Department of Commerce, on behalf of the U.S. Coral Reef
Task Force (CRTF), announces a public
meeting of the Task Force. Composed of the heads of eleven federal agencies and the Governors of seven states,
territories, and commonwealths, the Task Force
has helped lead U.S. efforts to address the coral reef crisis and sustainably manage the nation's valuable coral reef
ecosystems.
Matters to be Considered: The CRTF will discuss implementation of the National Plan for Coral Reef Conservation Action,
improvements in Task Force
operations, and accept public comments. The agenda will be available from the contact person below and published on the
web at http://coralreef.gov/ when
finalized. Individuals and organizations will have opportunities to register for exhibit space and register to provide public
comments limited to less that 5 minutes.
Wherever possible, those with similar viewpoints or messages are encouraged to make joint statements. Testimony will be
received on the afternoon of February 26.
Written statements may also be submitted to the Task Force up to March 14, 2003.
Contact Person for More Information: Organizations and individuals desiring to register for public comments or to
obtain additional information should contact
Patty Myatt, c/o the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife Parks, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW.,
MS-MIB-3156, Washington, DC 20240,
telephone 202-208-6621, email [email protected].

 

[MaryHM]

Thanks for the info, Lee.

 

[Anonymous]

Most of the information was relayed to me by John Brandt. Just wanted to share it with everyone.