[Federal Register: March 14, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 50)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

 
Hanford Reach National Monument Federal Advisory Committee 
Meetings Notice

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service.

ACTION: Hanford Reach National Monument Federal Advisory Committee 
meetings notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is announcing two 
meetings of the Hanford Reach National Monument Federal Planning 
Advisory Committee (Committee). Meeting details are under DATES.

DATES: The Committee has scheduled the following two meetings:
    1. Wednesday, April 16, 2003 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Columbia Basin 
College, CH2M Hill Technology Education Center Rooms 180 B and E, 2600 
N. 20th Avenue, Pasco, Washington.
    2. Thursday, May 29, 2003 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Washington State 
University Tri-Cities, Consolidate Information Center Rooms 120 and 
120A, 2770 University Drive, Richland, Washington.
    Verbal comments will be considered during the course of the meeting 
and written comments will be accepted at the close of the meeting. 
Comments may also be submitted via email or mail to the Monument office 
addresses below. The meetings are open to the public.

ADDRESSES: Any member of the public wishing to submit written comments 
should send those to Mr. Greg Hughes, Designated Federal Official for 
the Hanford Reach National Monument (HRNM) Federal Planning Advisory 
Committee, Hanford Reach National Monument/Saddle Mountain National 
Wildlife Refuge, 3250 Port of Benton Blvd., Richland, WA 99352; fax 
(509) 375-0196. Copies of the draft meeting agenda can be obtained from 
the Designated Federal Official. Comments may be submitted via e-mail 
to hanfordreach@fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information concerning the meeting should contact Mr. Greg 
Hughes, Designated Federal Official for the HRNM Federal Planning 
Advisory Committee; phone (509) 371-1801, fax (509) 375-0196.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Over the next several months, the Committee 
will receive information from Planning Workshops and present advice to 
the Service and Department of Energy on draft products from the 
Workshops to be considered in the Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 
Environmental Impact Statement. The Committee will also nominate and 
elect a chair and vice-chair.

    Dated: February 14, 2003.
Rowan Gould,
Deputy Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. 03-6135 Filed 3-13-03; 8:45 am]

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