AGENDA
November 5-6, 2014
Falls Church, Virginia
General Information:
- Please refer to the Federal Register Notice for more details and registration information.
- Transportation is available to the FWS HQ office via 2 shuttles from the Ballston and Pentagon City Metros. Parking is available at the FWS HQ for $20/day.
- Shuttle schedule
- Directions and parking information
- Restaurant List
- If you do plan on attending, please send an RSVP by October 24 to laura_norcutt@fws.gov. I look forward to seeing all of you in a few weeks. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Hotel Information:
- Hilton Garden Inn Arlington Shirlington (703-820-0440) - The hotel provides free shuttle service to and from Washington National Airport, Pentagon City Metro and to the USFWS HQ Office for the ANSTF Meeting.
- Hampton Inn Pentagon south 4800 Leesburg Pike (703-671-4800) - shuttle service to and from King Street Metro
- Homewood Suites Alexandria 4850 Leesburg Pike (703-671-6500) - shuttle service to and from King Street Metro
Details
The ANSTF Meeting will be held at:
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Lucille Stickel Conference Room (1W108)
5275 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 2204
Wednesday, November 5 | |
8:00-8:30 AM | Registration |
8:30-8:40 AM | Welcome from Co-chairs/Housekeeping (David Hoskins, Assistant Director, Fish and Aquatic Conservation Peg Brady, Acting Co-Chair and Senior Policy Liaison to the NISC & ANSTF) |
8:40-8:45 AM | (#1) Self Introductions (name and agency) |
8:45-8:55 AM | (#2) Adoption of Agenda, Approval of Minutes, Review of Previous Action Items Action items from the May 2014 meeting:
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8:55-9:10 AM | (#3) Discussion: FY14 ANSTF Budget Overview (David Hoskins, FWS) |
9:10-9:40 AM | (#4) Discussion: AIS Grants from the FWS, Wildlife and Sport Fisheries Resources Program Briefing (Christy Vigfusson, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, Branch of Programs) |
9:40-10:00 AM | (#5) Informational: Nutria Eradication Project Status (Bill Wilmoth, USDA, APHIS) |
10:00-10:20 AM | BREAK |
10:20-10:40 AM | (#6) Informational: QZAP Update (Dave Britton, FWS/John Wullschleger, NPS/Tom McMahon, Arizona Game & Fish Elizabeth Brown, Colorado Parks and Wildlife) |
10:40-11:00 AM | (#7) Discussion: Border Security and What Comes Through Ports (Tamesha Woulard, FWS |
11:00-11:20 AM | (#8) Informational: OIT Project and WebCrawler tool (Erika Jensen, GLC) |
11:20-11:45 AM | (#9) Discussion: Building Policy Consensus in the West: Update on Development of Model Law and Regulations (Stephanie Showalter Otts, National Sea Grant Law Center) |
11:45-12:00 PM | (#10) Informational: Addressing AIS Issues at Federally-managed Water Bodies (Stephanie Showalter Otts, National Sea Grant Law Center/Craig Martin, FWS) |
12:00-1:30 PM | LUNCH |
1:30-1:50 PM | (#11) Informational: Ballast Water Update (John Morris, U.S. Coast Guard) |
1:50-2:10 PM | (#12) Informational: Vessel General Permit Update (Marcus Zobrist, Environmental Protection Agency) |
2:10-2:30 PM | (#13) Informational: 2011 Japanese Tsunami Marine Debris (JTMD) Update (James T. Carlton, Williams College) |
2:30-2:50 PM | (#14) Discussion: Summit on Boat Construction in Consideration of AIS (Brian Goodwin, ABYC) |
2:50-3:10 PM | BREAK |
3:10-3:30 PM | (#15) Informational: Communication Committee Update (Elizabeth Brown, Colorado Parks and Wildlife/Doug Jensen, MN Sea grant via teleconference) |
3:30-3:50 PM | (#16) Informational: Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! Update (Craig Martin, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) |
3:50-4:10 PM | (#17) Discussion: Plans for Revitalizing Habitattitude (Marshall Meyers, Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council) |
4:10-4:20 PM | (#18) Informational: ANS Hotline Update (Don Maclean, FWS) |
4:40-4:45 PM | Public Comment |
4:45 PM | Adjourn |
Thursday, November 6 | |
8:00-10:00 AM | (#19) Informational: Member Updates (5 min. each) |
10:00-10:20 AM | BREAK |
10:20-10:40 AM | (#20) Decisional: National Invasive Lionfish Prevention and Management Plan (James Ballard, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission) Decision - The ANSTF approves the National Invasive Lionfish Prevention and Management Plan. Yes __________ No __________ Additional Action __________ |
10:40-11:00 AM | (#21) Discussion: Lionfish in Florida-Florida’s initiatives and potential next steps (Kristen Sommers, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, via webinar |
11:00-11:10 AM | (#22) Informational: Updates on Climate Change Report and Pathway Management Plan Guidance (Stas Burgiel, NISC) |
11:10-11:15 AM | (#23) Discussion: Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas Development as an AIS Pathway (Stas Burgiel, NISC) |
11:15-11:35 AM | (#24) Informational: Update on Implementation of Invasive Species efforts under the National Strategy for the Arctic Region, and for the broader Pacific (Phillip Andreozzi, NISC) |
11:35-11:45 AM | (#25) Informational: ANSTF Involvement with National Invasive Species Awareness Week (Phillip Andreozzi , NISC) |
11:45-12:00 PM | (#26) Discussion: ANSTF Report to Congress (Susan Pasko, NOAA) |
12:00-1:30 PM | LUNCH |
1:30-1:40 PM | (#27) Informational: Tunicate Workshop Report (Elizabeth Brown, Colorado Parks and Wildlife) |
1:40-1:45 PM | (#28) Informational: Minnesota Seeking Success Stories and Lessons Learned from other States to Help Guide County-Level AIS Funding (Don MacLean – USFWS) |
1:45-2:45 PM | (#29) Informational: Panel Updates (10 min each) 1:45-1:55 Mid-Atlantic Regional Panel 1:55-2:05 Great Lakes Regional Panel 2:05-2:15 Northeast Regional Panel 2:15-2:25 Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel 2:25-2:35 Western Regional Panel 2:35-2:45 Mississippi River Basin Regional Panel |
2:45-3:10 PM | BREAK |
3:10-4:20 PM | (#30) Decisional: Panel Recommendations Mid-Atlantic Panel:
Great Lakes Panel:
Northeast Panel:
Western Regional Panel recommendations:
Joint Panel Recommendations from WRP and GSARP:
Joint Panel Recommendations from WRP and MRBP:
Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel Recommendations:
Mississippi River Basin Panel Recommendations:
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4:20-4:25 PM | Public Comment |
4:25-4:30 PM | (#31) Meeting Summary (Laura Norcutt, FWS) |
4:30 PM | Adjourn |