[Federal Register: March 12, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 48)] [Notices] [Page 12112] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr12mr98-97] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Brown Tree Snake Control Committee of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force as part of a Brown Tree Snake Coordination Meeting. Topics to be addressed are identified. DATES: The Brown Tree Snake Control Committee will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 16, 1998, and from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, 1998. ADDRESSES: The Brown Tree Snake Control Committee meeting will be held at The Ilikai Hotel, 1777 Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert P. Smith, Chair, Brown Tree Snake Control Committee at 800-541- 2749 or by E-mail at robert__p__ smith@fws.gov or Bob Peoples, Executive Secretary, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, at 703-358- 2025 or by E-Mail at robert__peoples@fws.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces a meeting of the Brown Tree Snake Control Committee of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. The Task Force was established by the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990. As part of a Brown Tree Snake Coordination meeting, the Brown Tree Snake Control Committee will hear status report on recent activities and current plans of entities involved in implementing the Brown Tree Snake Control Plan, assess the need to modify the actions and priorities of the Plan, review fiscal year 1998 and 1999 funding proposals and priorities, and discuss organizational structures for enhancing coordination on this issue. Minutes of the meeting will be maintained by the Executive Secretary, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Suite 840, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1622, and the Chair, Brown Tree Snake Control Committee, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Ecoregion, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3-122, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. Minutes for the meeting will be available at these locations for public inspection during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, within 30 days following the meetings. Dated: March 9, 1998. Gary Edwards, Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Assistant Director-- Fisheries. [FR Doc. 98-6369 Filed 3-11-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-M