[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 22299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08733]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-FAC-2016-N054; FXFR13360900000-FF09F14000-167]
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public
meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force. The ANS Task
Force's purpose is to develop and implement a program for U.S. waters
to prevent introduction and dispersal of aquatic invasive species
(AIS); to monitor, control, and study such species; and to disseminate
related information.
DATES: The ANS Task Force will meet from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, May 4, 2016; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, 2016; and
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 6, 2016. For more information,
contact the ANS Task Force Executive Secretary (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
ADDRESSES: The ANS Task Force meeting will take place at the Park Place
Hotel, 300 East State Street, Traverse City, Michigan 49684 (telephone:
231-946-5000).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Pasko, Executive Secretary, ANS
Task Force, by telephone at 703-358-2466, or by email at
Susan_Pasko@fws.gov. If you use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD), please call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., we announce that the ANS
Task Force will hold a meeting.
Background
The ANS Task Force was established by the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (Act) (Pub. L. 106-580, as
amended), and is composed of 13 Federal and 14 ex-officio members, and
co-chaired by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The ANS Task Force provides
advice on AIS infesting waters of the United States and other nations,
among other duties as specified in the Act.
Meeting Agenda
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Project Updates
Nonindigenous Aquatic Species and Great Lakes Aquatic Non-
indigenous Species Information System Database Update
Presentation on Idaho's Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention
Program
Update on the Boat Manufacturer Technical Information Report
Session on Interbasin Transfer of AIS
Session on Asian Carp Risk Assessments
Presentation on Genome Editing Applications for AIS
Update on the Government Accountability Office Report for AIS
Approval of the Revised New York State ANS Management Plan
Updates on Efforts to Address AIS Transport at Federally
Managed Water Bodies
Update on the National Early Detection Rapid Response
Framework and Emergency Response Funding Plan
Update on Policy and Planning from the National Invasive
Species Council
There will be a field trip Wednesday, May 4, 2016, from 1 p.m. to
5:30 p.m. to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore near Empire,
Michigan. The field trip will include additional presentations on and
viewing of AIS control projects within Sleeping Bear Dunes. To register
for the field trip, contact the ANS Task Force Executive Secretary (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
The final agenda and other related meeting information will be
posted on the ANS Task Force Web site at http://anstaskforce.gov.
Meeting Minutes
Summary minutes of the meeting will be maintained by the Executive
Secretary (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). The minutes will be
available for public inspection within 60 days after the meeting and
will be posted on the ANS Task Force Web site at http://anstaskforce.gov.
Dated: April 8, 2016.
David W. Hoskins,
Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Assistant Director for
Fish and Aquatic Conservation.
[FR Doc. 2016-08733 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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