Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species Meeting, 12005 [05-4702]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 46 / Thursday, March 10, 2005 / Notices Northeast region States: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York. The Northeast Regional Panel will discuss several topics at this meeting including: Future panel meeting scheduling; activities updates of the ANS Task Force and Invasive Species Council and other groups; roundtable; committee break-out planning sessions and updates; research priorities; New York State highlights; New England rapid assessment progress; New Hampshire outreach pilot program; pet industry panel; and a feature on an aquatic or marine plant or animal species. Dated: February 23, 2005. Mamie Parker, Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Assistant Director—Fisheries & Habitat Conservation. [FR Doc. 05–4701 Filed 3–9–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species Meeting Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species. The meeting topics are identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. The meeting is open to the public. DATES: The Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species will meet from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2005 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2005. Minutes of the meeting will be available for public inspection during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. ADDRESSES: The Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species meeting will be held at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Chesapeake Bay Field Office, 177 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401. Phone (410) 573– 4517. Minutes of the meeting will be maintained in the office of Chief, Division of Environmental Quality, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Suite 322, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203–1622. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Greiner, Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species Interim Chair at (410) 267–5783 or Pam Meacham, VerDate jul<14>2003 18:28 Mar 09, 2005 Jkt 205001 Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, at (703) 358–1796. Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), this notice announces meetings of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species. The Task Force was established by the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990. The Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species was established by the ANS Task Force in 2003. The Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species, comprised of representatives from Federal, State, local agencies and from private environmental and commercial interests, performs the following activities: a. Identifies priorities for activities in the Mid-Atlantic region, b. Develops and submits recommendations to the national Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, c. Coordinates aquatic nuisance species program activities in the MidAtlantic region, d. Advises public and private interests on control efforts, and e. Submits an annual report to the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. The purpose of the Panel is to advise and make recommendations to the Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force on issues relating to the MidAtlantic region of the United States that includes nine Mid-Atlantic States: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species will discuss several topics at this meeting including: An overview of the ANS Task Force and Regional Panels; ANS Task Force Outreach and Education programs; priority ANS species in North Carolina and the Chesapeake and Delaware Bay watersheds; regional projects; organization, operations and budget of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Panel; work plan development; and the formation of work groups. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: March 3, 2005. Everett Wilson, Acting Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Assistant Director—Fisheries & Habitat Conservation. [FR Doc. 05–4702 Filed 3–9–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12005 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Amendments to Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Desert Rock Energy Project, San Juan County, NM Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs is amending its Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Desert Rock Energy Project, San Juan County, New Mexico, published in the Federal Register on November 10, 2004 (69 FR 65215), which described the proposed action. The amendments: (1) Add the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as cooperating agencies; (2) include the mining of up to six million more tons of coal per year from the BHP Navajo Coal Company lease area and delivery of that coal to the proposed power plant, plus the issuance of permits required under the Clean Water Act by the Army Corps of Engineers and/or the EPA, for analysis in the EIS; (3) announce five more public scoping meetings to identify potential issues and alternatives for inclusion in the EIS; and (4) extend the period for public comment on scoping for the EIS. DATES: Written comments addressing issues or alternatives to be considered in the EIS or other information bearing on the EIS must arrive by April 11, 2005. The additional public scoping meetings will be held March 28, 29 (2 meetings), 30, and 31, 2005. ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand carry written comments to Eloise Chicharello, Director, Navajo Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, PO Box 1060, Gallup, New Mexico 87305. The addresses and times for the public scoping meetings are: 1. March 28, 2005—Cortez Middle School Cafeteria, 450 West 2nd Street, Cortez, Colorado, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. 2. March 29, 2005—Sanostee Chapter House, Highway 491, Navajo Nation, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,and Burnham Chapter House, Navajo Nation, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. 3. March 30, 2005—Auxiliary Gymnasium, Shiprock High School, Highway 64 West, Shiprock, New Mexico, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. 4. March 31, 2005—Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Silver & Turquoise E:\FR\FM\10MRN1.SGM 10MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 46 (Thursday, March 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 12005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4702]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic 
Nuisance Species Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance 
Species (ANS) Task Force Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Nuisance 
Species. The meeting topics are identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species will meet 
from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2005 and from 10 a.m. 
to 3 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2005. Minutes of the meeting will be 
available for public inspection during regular business hours, Monday 
through Friday.

ADDRESSES: The Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species meeting 
will be held at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Chesapeake Bay Field 
Office, 177 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401. Phone (410) 
573-4517. Minutes of the meeting will be maintained in the office of 
Chief, Division of Environmental Quality, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Suite 322, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 
22203-1622.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Greiner, Mid-Atlantic Panel 
on Aquatic Nuisance Species Interim Chair at (410) 267-5783 or Pam 
Meacham, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, at (703) 358-1796.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), this notice announces 
meetings of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Mid-Atlantic Panel 
on Aquatic Nuisance Species. The Task Force was established by the 
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990. The 
Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species was established by the 
ANS Task Force in 2003. The Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Nuisance 
Species, comprised of representatives from Federal, State, local 
agencies and from private environmental and commercial interests, 
performs the following activities:
    a. Identifies priorities for activities in the Mid-Atlantic region,
    b. Develops and submits recommendations to the national Aquatic 
Nuisance Species Task Force,
    c. Coordinates aquatic nuisance species program activities in the 
Mid-Atlantic region,
    d. Advises public and private interests on control efforts, and
    e. Submits an annual report to the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task 
Force.
    The purpose of the Panel is to advise and make recommendations to 
the Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force on issues relating to the 
Mid-Atlantic region of the United States that includes nine Mid-
Atlantic States: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North 
Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West 
Virginia. The Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species will 
discuss several topics at this meeting including: An overview of the 
ANS Task Force and Regional Panels; ANS Task Force Outreach and 
Education programs; priority ANS species in North Carolina and the 
Chesapeake and Delaware Bay watersheds; regional projects; 
organization, operations and budget of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Panel; 
work plan development; and the formation of work groups.

    Dated: March 3, 2005.
Everett Wilson,
Acting Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Assistant 
Director--Fisheries & Habitat Conservation.
[FR Doc. 05-4702 Filed 3-9-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
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