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<blockquote TYPE=CITE>[Please distribute - deadline is October 2, 2000]
<p>RE: Call for nominations for a U.S. Advisory Committee on marine
protected areas.
<p>On May 26, 2000, President Clinton signed Executive Order #13158 on
<br>marine protected areas (MPAs). The Order directs the Secretary
of Commerce to form a formal Advisory Committee composed of non-federal
individuals to</blockquote>
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>"seek the expert advice and recommendations on non-Federal
scientists, resource
<br>managers, and other interested persons and organizations" to fulfill
the Executive Order.</blockquote>
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>The Advisory Committee is to provide input to the
Secretary of Commerce and the
<br>Secretary of the Interior on implementing portions of the Executive
Order, specifically on strategies and priorities for developing a
national system of MPAs.
<p>The deadline for nominations is October 2, 2000. For more
information on nominations, the MPA Advisory Committee and the MPA Executive
Order are available via the web site <a href="http://www.mpa.gov">http://www.mpa.gov/</a>.
A Federal Register notice calling for nominations for the Marine Protected
Area Advisory Committee was posted August 18, 2000 (Fed Reg Vol 65, No.
161, pg 50503, I.D.081500CM).
<p>Please distribute this information as broadly as possible. For
further information please contact me or Anne Marie Goldsmith (phone: 202-482-2160;
email: anne.marie.goldsmith@noaa.gov). Thank you.
<p>Roger Griffis
<br>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
<br>U.S. Department of Commerce
<br>P: 202-482-5034
<br>email: roger.b.griffis@noaa.gov</blockquote>
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