[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59804-59805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29457]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
Minerals Management Advisory Board Outer Continental Shelf
Scientific Committee; Announcement of Plenary Session
This Notice is issued in accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix I,
and the
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Office of Management and Budget Circular A-63, Revised.
The Minerals Management Advisory Board OCS SC will meet in plenary
session on Wednesday, November 18, and on Thursday, November 19, and
will meet in subcommittee meetings also on Thursday, November 19, 1998,
at the Ramada Plaza Hotel Pentagon, 4641 Kenmore Avenue, Alexandria,
Virginia 22304, telephone (703) 751-4510.
The OCS SC is an outside group of scientists which advises the
Director, MMS, on the feasibility, appropriateness, and scientific
merit of the MMS OCS Environmental Studies Program as related to
information needed for informed OCS decisionmaking.
Below is a schedule of meetings that will occur.
The Committee will meet in plenary session on Wednesday, November
18, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Discussion will focus on:
Deepwater Issues
National Ocean Conference Report
Overview of the MMS Strategic Studies Plan
The SC will meet in subcommittees on Thursday, November 19, from
8:15 a.m. to noon, to review regional and Headquarters strategic plans.
Another plenary session is scheduled for Thursday, November 19, from
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and discussion will focus on Committee
business.
The meetings are open to the public. Approximately 30 visitors can
be accommodated on a first-come-first-served basis at the plenary
session.
A copy of the agenda may be requested from the MMS by writing Ms.
Phyllis Clark at the address below. Other inquiries concerning the OCS
SC meeting should be addressed to Mr. Robert LaBelle, Executive
Secretary to the OCS Scientific Committee, Minerals Management Service,
381 Elden Street, Mail Stop 4040, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. He may
be reached by telephone at (703) 787-1756, and by electronic mail at
Robert.Labelle@mms.gov.
Dated: October 29, 1998.
Michael Hunt,
Acting Associate Director for Offshore Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 98-29457 Filed 11-4-98; 8:45 am]
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