Federal Register Notice

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST, December 5, 2001

PLACE: Main Auditorium, National Geographic Society, 1145 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC.

STATUS: The Department of the Interior, as co-chair with the Department of Commerce, on behalf of the Coral Reef Task Force announces a public meeting of the Coral Reef Task Force. We will accept comments on the discussion documents until November 30, 2001.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda and Discussion Documents. Documents to be discussed include a Final Charter and Final Oversight Policy. These documents and the agenda are available from Susan White at (202) 208-6211, or on the web at http://www.coralreef.gov/.
Public comments were previously solicited on the draft Oversight document from November 26, 1999 to January 3, 2000.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Comments regarding these matters should be sent to

Susan White, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
Department of the Interior
1849 "C" Street, NW
MS-MIB-3156
Washington, DC 20240
Phone (202) 208-6211
Fax (202) 208-4684
Email: susan_white@fws.gov.

/s/ Joseph E. Doddridge
November 2, 2001
Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
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