Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting
| Published date | 03 April 2024 |
| Record Number | 2024-07057 |
| Citation | 89 FR 23038 |
| Court | Fish And Wildlife Service |
| Section | Notices |
Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 65 (Wednesday, April 3, 2024)
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23038-23039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07057]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-FAC-2024-N014; FXFR13360900000-FF09F14000-245]
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives notice of a public
meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force, in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 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; to monitor,
control, and study such species; and to disseminate related
information.
DATES: The ANS Task Force will meet Wednesday and Thursday on May 8-9,
2024, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day (eastern time). On Wednesday, May
8, 2024, there will be a site visit from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The site
visit will include presentations on, and viewing of,
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aquatic invasive species control projects.
Registration: Registration is required. The deadline for
registration is May 3, 2024. Also see ``Public Input,'' below.
Accessibility: The deadline for accessibility accommodation
requests is May 3, 2024. Please see ``Accessibility Information,''
below.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Gideon Putnam Room,
Saratoga Spa State Park, 19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs, NY
12866. Virtual participation will also be available via teleconference
and broadcast over the internet. To register and receive the web
address and telephone number for virtual participation, contact the
Executive Secretary (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) or visit the
ANS Task Force website at https://www.fws.gov/program/aquatic-nuisance-species-task-force.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Pasko, Executive Secretary, ANS
Task Force, by telephone at (571) 623-0608, or by email at
[email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
The Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force was established by
the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 4721-4728), and is composed of Federal and ex-
officio members. 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; to monitor, control, and study
such species; and to disseminate related information.
Meeting Information
This meeting is open to the public. The meeting agenda will include
reports from ANS Task Force members, regional panels, and
subcommittees; discussion on priority outputs to advance the goals
identified in the ANS Task Force Strategic Plan for 2020-2025;
presentations highlighting regional invasive species challenges and
innovative measures for ANS management and control; recommendations by
the ANS Task Force regional panels; and public comment. The site visit
will include presentations on, and viewing of, aquatic invasive species
control projects within the area, including marine rapid assessment
surveys conducted at local marinas and Hydrilla control and containment
efforts in the Connecticut River. The final agenda and other related
meeting information will be posted on the ANS Task Force website,
https://www.fws.gov/program/aquatic-nuisance-species-task-force.
Public Input
If you wish to provide oral public comment or provide a written
comment for the ANS Task Force to consider, contact the ANS Task Force
Executive Secretary (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than
May 1, 2024.
Depending on the number of people who want to comment and the time
available, the amount of time for individual oral comments may be
limited. Interested parties should contact the ANS Task Force Executive
Secretary, in writing (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), for
placement on the public speaker list for this meeting. Requests to
address the ANS Task Force during the meeting will be accommodated in
the order the requests are received. Registered speakers who wish to
expand upon their oral statements, or those who had wished to speak but
could not be accommodated on the agenda, may submit written statements
to the Executive Secretary up to 30 days following the meeting.
Accessibility Information
Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter
services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable
accommodations. Please contact the ANS Task Force Executive Secretary
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than May 3, 2024, to
give the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sufficient time to process your
request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-
by-case basis.
Public Disclosure
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.
David A. Miko,
Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
[FR Doc. 2024-07057 Filed 4-2-24; 8:45 am]
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