[Federal Register: August 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 162)] [Notices] [Page 45975] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr23au99-90] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Ballast Water Effectiveness and Adequacy Criteria; Committee Meeting AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the second meeting of the Ballast Water Effectiveness and Adequacy Criteria Committee. The meeting topics are identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. DATES: The Committee will meet from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., on Thursday, September 9, 1999. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) complex, SSMC-IV, Room 1-W-611 (first floor), 1305 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Gross, Executive Secretary, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force at 703-358-2308 or by e-mail at: sharon__gross@fws.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 1), this notice announces a meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Ballast Water Program Effectiveness and Adequacy Criteria Committee. The Task Force was established by the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990. The Committee was established in 1997 to establish and periodically resolve criteria for assessing the effectiveness and adequacy of the national ballast water management program in reducing the introduction and spread of nonindigenous species. The ANS Task Force is required to develop criteria for determining the adequacy and effectiveness of the voluntary ballast water management guidelines and subsequent regulations promulgated by the U.S. Coast Guard. The focus of this meeting will be to: review the Committee's overall responsibilities; establish objectives and goals for the requirements for which criteria are sought; discuss the process for developing the criteria; and set a preliminary time-frame for developing the criteria. Minutes of the meeting will be maintained by the Executive Secretary, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Suite 851, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1622, and will be available for public inspection during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. Dated: August 18, 1999. Rowan Gould, Acting Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Acting Assistant Director--Fisheries. [FR Doc. 99-21810 Filed 8-20-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-M