Animal Welfare; Marine Mammals

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce the second and final

meeting of the Marine Mammal Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee.

DATES: April 1 through 3, 1996, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the USDA Center at Riverside,

Conference Center Rooms A and B, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, Maryland

20737, (301) 734-7833.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Barbara Kohn, Senior Staff

Veterinarian, Animal Care Staff, REAC, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84,

Riverdale, MD 20737-1234, (301) 734-7833.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a Federal Register notice published on

May 22, 1995 (60 FR 27049-27051, Docket No. 93-076-3), we announced our

intent to establish a Marine Mammal Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory

Committee (Committee), chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (Pub. L. 92-463). The Committee will review the current regulations

and standards under the Animal Welfare Act concerning the care and

maintenance of captive marine mammals, and provide consensus language

to amend the regulations. The first meeting of the Committee, which was

announced in a Federal Register notice published on September 8, 1995

(60 FR 46783-46784, Docket No. 93-076-7), was held on September 25-26,

1995. This notice announces the second and final meeting of the

Committee.

The purpose of the meeting is to bring together members of the

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, representatives of the

marine mammal public display community, the marine mammal research

community, the animal welfare community, and members of other Federal

agencies with a definable stake in marine mammal care issues to frame a

recommended rulemaking proposal to amend the current regulatory program

concerning care and maintenance standards for captive marine mammals.

The Committee will determine the final agenda for the meeting at

its beginning. The tentative agenda for the meeting is as follows:

First Day

Morning Session--8:30 a.m.

Establish Agenda for Meeting

Discussion of Marine Mammal Regulations

Afternoon Session--1 p.m.

Discussion of Marine Mammal Regulations

Public Comments

Second Day

Morning Session--8:30 a.m.

Establish Agenda for Day

Committee Administrative Issues

Discussion of Marine Mammal Regulations

Afternoon Session--1 p.m.

Discussion of Marine Mammal Regulations

Public Comments

Third Day

Morning Session--8:30 a.m.

Establish Agenda for Day

Committee Administrative Issues

Discussion of Marine Mammal Regulations

Afternoon Session--1 p.m.

Discussion of Marine Mammal Regulations

Public Comments

The meeting will be open to the public. Public participation at the

meeting will be allowed during periods announced at the meeting for

this purpose.

This notice is given pursuant to section 10 of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act.

Done in Washington, DC, this 4th day of March 1996.

Lonnie J. King,

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 96-5580 Filed 3-7-96; 8:45 am]

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