GLIN==> Great Lakes Regional Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting in Cleveland, OH, on October 29, 2009

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(Also see Detailed Agenda following Press Release below)
                             Press Release
                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

                    COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

                         WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

October 23,
2009                                                                                          




Obama Administration Officials to Hold Great Lakes Regional Ocean Policy
    Task Force Public Meeting in Cleveland, OH, on October 29, 2009



CLEVELAND, OH–Obama Administration officials will hold their sixth
regional Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, on
October 29, 2009. The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, led by White
House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley, consists of
senior-level officials from Administration agencies, departments, and
offices.



The Task Force is charged with developing a recommendation for a
national policy that ensures protection, maintenance, and restoration of
the oceans, our coasts and the Great Lakes.  It will also recommend a
framework for improved stewardship, and effective coastal and marine
spatial planning.  The public is encouraged to attend and an opportunity
for public comment will be provided.



Members of the public can access the meeting in three ways: by attending
in person at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center; by calling
into the listen only phone line (800-369-2133; participant code:
8314284); or via live webstream at http://epa.gov/greatlakes/live.



Who:               Chair Nancy Sutley, White House Council on
Environmental Quality

                        Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                        Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency

                        Rear Admiral Sally Brice O’Hara, Deputy
Commandant for Operations, U.S. Coast Guard

                        Captain Byron Black, Senior Maritime Safety and
Security Advisor to the Secretary, Department of Transportation


What:             Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting

When:             Thursday, October 29, 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Where:           Marriott Cleveland Downtown at Key Center

Ballroom (Salon D and E)

127 Public Square

Cleveland, OH 44114



Note:               Public comment can also be submitted online at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/oceans



                            Detailed Agenda

           Great Lakes Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting


                      October 29, 4:00-7:00pm EDT


                                 AGENDA





Welcome from Chair Nancy Sutley, White House Council on Environmental
Quality


Background of Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, Agenda for Public
Meeting, Introduction of Task Force Members (15 minutes)


·     Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
·     Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the Administrator, Environmental
Protection Agency
·     Rear Admiral Sally Brice O’Hara, Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for
Operations, United States Coast Guard
·     Captain Byron Black, Senior Maritime Safety and Security Advisor
to the Secretary, Department of Transportation


EXPERT PANELS (45 minutes)


-     Tribal Interests – Susan LaFernier, Vice President, Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community
-     State Governance – Peter Johnson, Programs Director, Great Lakes
Governor’s Association
-     Habitat, Conservation, and Restoration – Gildo Tori, Director of
Public Policy, Great Lakes/Atlantic Regional Office, Ducks Unlimited
-     Public and Coastal Health and Recreational Use – Dave Ullrich,
Director, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
-     Ports and Shipping – James Weakley, President, Lake Carriers
Association
-     Toxics and Pollution – Lori Boughton, Chief of the Office of the
Great Lakes for Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection
-     Aquatic Invasive Species – Dr. David Lodge, Professor, University
of Notre Dame, Conservation Biology: Freshwater Ecology, Invasive
Species, Risk Analysis, and Environmental Policy
-     Energy – Stanley “Skip” Pruss, Director, Michigan Department of
Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth and Chair, Great Lakes Wind Council



PUBLIC COMMENT (2 hours)


·     Tinka Hyde, Director, Water Division, Environmental Protection
Agency Region 5