GLIN==> NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY- STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN OUTLINES- REGIONAL LISTENING SESSION, 13 JUNE 2011, CHICAGO IL

Submitted by Lorne Thomas <Lorne.W.Thomas at uscg.mil>

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> BACKGROUND
>
> On July 19, 2010, President Obama announced his commitment to implementing
> the first National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, 
> and
> the Great Lakes. The National Ocean Council is now developing Strategic
> Action Plans to achieve nine national priority objectives that address 
> some
> of the most pressing challenges facing these areas.
>
> These nine national priority objectives include:
>
> * Ecosystem-based management
> * Coastal and marine spatial planning
> * Inform decisions and improve understanding
> * Better coordinate and support Federal, State, tribal, and local and
> regional management
> * Resiliency and adaptation to climate change and ocean acidification
> * Regional ecosystem protection and restoration
> * Water quality and sustainable practices on land
> * Changing conditions in the Arctic
> * Ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observations, mapping, and 
> infrastructure
>
> The National Ocean Council will host regional public listening sessions
> about these efforts and thereby provide opportunities for public input and
> comments as it develops the Strategic Action Plans.
>
> There are three main objectives for these listening sessions: 1) to gain 
> an
> understanding of the actions and issues most important to Americans whose
> lives are affected by the oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes; 2) to use this
> knowledge to inform the actions in each of the nine strategic plan 
> outlines,
> and; 3) to offer a forum for the public to learn about the National Ocean
> Policy. The input and comments from these listening sessions will be
> considered in the development of the draft strategic action plans.
>
>
>
>
> __________________________________________________________________
>
> GREAT LAKES REGIONAL LISTENING SESSION
>
> The U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will
> co-host the Great Lakes Regional Listening Session on Monday, June 13, 
> 2011,
> at the Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building, 77 West Jackson Boulevard
> Chicago, IL 60604. The session will be run from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
> CDT.
> In-person attendees will be able to submit written and verbal comments. 
> The
> listening session will also be available through a webinar. Webinar
> participants will be able to post comments and questions through the
> webinar. There is no charge for these events. Advance registration is 
> highly
> encouraged although in-person attendees can register on-site. Advance
> in-person registration will close Friday, 10 June at 5:00 pm EDT.  Webinar
> registration will remain open until the session begins however, webinar
> registration is limited to 1000 participants.
>
> In-person registration is available through a webpage at:
> http://www.glin.net/NOC-June2011.
>
> The listening session will begin with a plenary session that will provide 
> a
> general overview of the Strategic Action Plan outlines. The plenary will 
> be
> followed by two concurrent breakout sessions where in-person and webinar
> participants will be able to provide comments or ask questions about the
> outlines.
>
> Interested parties may also participate in the listening session via a
> webinar.  There will be three webinars; one for the opening plenary 
> session
> and a general overview of the Strategic Action Plan outlines.  This will 
> be
> followed by two concurrent webinars that will provide participants with an
> opportunity to comment on the Strategic Action Plan outlines.  Webinar
> registration: http://apply.glnpo.net/gl_ocean.html
>
> NOTE: In-person and webinar participants should read the Strategic Action
> Plan outlines ahead of time. In-depth presentations on the outlines will 
> not
> be provided at the listening sessions. The Strategic Action Plan outlines
> have been posted online at
> http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/oceans/sap
>
> Due to time constraints, the National Ocean Council members may not be 
> able
> to provide answers to all of the questions submitted in person or through
> the webinar. However, all comments and questions will be forwarded to the
> National Ocean Council for consideration when the Strategic Action Plans 
> are
> completed.
>
> Attached are a draft agenda, a compilation of all nine Strategic Action
> Plans and the official National Ocean Council announcement.
>
> Please forward to all interested parties.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Lorne W. Thomas
>
> Government Affairs Officer
> Ninth District (de)
> Off: (216) 902-6022
> Fax: (216) 902-6027
> Lorne.W.Thomas at uscg.mil
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