Meeting Announcement
Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting
Executive Office of the President
Anchorage, Alaska
21 August 2009
For the full press release, please go to:
http://tinyurl.com/n6h546
For more information, please contact:
Christine Glunz
Council on Environmental Quality
Phone: 202-456-3469
The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force announces its first Public
Meeting, scheduled for Friday, 21 August 2009 in Anchorage, Alaska. The
meeting will be held in the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center, from
1:30 to 4:30 pm AKDT.
On 12 June 2009, President Obama sent a memorandum to the heads of
executive departments and federal agencies establishing an Interagency
Ocean Policy Task Force, led by the White House Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ). The Task Force is charged with developing a
recommendation for a national policy that ensures protection,
maintenance, and restoration of oceans, coastlines, and the Great Lakes.
It will also recommend a framework for improved stewardship and
effective coastal and marine spatial planning.
Participants include:
- Nancy Sutley, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair
- Dr. Jane Lubchenco, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Administrator
- David Hayes, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Interior
- Admiral Thad Allen, Coast Guard Commandant
- Heather Zichal, Deputy Assistant to the President on Energy and
Climate Change
The public is encouraged to attend and an opportunity for public comment
will be provided. Public comment can also be submitted online at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/oceans/.
For the full press release, please go to http://tinyurl.com/n6h546.
For more information, please contact:
Christine Glunz
Council on Environmental Quality
Phone: 202-456-3469