# Gulf of Mexico Program Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting
**AGENCY:**
Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA).
**ACTION:**
Notice of meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
Under the Federal Advisory Act, Public Law 92-463, EPA gives notice of a Meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Program (GMP) Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC).
**DATES:**
The CAC Meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2002, from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m and on Thursday, June 13, 2002, from 1 to 3 p.m. The CAC will participate as members of the GMP Focus Teams in the Comprehensive Meeting on June 12, 2002, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Thursday, June 13, 2002, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel, Poydras at the Mississippi River, New Orleans, Louisiana. (504-561-0500)
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Gloria D. Car, Designated Federal Officer, Gulf of Mexico Program Office, Mail Code EPA/GMPO, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000 at (228) 688-2421.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Proposed agenda is attached.
The meeting is open to the public.
Dated: May 10, 2002.
Gloria D. Car,
Designated Federal Officer.
**Gulf of Mexico Program**
**Citizens Advisory Committee Meetings and Comprehensive Meeting of the Focus Teams, Hilton Riverside, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 11-13, 2002.**
**Draft Agenda**
**June 11, 2002**
11:45-1—CAC Members Networking Luncheon
1-1:20 p.m.—Opening Remarks/Introductions (Jim Kachtick, Chair), Review and approval of November 7-8, 2001 Meeting Summary, Jim Kachtick, Chair
1:20-1:45—Chair Report, Jim Kachtick, Chair
• Follow-up on CAC Action Items
1:45-2:15—GMP Director's Report—Jim Giattina, GMPO Director
2:15-2:45—CAC Projects Reports
• Dockwatch Project
• Coastal Bird Trail
• FFA Environmental Speech Project
• GMP Presentation for CAC Members
• CAC Web Page and Status of Bulletin Board
2:45-3—Louisiana Coastal Initiative Discussion
3-3:15—Break
3:15-4:30—Presentation and Discussion on “Confronting Climate Change in the Gulf Coast Region” Report—Dr. Robert Twilley, Director of the Center for Ecology and Environmental Technology, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
4:30-5:00—Members Roundtable and Participation Reports
5-5:15—“Where Do We Go From Here” CAC Activities and Measures Discussion
5:15-5:30—Participation and Plans for Comprehensive Meeting
Meeting Calendar for remainder of 2002 and 2003
Adjourn
**June 12, 2002**
**CAC Members Attend Comprehensive Meeting of the Focus Teams**
9:00-11:30—Plenary Session (Napoleon Ballroom, Third Floor)
11:30-1—Break for lunch (free time)
1-5:00—All Focus Teams Meet
Public Health
Habitat
Invasive Species
Nutrient Enrichment
**Thursday, June 13**
8:30-3—All Focus Teams Meet (Lunch 11:30-12:30)
Public Health (with Vibrio Vulnificus Education Sub-committee in a.m.)
Habitat
Invasive Species
Nutrient Enrichment
1-3—Citizens Advisory Committee Wrap-up
• Discussion and Recommendations