# Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee
**AGENCY:**
National Ocean Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Extension of deadline for nominations for the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee.
**SUMMARY:**
The Department of Commerce published a notice in the *Federal Register* on September 26, 2006 (71 FR 45107) seeking nominations for membership on the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee (Committee). The deadline for nominations by qualified persons to the Committee is hereby extended.
**DATES:**
The extended deadline for nominations to the Committee is November 30, 2006.
**ADDRESSES:**
Nominations should be sent to Lauren Wenzel, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National marine Protected Areas Center, 1305 East West Highway, Station #12227, Silver Spring, MD 20910. E-mail: *[email protected].* E-mail nominations are acceptable.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Refer to the *Federal Register* notice of September 26, 2006, or contact Lauren Wenzel, (301) 713-3100 x136, *[email protected].*
Dated: October 26, 2006.
Elizabeth R. Scheffler,
Associate Assistant Administrator for Management, National Ocean Service.