Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of Public Meeting

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#  Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of Public Meeting

**AGENCY:**

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

**ACTION:**

Notice of public meeting.

**SUMMARY:**

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will host a Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting March 2-4, 2010. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting agenda will include discussion of the current draft Recommendations to the Secretary.

**DATES:**

The meeting is scheduled for March 2-4, 2010. For session times, *see* “Session Times” under *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.* To attend, you must register by February 23, 2010. See below.

**ADDRESSES:**

We will hold the meeting at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Rooms 200A & B, Arlington, Virginia, 22203. For more information, see “Meeting Location Information.”

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Rachel London, Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (703) 358-2161.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

**Background**

On October 24, 2007, the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) established the Committee to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary on developing effective measures to avoid or minimize impacts to wildlife and their habitats related to land-based wind energy facilities. The Committee is made up of 22 members representing the varied interests associated with wind energy development and its potential impacts to wildlife species and their habitats. All Committee meetings are open to the public.

**Meeting Location Information**

Persons planning to attend the meeting must register at *http://www.fws.gov/habitatconservation/windpower/wind_turbine_advisory_committee.html,* by February 23, 2010. Seating is limited due to room capacity. We will give preference to registrants based on date and time of registration. Limited standing room will be available if all seats are filled.

Please note that the meeting location is accessible to wheelchair users. If you require additional accommodations, please notify us at least 2 weeks in advance of the meeting.

| Meeting Days: | Start time: | End time: |
| --- | --- | --- |
| March 2, 2010 | 1 p.m. | 5:30 p.m. |
| March 3, 2010 | 8 a.m. | 5:30 p.m. |
| March 4, 2010 | 8 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. |

Dated: January 21, 2010.

Rachel London,

Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee.