# Meeting of the Ocean Research Advisory Panel
**AGENCY:**
Department of the Navy, DOD.
**ACTION:**
Notice of open meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
The Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP) will hold a regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting will be open to the public.
**DATES:**
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Members of the public should submit their comments in advance of the meeting to the meeting Point of Contact.
**ADDRESSES:**
This will be a teleconference. For access, connect to: *https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/822051381.* The call-in number will be: 312-757-3121, with access code: 822-051-381.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
CDR Joel W. Feldmeier, Office of Naval Research, 875 North Randolph Street, Suite 1425, Arlington, VA 22203-1995, telephone 703-696-5121.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
This notice of open meeting is provided in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The meeting will include discussions on ocean research, resource management, and other current issues in the ocean science and management communities.
Dated: February 13, 2017.
A.M. Nichols,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer.