A National Enforcement Summit, scheduled for August 3 in Washington, DC, will convene a broad array of invited stakeholders and experts to assist NOAA's leadership in improving compliance with regulations and developing forward-looking strategies to advance its enforcement programs to protect and sustain the nation's marine resources.
NOAA's objectives for this one-day summit are to elicit ideas and recommendations for:
* working with constituents and state and federal partners to improve compliance and enhance the effectiveness of our marine-related enforcement activities;
* NOAA's draft plan for setting national and regional enforcement priorities (plan will be released and posted to the Summit website on July 23).
* improving our communications with regulated communities and other stakeholders; and
* establishing approaches for consistency and transparency that contribute to public confidence in our enforcement program.
The Summit will be webcast live. For more information on the Summit, visit: http://noaaenforcementsummit2010.ecr.gov.