§6455 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

Co-chairs of the Task Force can create working groups when needed to help the Task Force reach its goals. Any Task Force member can ask the co-chairs to form a working group. The co-chairs may allow outside groups to join those working groups, such as universities, conservation groups, and commercial or recreational fishing organizations. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to these working groups.

Title 16, §6455

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(a)The co-chairpersons of the Task Force may establish working groups as necessary to meet the goals and carry out the duties of the Task Force.

(b)The members of the Task Force may request that the co-chairpersons establish a working group under subsection (a).

(c)The co-chairpersons may allow nongovernmental organizations as appropriate, including academic institutions, conservation groups, and commercial and recreational fishing associations, to participate in a working group established under subsection (a).

(d)The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 11 See References in Text note below. shall not apply to working groups established under this section.

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The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, which was set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and was substantially repealed and restated in chapter 10 (§ 1001 et seq.) of Title 5 by Pub. L. 117–286, §§ 3(a), 7, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4197, 4361. For disposition of sections of the Act into chapter 10 of Title 5, see Disposition Table preceding section 101 of Title 5.

§6455 Working groups

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Title 16, §6455

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