Obama Administration to Host Press Conference Call to Announce Federal Asian Carp Efforts Today at 1:00 PM (EST)
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 16, 201
Obama Administration to Host Press Conference Call to Announce Federal Asian Carp Efforts Today at 1:00 PM (EST)
WASHINGTON, DC – John Goss, Asian Carp Director at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, with representatives from other federal agencies will hold a conference call with reporters today, December 16, 2010 at 1:00 PM (EST) to make an announcement on collaborative Asian carp efforts under a newly-updated Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework (Framework).
Goss chairs the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC), a team of Federal, state and local agencies working together to prevent Asian carp from establishing self-sustaining populations in the Great Lakes. The Framework, released by the Obama Administration in February 2010 and updated in May, unifies Federal, state and local action in an unparalleled effort to combat invasive species.
WHO: John Goss, Asian Carp Director, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the Administrator (Great Lakes), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jane Lyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior
Charlie Wooley, Deputy Regional Director for the Midwest Region, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Leon Carl, Regional Executive, Midwest Area, U.S. Geological Survey
Ernest Drott, Great Lakes and Asian Carp Program Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Arnab Raychaudhuri, Special Assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
Rear Admiral Michael Parks, District Commander, U.S. Coast Guard District Nine
WHAT: Conference call with reporters
WHEN: Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 1:00 PM (EST)
RSVP: To receive dial-in information, please RSVP to press@ceq.eop.gov
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