Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee Meets on August 23
On August 23, from 1 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will host a Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee meeting via teleconference and webcast. This meeting is open to the public, but registration is required. Members of the public wishing to participate in the meeting via telephone or webcast must register online by August 16, 2011.

The meeting agenda will include reports to the full Committee from Subcommittees on:

Adaptive Management and Mitigation;
Definition of "significant'';
Phase-In of Guidelines;
Habitat Fragmentation;
Table 1: Tier 4 Monitoring;
Avian and Bat Protection Plans; and
Role of the FWS.