<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be holding a public meeting to discuss the items on the provisional agenda </span>of the 18th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP18) <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">on </span><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">March 13, 2019, at 1:00 p.m.</strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><p align="left" style="line-height:1.4;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The public meeting will be held in the <strong style="">Sidney Yates Auditorium at the Main Interior Building</strong> at 18th and C Streets, NW, Washington, DC.  Directions to the building are available on our website at <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMzA0LjI2MjAyODEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwMzA0LjI2MjAyODEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzE0MTQ0NSZlbWFpbGlkPXJvc2VtYXJpZV9nbmFtQGZ3cy5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPXJvc2VtYXJpZV9nbmFtQGZ3cy5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZtdmlkPSZleHRyYT0mJiY=&&&101&&&https://www.fws.gov/international/cites/cop18/pdfs/directions-to-us-department-of-interior.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" title="" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,122,183);word-break:break-word">https://www.fws.gov/international/cites/cop18/pdfs/directions-to-us-department-of-interior.pdf</a>.  </p><p align="left" style="line-height:1.4;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Please note that the Sidney Yates Auditorium is wheelchair accessible and all persons planning to attend the meeting will be required to present photo identification when entering the building.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to providing access to this meeting for all participants.  Please direct all requests for sign language interpreting services, close captioning, or other accommodation needs to Frank Kohn, 703–358–2408 (voice), <a href="mailto:frank_kohn@fws.gov" title="" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,122,183);word-break:break-word">frank_kohn@fws.gov</a>, TTY 800–877–8339 by close of business March 7, 2019.  </p><p align="left" style="line-height:1.4;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">For those who cannot attend the public meeting but are interested in watching via live stream please go to our website: <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwMzA0LjI2MjAyODEmbWVzc2FnZWlkPU1EQi1QUkQtQlVMLTIwMTkwMzA0LjI2MjAyODEmZGF0YWJhc2VpZD0xMDAxJnNlcmlhbD0xNzE0MTQ0NSZlbWFpbGlkPXJvc2VtYXJpZV9nbmFtQGZ3cy5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPXJvc2VtYXJpZV9nbmFtQGZ3cy5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZtdmlkPSZleHRyYT0mJiY=&&&102&&&https://www.fws.gov/international/cites/cop18/index.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" title="" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,122,183);word-break:break-word">https://www.fws.gov/international/cites/cop18/index.html</a>, and look for the link to the live feed.  The live stream will be close-captioned.</p></div><div>More details in the full announcement: <a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOIFWS/bulletins/2340bf5">https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOIFWS/bulletins/2340bf5</a></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_-8498034338541229715gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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