[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 201 (Thursday, October 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 61399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24594]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XL24
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Marine Fisheries
Advisory Committee (MAFAC). This will be the second meeting to be held
in the calendar year 2008. Agenda topics are provided under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. All full Committee
sessions will be open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held November 12-14, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Chateau LeMoyne, 301
Rue Dauphine, New Orleans, LA 70112; (504) 581-1303
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Holliday, MAFAC Executive
Director; (301) 713-2239 x120; e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, notice is hereby given
of a meeting of MAFAC. MAFAC was established by the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) on February 17, 1971, to advise the Secretary on
all living marine resource matters that are the responsibility of the
Department of Commerce. This committee advises and reviews the adequacy
of living marine resource policies and programs to meet the needs of
commercial and recreational fisheries, and environmental, State,
consumer, academic, tribal, governmental and other national interests.
The complete charter and summaries of prior meetings are located online
at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/.
Matters To Be Considered
The order in which these matters are considered is subject to
change.
November 12, 2008
The meeting will begin with opening remarks and introductions to
the full committee from Dr. Jim Balsiger, Acting Assistant
Administrator for NOAA Fisheries. The remainder of the day will cover
various MAFAC administration and organizational matters, including: new
member orientation; review of travel, financial disclosure and ethics
requirements; and subcommittee organization, chairmanship, current
issues, and future issues.
November 13, 2008
Updates will be presented on: Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization;
seafood inspection; and ecolabeling and seafood certification. Other
topics to be discussed are the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office
and Gulf of Mexico Regional Fishery Management Council experiences with
individual fishery quotas, and the pending aquaculture amendment.
November 14, 2008
The Committee will hear presentations and discuss policies
influencing U.S. fisheries infrastructure, with specific reference to
the federal/NOAA/state agency response to the effects of recent
hurricane events on Gulf coast fisheries, including supporting
infrastructure. This will be followed by a discussion of how to
annually appraise progress on the MAFAC 2020 report recommendations,
and a decision on the process for advancing/communicating the ideas
contained in the MAFAC transition paper. The meeting will conclude with
a review of action items and next steps, and a decision on the time and
place of the spring 2009 meeting.
Special Accommodations
The meeting location is physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mark Holliday, MAFAC Executive
Director; (301) 713-2239 x120 by 5 p.m. October 27, 2008.
Dated: October 9, 2008.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E8-24594 Filed 10-15-08; 8:45 am]
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