[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18199-18200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9108]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XO78
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 first meeting to be held
in the calendar year 2009. Agenda topics are provided under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. All full Committee
sessions will be open to the public.
DATES: The meetings will be held May 12-14, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Monterey Conference Center,
One Portola Plaza, Monterey, CA 93940; 831-646-3770.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Holliday, MAFAC Executive
Director; (301) 713-2239 x-120; 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
This agenda is subject to change.
The meeting will include discussion of various MAFAC administrative
and organizational matters, including: subcommittee membership,
chairmanship, upcoming workplans and recruitment of new members.
Updates will be presented on Magnuson-Stevens Act implementation, NOAA
budgets, and new administration transition
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information. The Committee will hear presentations and discuss policies
and guidance on the following topics: a strategic plan for seafood
safety and quality; fishery disasters; ocean acidification; fisheries
sustainability monitoring and measurement; NOAA and NMFS strategic
planning; Regional Fishery Management Council 5-year programmatic
plans; and progress on catch share programs.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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. on May 1, 2009.
Dated: April 15, 2009.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-9108 Filed 4-20-09; 8:45 am]
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