[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60732-60733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24690]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XZ30
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 2010. 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 October 19-21, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Maryland Inn, Historic Inns
of Annapolis, 16 Church Circle in Annapolis, MD 21401; 410-263-2641.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Holliday, MAFAC Executive
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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 is convened to hear presentations and discuss policies
and guidance on the following topics: NOAA's compliance assistance
program; marine habitat assessments, including the new Habitat
Assessment and Improvement Plan, essential fish habitat, and critical
habitat for endangered species; recreational fisheries engagement; and
NOAA strategic planning. Updates will be presented on the science
enterprise, monitoring, and Natural Resource Damage Assessment
activities related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, NOAA budgets,
catch share policy, the National Ocean Policy, and coastal and marine
spatial planning. The meeting will include discussion of various MAFAC
administrative and organizational matters and meetings of the standing
subcommittees.
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 October 6, 2010.
Dated: September 27, 2010.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-24690 Filed 9-30-10; 8:45 am]
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