[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 7169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3538]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 020899F]
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of meetings of the Marine Fisheries
Advisory Committee (MAFAC) from March 23 to 24, 1999.
DATES: The meetings are scheduled as follows:
1. March 23, 1999, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
2. March 24, 1999, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Southwest Fisheries Science
Center, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, 8604 La Jolla Shores
Drive, La Jolla, CA. Requests for special accommodations may be
directed to MAFAC, Office of Operations, Management and Information,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Lu Cano, Executive
Secretary; telephone:(301) 713-2252.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1982), notice is hereby
given of meetings of MAFAC and MAFAC Subcommittees. 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 ensures that the living marine resource policies and programs
of the Nation are adequate to meet the needs of commercial and
recreational fisheries, and of environmental, state, consumer,
academic, and other national interests.
Matters to Be Considered
March 23, 1999
Legislative, Budget, Vessel Monitoring Systems, Multi-Disciplinary
Science, Fisheries Overcapacity, and Budget and Legislative Committee
Reports/Updates and Recommendations
March 24, 1999
Vessel Monitoring Systems Report/Recommendations, Marine Reserves
Report/Recommendations, Fisheries Overcapacity Report/Recommendations,
and Steering Committee Report/Recommendations.
Time will be set aside for public comment on agenda items.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to MAFAC (see ADDRESSES).
Dated: February 8, 1999.
Andrew A. Rosenberg,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-3538 Filed 2-11-99; 8:45 am]
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