[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 51738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24962]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D.090999B]
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 October 25-28, 1999.
DATES: The meetings are scheduled as follows:
October 25, 1999, 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
October 26, 1999, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
October 27, 1999, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
October 28, 1999, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, at the Department of Commerce, Herbert C.
Hoover Building, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, D.C., and at the Hotel Washington, 515 15th
Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 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, Designated Federal
Officer; 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
October 25, 1999
Orientation and program briefings for new MAFAC members
October 26, 1999
Legislative, Budget, Fisheries Overcapacity, and Multi-Disciplinary
Science Subcommittee Meetings
October 27, 1999
Legislative Subcommittee Report and Recommendations, Budget
Subcommittee Report and Recommendations, Multi-Disciplinary Science
Subcommittee Report and Recommendations, and Fisheries Overcapacity
Subcommittee Report and Recommendations
October 28, 1999
Constituent Outreach and Communication Presentation and
Recommendations, Vessel Monitoring Systems Presentation and
Recommendations, Steering Committee Report, and Full Committee
Discussion and 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: September 20, 1999.
Andrew A. Rosenberg,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-24962 Filed 9-23-99; 8:45 am]
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