[Federal Register: June 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 112)]
[Notices]
[Page 32681]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA56
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 calendar year 2008 to review and advise NOAA on management policies
for living marine resources. 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 July 1, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
July 2, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and July 3, 2008, from 9 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Radisson Martinique Hotel,
49 West 32nd Street, New York, NY 10001; (212) 277-2702
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Holliday, Director, NMFS Office
of Policy; telephone: (301) 713-2239 x120.
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 former meetings are located
online at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/index.htm.
Matters To Be Considered
The order in which these matters is considered is subject to
change.
July 1, 2008
The meeting will begin with opening remarks and introductions to
the full committee from Dr. Jim Balsiger, Acting Assistant
Administrator for NOAA Fisheries. MAFAC administrative matters will be
discussed, including findings and recommendations of the MAFAC charter
working group. The afternoon is dedicated to separate Subcommittee and
working group meetings, including Strategic Planning, Commerce
(aquaculture, ecolabeling, and seafood safety/quality), and
Recreational Fisheries Statistics improvements.
July 2, 2008
Updates will be presented on Aquaculture, Magnuson-Stevens Act
Reauthorization, and International Fisheries, and legislative updates.
Other topics to be discussed are the Vision 2020 Working Group; a
Strategic Planning Subcommittee report on the present draft of a MAFAC
Transition Paper; NOS/NMFS interactions; and National Monuments,
Sanctuaries, and Marine Protected Areas.
July 3, 2008
The full Committee will reconvene from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to discuss
findings and recommendations on Seafood Safety and Quality; receive a
briefing on climate change impacts and NOAA Climate Service; and
discuss findings and recommendations on Ecolabeling and Seafood
Certification. The meeting will conclude with a review of action items
and next steps, and the time and place of the Fall meeting.
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, Director, NMFS
Office of Policy; telephone: (301) 713-2239 x120 by 5 p.m., June 15,
2008.
Dated: June 5, 2008.
James W. Balsiger
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E8-13012 Filed 6-9-08; 8:45 am]
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