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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 112194A]

 

National Marine Fisheries Service; Marine Fisheries Advisory 
Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

TIME AND
DATES: Meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m., December 13, and adjourn at 
2:15 p.m., December 14, 1994.

PLACE: The Key Bridge Marriott, 1401 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA.

STATUS: As required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1982), notice is hereby given of a 
meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (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 ensures that the living marine resource policies and programs 
of this Nation are adequate to meet the needs of commercial and 
recreational fishermen, and environmental, state, consumer, academic, 
and other national interests.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: December 13, 1994, 8:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., (1) 
Progress report: Administration's Fisheries Initiatives, (2) Status of 
World Fisheries, (3) 1995 NMFS Budget, (4) Amendments to the Magnuson 
Act, (5) World Bycatch Issues, and (6) NMFS Restructuring. December 14, 
1994, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., (1) MAFAC Subcommittee Activities, (2) 
Amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and (3) Report on U.N. 
Conference on Straddling Fish Stock and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Wheeler, Executive Secretary, 
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, Management Services Office, 
National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East- West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910. Telephone: (301) 713- 2259. Reasonable accommodation 
for handicapped persons will be made with advance notice.

    Dated: November 21, 1994.
Gary Matlock,
Program Management Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 94-29071 Filed 11-23-94; 8:45 am]

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