[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19887-19888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9874]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 041195C]


National Marine Fisheries Service; 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 May 8 to May 10, 1995.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled as follows:
    1. May 8, 1995, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.;
    2. May 9, 1995, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; and
    3. May 10, 1995, 8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Bethesda Ramada, 8400 
Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD.
    Requests for special accommodations may be directed to MAFAC, 
Management Services Office, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Wheeler, Executive Secretary; 
telephone: (301) 713-2259.

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 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 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

    May 8, 1995--Subcommittee Meetings
    (1) Steering Committee;
    (2) Marine Recreational Fisheries Committee;
    (3) Protected Resources/Habitat Committee;
    (4) Seafood Markets and Trade Committee; and,
    (5) Commercial Fisheries Committee.
    May 9, 1995
    (1) Report of subcommittees;
    (2) Report of Bycatch Task Force on research findings;
    (3) Report on the NMFS budget(s); and
    (4) Report on the Status of the NMFS Charter.
    May 10, 1995
    (1) Report on the NMFS Habitat Program: Status and water quality 
issues;
    (2) Report on the Wetland Restoration Program;
    (3) Examination of the wetland construction processes;
    (4) Report on the status of bycatch-related legislation; and
    (5) Open panel discussion.

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).

    [[Page 19888]] Dated: April 17, 1995.
Gary Matlock,
Program Management Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-9874 Filed 4-20-95; 8:45 am]
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