[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29354-29355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14493]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 052496B]


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 July 17 to July 19, 1996.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled as follows:
    1. July 17, 1996, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    2. July 18, 1996, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    3. July 19, 1996, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Silver Spring Holiday Inn, 
8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD. Requests for special 
accommodations may be directed to MAFAC, Office of Management 
Information, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Wheeler, Executive Secretary; 
telephone: (301) 713-2252.


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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 
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 fisheries, and environmental, state, 
consumer, academic, and other national interests.

Matters to be Considered

July 17, 1996--Subcommittee Meetings

    (1) Steering Committee
    (2) Marine Recreational Fisheries Committee
    (3) Protected Resources/Habitat Committee
    (4) Seafood Markets and Trade Committee
    (5) Commercial Fisheries Committee

July 18, 1996

    (1) Report on NMFS Program Briefing
    (2) Final report of Bycatch Task Force
    (3) Report on the NMFS/NOAA budget(s)
    (4) Reports on critical issues facing NMFS

July 19, 1996

    (1) Report of subcommittees
    (2) Discussion on 1996-1997 areas of focus for Committee
    (3) 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).

    Dated: May 29, 1996.
Gary Matlock,
Program Management Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-14493 Filed 6-7-96; 8:45 am]
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