[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 13366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6982]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 031297B]


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), Bycatch Subcommittee, from April 14 to 
April 15, 1997.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled as follows:
    1. April 14, 1997, 1:00 p.m. - 5 p.m.
    2. April 15, 1997, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Falmouth Inn, 824 Main 
Street, Falmouth, MA. 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: Richard Wheeler, Executive Secretary; 
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 or 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 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

    Matters to be considered include Bycatch Subcommittee business 
only:

April 14, 1997

    (1) Briefing on NMFS Bycatch Task Force
    (2) Briefing on Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Bycatch 
Initiatives

April 15, 1997

    (1) Discussion of Impact of Magnuson-Stevens Act on bycatch 
considerations within the Fishery Management Plan process.
    (2) Briefing and discussion of Take Reduction Team Efforts on 
Harbor Porpoise and Large Whale TRT efforts.

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: March 14, 1997.
Charles Karnella,
Acting Director, Office of Operation, Management and Information, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-6982 Filed 3-19-97; 8:45 am]
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