[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 7169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3538]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 020899F]


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 March 23 to 24, 1999.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled as follows:
    1. March 23, 1999, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    2. March 24, 1999, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Southwest Fisheries Science 
Center, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, 8604 La Jolla Shores 
Drive, La Jolla, CA. 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: Elizabeth Lu Cano, 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 and 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 the Department of Commerce. This 
Committee ensures that the living marine resource policies and programs 
of the Nation are adequate to meet the needs of commercial and 
recreational fisheries, and of environmental, state, consumer, 
academic, and other national interests.

Matters to Be Considered

March 23, 1999

    Legislative, Budget, Vessel Monitoring Systems, Multi-Disciplinary 
Science, Fisheries Overcapacity, and Budget and Legislative Committee 
Reports/Updates and Recommendations

March 24, 1999

    Vessel Monitoring Systems Report/Recommendations, Marine Reserves 
Report/Recommendations, Fisheries Overcapacity Report/Recommendations, 
and Steering Committee Report/Recommendations.
    Time will be set aside for public comment on agenda items.

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: February 8, 1999.
Andrew A. Rosenberg,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-3538 Filed 2-11-99; 8:45 am]
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