[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 51738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24962]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D.090999B]


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 October 25-28, 1999.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled as follows:
    October 25, 1999, 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    October 26, 1999, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    October 27, 1999, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
    October 28, 1999, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, at the Department of Commerce, Herbert C. 
Hoover Building, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, D.C., and at the Hotel Washington, 515 15th 
Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 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, Designated Federal 
Officer; 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

October 25, 1999

    Orientation and program briefings for new MAFAC members

October 26, 1999

    Legislative, Budget, Fisheries Overcapacity, and Multi-Disciplinary 
Science Subcommittee Meetings

October 27, 1999

    Legislative Subcommittee Report and Recommendations, Budget 
Subcommittee Report and Recommendations, Multi-Disciplinary Science 
Subcommittee Report and Recommendations, and Fisheries Overcapacity 
Subcommittee Report and Recommendations

October 28, 1999

    Constituent Outreach and Communication Presentation and 
Recommendations, Vessel Monitoring Systems Presentation and 
Recommendations, Steering Committee Report, and Full Committee

Discussion and 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: September 20, 1999.
Andrew A. Rosenberg,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-24962 Filed 9-23-99; 8:45 am]
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