[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 54233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27027]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 101601C]


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 November 6-8, 2001.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled as follows:
    1. November 6, 2001, 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
    2. November 7, 2001, 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.
    3. November 8, 2001, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort, 6500 
Estate Smith Bay, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. 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: Laurel Bryant, Designated Federal 
Official; 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 meetings of MAFAC and MAFAC Subcommittees. MAFAC was 
established by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) on February 17, 
1972, 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, tribal, and other national interests.

Matters to Be Considered

November 6, 2001

    General Overview, Administrative Issues, Magnuson-Stevens Act 
Reauthorization, and National Environmental Policy Act.

November 7, 2001

    Ecosystem Management, Sustainability, Marine Protected Areas, 
Constituent Meeting.

November 8, 2001

    Wrap-up reports and adjournment.
    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: October 22, 2001.
John Oliver,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine 
Fisheries Service
[FR Doc. 01-27027 Filed 10-23-01; 2:38 pm]
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