[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 48 (Monday, March 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 12682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3527]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D.030706B]


Joint State Fish and Game Department Directors and Saltwater 
Sportfishing Community Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of NMFS with the state 
fish and game department directors and saltwater sportfishing 
community. This 3-day meeting is held to solicit stakeholder and 
constituent input on NOAA's recreational fishing data collection 
program. Agenda topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this notice. All sessions will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held March 28, 2006, from 12 noon to 5 p.m., 
March 29, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and March 30, 2006, from 9:30 
a.m. to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Double Tree Hotel, 300 Army-
Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22202; Phone: (703) 416-4100.
    Requests for special accommodations may be directed to Office of 
Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Meyers, State/Federal Liaison; 
telephone: (301) 713-2334.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, notice is hereby given 
of meetings between NOAA and members of the public.

Matters to be Considered

March 28, 2006

    The meeting will begin with remarks from Dr. William T. Hogarth, 
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries. The group will be briefed on the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
reauthorization, offshore aquaculture, and the NOAA budget.

March 29, 2006

    In the morning, the group will be given a briefing on the National 
Research Council's independent review of NOAA's recreational fishing 
data collection program. In the afternoon, the group will be updated on 
a proposal to create a saltwater angler registry.

March 30, 2006

    The group will reconvene to receive an update on progress made on 
the implementation of NOAA's recreational fisheries strategic plan.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Steve Meyers, State/Federal 
Liaison; telephone: (301) 713-2334.

    Dated: March 7, 2006.
Alan Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-3527 Filed 3-10-06; 8:45 am]
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