[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 101 (Friday, May 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29305-29306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10149]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA56


Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of open public meetings.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of meetings of the Marine Fisheries 
Advisory Committee (MAFAC). This will be the first of two possible 
meetings to be held in fiscal year 2007 to review and advise NOAA on 
management policies for living marine resources. Agenda topics are 
provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. 
All full Committee sessions will be open to the public.

DATES: The meetings will be held June 4, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
June 5, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and June 6, 2007, from 1 p.m. to 
5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in the Springwood meeting room at 
the Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Avenue, Washington, D.C. 
20001; (202) 628-2100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel Bryant, MAFAC Executive

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Director; telephone: (301) 713-2379 x171.

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 of MAFAC. 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 advises and reviews the adequacy 
of living marine resource policies and programs to meet the needs of 
commercial and recreational fisheries, and environmental, state, 
consumer, academic, tribal, governmental and other national interests. 
The complete charter and summaries of former meetings are located 
online at www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/index.htm.

Matters to be Considered

June 4, 2007

    The meeting will begin with opening remarks and introductions from 
Dr. William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries. MAFAC 
subcommittee chairs will provide an overview of what their respective 
subcommittees will address during the meeting. A brief review and 
discussion of advisory committee administrative policies and procedures 
will also be provided, with the remainder of the day dedicated to 
reviews and discussions of the agency's FishWatch web page project and 
updates and details of the implementation of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006.

June 5, 2007

    The full Committee will reconvene from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to 
continue discussions for a Vision 2020 project, outlining a roadmap of 
issues to be addressed in the next 20 years. At the conclusion of the 
discussion, and as determined by the members, the full Committee will 
break into Subcommittees and working groups to allow time for in depth 
discussions and work on the issues pending before the Committee, 
including Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization, aquaculture legislation, 
recreational fishing data improvement plans and Vision 2020. The work 
of the Subcommittees will be presented and discussed in-depth at the 
full Committee level the following afternoon.

June 6, 2007

    The Subcommittees will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The full 
Committee will reconvene from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to receive, discuss, and 
take any final actions and votes.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Laurel Bryant, MAFAC Executive 
Director; telephone: (301) 713-2379 x171 by 5pm, May 30, 2007.

    Dated: May 21, 2007.
John Oliver
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-10149 Filed 5-24-07; 8:45 am]
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