[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 32681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13012]


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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 meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Marine Fisheries 
Advisory Committee (MAFAC). This will be the first meeting to be held 
in calendar year 2008 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 July 1, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
July 2, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and July 3, 2008, from 9 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Radisson Martinique Hotel, 
49 West 32nd Street, New York, NY 10001; (212) 277-2702

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Holliday, Director, NMFS Office 
of Policy; telephone: (301) 713-2239 x120.

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 a meeting 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 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/index.htm.

Matters To Be Considered

    The order in which these matters is considered is subject to 
change.

July 1, 2008

    The meeting will begin with opening remarks and introductions to 
the full committee from Dr. Jim Balsiger, Acting Assistant 
Administrator for NOAA Fisheries. MAFAC administrative matters will be 
discussed, including findings and recommendations of the MAFAC charter 
working group. The afternoon is dedicated to separate Subcommittee and 
working group meetings, including Strategic Planning, Commerce 
(aquaculture, ecolabeling, and seafood safety/quality), and 
Recreational Fisheries Statistics improvements.

July 2, 2008

    Updates will be presented on Aquaculture, Magnuson-Stevens Act 
Reauthorization, and International Fisheries, and legislative updates. 
Other topics to be discussed are the Vision 2020 Working Group; a 
Strategic Planning Subcommittee report on the present draft of a MAFAC 
Transition Paper; NOS/NMFS interactions; and National Monuments, 
Sanctuaries, and Marine Protected Areas.

July 3, 2008

    The full Committee will reconvene from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to discuss 
findings and recommendations on Seafood Safety and Quality; receive a 
briefing on climate change impacts and NOAA Climate Service; and 
discuss findings and recommendations on Ecolabeling and Seafood 
Certification. The meeting will conclude with a review of action items 
and next steps, and the time and place of the Fall meeting.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mark Holliday, Director, NMFS 
Office of Policy; telephone: (301) 713-2239 x120 by 5 p.m., June 15, 
2008.

    Dated: June 5, 2008.
James W. Balsiger
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. E8-13012 Filed 6-9-08; 8:45 am]
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