[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 205 (Monday, October 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54962-54963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25717]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XS53


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 second meeting to be held 
in the calendar year 2009. 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 November 10-12, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Crowne Plaza Washington DC/
Silver Spring Hotel, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910; 301-
589-0800.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Holliday, MAFAC Executive 
Director; (301) 713-2239 x-120; e-mail: [email protected].

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,

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academic, tribal, governmental and other national interests. The 
complete charter and summaries of prior meetings are located online at 
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/.

Matters To Be Considered

    This agenda is subject to change.
    The meeting will include discussion of various MAFAC administrative 
and organizational matters, including: subcommittee membership, 
chairmanship, upcoming workplans and recruitment of new members. The 
Committee will hear presentations and discuss policies and guidance on 
the following topics: draft catch share policy; the Interim Report of 
the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, the policy framework, 
implementation, and marine spatial planning; revisions and update to 
MAFAC's Vision 2020 document, and the new recreational fisheries 
advisor role. Updates will be presented on Magnuson-Stevens Act 
implementation, NOAA budgets, the legislative agenda, and the NOAA 
alignment of headquarters leadership.

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, MAFAC Executive 
Director; (301) 713-2239 x120 by 5 p.m. on October 30, 2009.

    Dated: October 20, 2009.
John Oliver,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-25717 Filed 10-23-09; 8:45 am]
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