[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18517-18518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07377]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD204


Reestablishment of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee reestablishment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of Commerce has 
determined that the reestablishment of the Marine Fisheries Advisory 
Committee is necessary and in the public interest. Accordingly, the 
National Marine Fisheries Service has chartered the Marine Fisheries 
Advisory Committee (MAFAC). The charter for the MAFAC expired on 
January 18, 2014 while its renewal was in process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Holliday, MAFAC Executive 
Director; (301) 427-8004; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MAFAC will advise NOAA and Commerce on 
short- and long-range strategies for rebuilding and managing the 
sustained use of living marine resources and recovering and protecting 
endangered and protected marine species to meet the needs of commercial 
and recreational fisheries, and environmental, State, consumer, 
academic, tribal, and other national interests. MAFAC members will help 
identify common ground on controversial matters of policy and science. 
The Committee's expertise and diversity are not found in any Commerce 
component, or in any other Federal Advisory Committee.
    The MAFAC will function solely as an advisory body and in 
compliance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
Copies of the charter will be filed with the appropriate Committees of 
the Congress and with the Library of Congress.


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    Dated: March 28, 2014
Paul Doremus,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-07377 Filed 4-1-14; 8:45 am]
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