[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 5312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01609]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Nominations to the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) seeks nominations to 
fill vacancies on the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC or 
Committee). MAFAC is responsible to advise the Secretary, NOAA, and 
NMFS on all matters concerning living marine resources that are the 
responsibility of the Department of Commerce. The Committee makes 
recommendations to assist in the development and implementation of 
Departmental regulations, policies, and programs critical to the 
mission and goals of NMFS. Nominations are encouraged from all 
individuals involved with or representing interests affected by NMFS 
actions in managing living marine resources. Nominees should possess 
demonstrable expertise in a field related to the management of living 
marine resources and be able to fulfill the time commitment required 
for two annual meetings and year-round subcommittee work. Individuals 
serve for a term of 3 years for no more than two consecutive terms if 
re-appointed. NMFS seeks qualified nominees to fill pending vacancies.

DATES: Nominations must be emailed on or before March 13, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Katie Denman, MAFAC Assistant, 
NMFS Office of Policy, by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Denman, MAFAC Assistant; (301) 
427-8034; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MAFAC was approved by the Secretary on 
December 28, 1970, and subsequently chartered under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, on February 17, 1971. The 
Committee meets twice a year, and holds supplementary meetings when 
necessary, as determined by NMFS or the Committee Chair. MAFAC is 
comprised of 15 to 21 individuals. Members are highly qualified, 
diverse individuals with experience in commercial, recreational, 
aquaculture, and non-commercial fisheries and businesses; seafood 
industry, including processing, marketing, restaurants and related 
industries; marine, ecosystems, or protected resources management and 
conservation; and human dimensions or social sciences associated with 
living marine resources and working waterfronts. Members may be from 
tribes or indigenous groups, environmental organizations, academia, 
consumer groups, and other living marine resource interest groups from 
all U.S. geographical regions, including the Western Pacific and 
Caribbean. The NMFS strives to ensure MAFAC members represent a 
diversity of individuals and interests.
    A MAFAC member cannot be: a Federal employee; a state official, 
their designee, or an appointed member of a regional fishery management 
council; registered Federal lobbyist; or agent of a foreign principal. 
Selected candidates must pass a security check and submit a financial 
disclosure form. Membership is voluntary, and except for reimbursable 
travel and related expenses, service is without pay.
    Each nomination must include the nominee's name, address, telephone 
number and email address; a cover letter describing the nominee's 
interest in serving on the Committee and qualifications; and their 
curriculum vitae or resume. Up to three letters of support may be 
submitted. Self-nominations will be accepted.
    Nominations should be sent to Katie Denman (see ADDRESSES) and must 
be received by March 13, 2023. The full text of the Committee Charter 
and its current membership can be viewed at the NMFS' web page at 
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/partners/marine-fisheries-advisory-committee-charter.

    Dated: January 23, 2023.
Jennifer Lukens,
Director for the Office of Policy, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-01609 Filed 1-26-23; 8:45 am]
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