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**Radisson Martinique Hotel**

**49 West 32nd Street , New York NY 10001**

**Reservations: (888) 201-1718**

**Telephone: (212) 736-3800, Fax: (212) 277-2702**

**http://www.radisson.com/hotels/nynewyrk**

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| 9: | 15 | **Introductions & Opening         | Dr. Jim Balsiger,     |
| 00 |    | Remarks**                         | Acting Assistant      |
|    |    |                                   | Administrator for     |
|    |    |                                   | NOAA Fisheries        |
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| 9: | 30 | **Agenda Review:** Overview of    | Tony DiLernia, MAFAC  |
| 15 |    | Plenary, Subcommittee, and        | Liaison               |
|    |    | Working Group Agendas for the     |                       |
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| 9: | 30 | **Ralph Rayburn Tribute**         | Tony DiLernia, MAFAC  |
| 45 |    |                                   | Liaison               |
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| 1  | 15 | Break                             |                       |
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| 1  | 30 | **MAFAC Administration:**         | Mark Holliday, NMFS   |
| 0: |    |                                   | Policy Office         |
| 30 |    | \- Election of Committee Liaison  |                       |
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|    |    | \- 2008 New Member Nomination     |                       |
|    |    | Process                           |                       |
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| 1  | 60 | **Report -- Charter Working       | Tom Raftican,         |
| 1: |    | Group**                           |                       |
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|    |    | **- Findings and                  |                       |
|    |    | Recommendations** on MAFAC        |                       |
|    |    | Charter                           |                       |
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| 1  | 90 | Lunch                             |                       |
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| 1: |    | **Subcommittee and Working Group  |                       |
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|    | 1  | 1\. Strategic Planning            | Jim Gilmore,          |
|    | :3 | Subcommittee (Transition Paper)   | Strategic Planning    |
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|    | 1  | 2\. Commerce (Aquaculture,        | Tom Billy, Commerce   |
|    | :3 | Ecolabeling and Seafood           | Subcommittee          |
|    | 0- | Safety/Quality)                   |                       |
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|    | 3  | 3\. Recfish (Recreational         | Bob Fletcher, RecFish |
|    | :1 | Improvement program)              | Working Group         |
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| 4: |    | Adjourn                           |                       |
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| 9: | 30 | **Update Briefing --          | Michael Rubino, NOAA      |
| 00 |    | Aquaculture**                 | Aquaculture Program       |
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|    |    | Looking ahead                 |                           |
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| 9: | 45 | **Update Briefing -- MSRA     | Alan Risenhoover,         |
| 30 |    | Implementation**              | Director, Office of       |
|    |    |                               | Sustainable Fisheries     |
|    |    | Status, incl. NEPA, ACL rules |                           |
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| 1  | 15 | Break                         |                           |
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| 1  | 45 | **Update Briefing --          | Rebecca Lent, Director,   |
| 0: |    | International**               | Office of International   |
| 30 |    |                               | Affairs                   |
|    |    | IUU, rulemaking, Report to    |                           |
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| 1  | 45 | **Legislative Update**        | TBD                       |
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| 1  | 60 | Lunch                         |                           |
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| 1: | 30 | **Vision 2020 Working Group:  | Tony DiLernia, Vision     |
| 00 |    | Update/Roll Out**             | 2020 Working Group        |
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| 1: | 75 | **Strategic Planning          | Jim Gilmore, Chair,       |
| 30 |    | Subcommittee Report --        | Strategic Planning        |
|    |    | Present Draft of a MAFAC      | Subcommittee              |
|    |    | Transition paper**            |                           |
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| 2: | 15 | Break                         |                           |
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| 3: | 30 | **NOS/NMFS Interactions** (IG | Sam Rauch, Deputy         |
| 00 |    | report; fishing regulations)  | Assistant Administrator   |
|    |    |                               | for Regulatory Programs   |
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| 3: | 60 | **Monuments, Sanctuaries &    | Sam Rauch, Deputy         |
| 30 |    | Marine Protected Areas --**   | Assistant Administrator   |
|    |    | Framework, Gap analysis,      | for Regulatory Programs   |
|    |    | Islands in the Stream         |                           |
|    |    |                               | TBD, NOS                  |
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| 4: |    | Adjourn                       |                           |
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| 9: | 30 | **Remarks by Mary Glackin,    |                           |
| 00 |    | NOAA Deputy Undersecretary**  |                           |
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| 9: | 1  | **Seafood safety and quality  | Tom Billy, Commerce       |
| 30 | 50 | -- Follow up; Findings and    | Subcommittee              |
|    |    | recommendations**             |                           |
|    |    |                               | Tim Hansen, Director,     |
|    |    |                               | NMFS Seafood Inspection   |
|    |    |                               | Program                   |
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|    |    |                               | Don Kraemer or Bill Jones |
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| 1  | 60 | Lunch                         |                           |
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| 1: | 60 | **Climate Change Impacts &    | Steve Murawski, Director  |
| 00 |    | NOAA Climate Service**        | Scientific Programs and   |
|    |    |                               | Chief Science Advisor     |
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| 2: | 90 | **Ecolabeling and seafood     | Tom Billy, Commerce       |
| 00 |    | certification - Follow up;    | Subcommittee              |
|    |    | Findings and                  |                           |
|    |    | recommendations**             |                           |
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| 3: | 15 | Break                         | []{.mark}                 |
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| 3: | 45 | **Review of Action Items,     | []{.mark}                 |
| 45 |    | Next Steps; Time and Place    |                           |
|    |    | Fall Meeting**                |                           |
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| 4: |    | Adjourn                       |                           |
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