77230 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 247 / Monday, December 27, 2004 / Notices 

For the Department of Defense, dated this 

10th day of December, 2004. 

Alex A. Beehler, 

Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 

(Environment, Safety and Occupational 

Health). 

For the Department of Energy, dated this 

17th day of August, 2004. 

Andy Lawrence, Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Environment. 

For the Department of Homeland Security, 

dated this 11th day of August, 2004. 

Bert M. Coursey, 

Director, Office of Standards, DHS/S&T 

Directorate. 

For the Environmental Protection Agency, 

dated this 11th day of August, 2004. 

Elizabeth Cotsworth, 

Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air. 

For the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, dated this 6th day of August, 

2004. 

Lisa R. Karam, 

Chief, Ionizing Radiation Division. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

dated this 6th day of August, 2004. 

John T. Greeves, 

Director, Division of Waste Management and 

Environmental Protection, Office of Nuclear 

Material Safety and Safeguards. 

For the U.S. Geological Survey, dated this 

16th day of August, 2004. 

Robert M. Hirsch, 

Associate Director for Water, U.S. Geological 

Survey. 

For the Food and Drug Administration, 

dated this 29th day of September, 2004. 

Thomas S. Savage, 

Acting Director, Division of Field Science, 

Office of Regulatory Affairs.

[FR Doc. 04–28201 Filed 12–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D.121604B]

Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee; 

Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of 

meetings of the Marine Fisheries 

Advisory Committee (MAFAC). This 

will be the first of two annual meetings 

to be held in fiscal year (FY) 2005 to 

review and advise on management 

policies for living marine resources. 

Agenda topics can found in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice.

DATES: The meetings will be held in 

January 2005. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and 

times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach 

Resort & Spa, 2005 Kalia Road, 

Honolulu, HI 96815.

Requests for special accommodations 

may be directed to MAFAC, Constituent 

Services, National Marine Fisheries 

Service, 1315 East-West Highway #9508, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Laurel Bryant, MAFAC Executive 

Director; telephone: (301) 713–2379 

x171.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

required by section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. (1982), notice is hereby 

given of meetings of MAFAC. MAFAC 

was established by the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary) on February 17, 

1972, 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, and other national 

interests.

Meeting Dates and Times

1. January 11, 2005, 9:15 a.m.–5 p.m.

2. January 12, 2005, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

3. January 13, 2005, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 

a.m.

4. January 14, 2005, 1 p.m.–3 p.m.

Matters to be Considered

January 11, 2005

General overview and full committee 

discussion regarding NOAA’s ecosystem 

management initiatives and how they 

relate to fisheries management, and 

review and status of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act reauthorization.

January 12, 2005

Overview and full committee 

discussion of cold water coral 

management initiatives, FY 2005 budget 

review, recreational fisheries strategic 

plan and program initiative, and review 

of newly revised Office of Constituent 

Services and programs.

January 13, 2005

The MAFAC will meet for a morning 

overview and discussion of aquaculture 

legislative initiatives and status of 

regional research programs.

January 14, 2005

The full committee of MAFAC will 

meet in the afternoon to receive reports 

and take final action. Committee will 

adjourn sine day on completion of 

business.

Time will be set aside for public 

comment on agenda items.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to MAFAC (see 

ADDRESSES).

Dated: December 17, 2004.

William T. Hogarth,

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 04–28131 Filed 12–23–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 102504E]

Endangered Species; File No. 1494

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that St. 

George’s School, P.O. Box 1910, 

Newport, RI 02840 has been issued a 

permit to take loggerhead (Caretta 

caretta), green (Chelonia mydas), 

hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and 

Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea 

turtles for purposes of scientific 

research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following office(s):

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289; fax (301)713–0376;

Northeast Region, NMFS, One 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 

01930–2298; phone (978)281–9200; fax 

(978)281–9371; and

Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 

Executive Center Drive North, St. 

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432; phone 

(727)570–5301; fax (727)570–5320.