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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. 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. Selfnominations will be accepted. 

Nominations should be sent to Katie 

Zanowicz (see ADDRESSES) and must be 

received by Friday, December 15, 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-fisheriesadvisory-committee-charter. 

Dated: October 11, 2023. 

Heidi Lovett, 

Acting Designated Federal Officer, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

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Membership of the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration 

Performance Review Board 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of membership of the 

2023 NOAA Performance Review Board. 

SUMMARY: NOAA announces the 

appointment of members who will serve 

on the 2023 NOAA Performance Review 

Board (PRB). The NOAA PRB is 

responsible for reviewing performance 

appraisals and ratings of Senior 

Executive Service (SES), Senior Level 

(SL), and Scientific and Professional 

(ST) members and making written 

recommendations to the appointing 

authority on retention and 

compensation matters, including 

performance-based pay adjustments, 

awarding of bonuses, and reviewing 

recommendations for potential 

Presidential Rank Award nominees. The 

appointment of members to the NOAA 

PRB will be for a period of 2 years. 

DATES: The effective date of service of 

the 10 appointees to the NOAA 

Performance Review Board is October 

23–27, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Charles A. McLeod, Human Resources 

Specialist, Executive Resources 

Division, Office of Human Capital 

Services, NOAA, 1305 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910, 301–628–1883 or 

Charles.mcleod@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

names and positions of the members for 

the 2023 NOAA PRB are set forth below: 

• Juliana Blackwell, Chair: Director, 

Office of National Geodetic Survey, 

National Ocean Service, NOAA 

• Michelle McClure, Vice-Chair: 

Director, Pacific Marine 

Environmental Laboratory, NOAA 

• James St. Pierre: Acting Director, 

Information Technology Laboratory, 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

• Jonathan Hare: Science and Research 

Director, Northeast Region, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA 

• Timothy Greten: Director, Office of 

Facilities, National Weather Service, 

NOAA 

• Deirdre Jones: Chief Administrative 

Officer, NOAA 

• Makeda Okolo: Director, Office of 

Legislative & Intergovernmental 

Affairs, NOAA 

• Elsayed Talaat: Office of Projects, 

Partnerships and Analysis, National 

Environmental Satellite, Data and 

Information Service, NOAA 

• Kevin Kimball: Chief of Staff, 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

• Kenneth Harding: Chief Operating 

Officer, National Weather Service, 

NOAA 

• Bruce Pitts: Deputy Chief 

Administrative Officer, NOAA 

• Jennifer Mahoney: Director, Global 

Systems Laboratory, Office of Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Research, NOAA 

• Timothy Walsh: Director, Joint Polar 

Satellite Systems, National 

Environmental Satellite, Data and 

Information Service, NOAA 

• Karen Hyun, Chief of Staff, NOAA 

Richard W. Spinrad, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 

Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 

Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review Workshops Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; nominations for shark 

stock assessment Advisory Panel. 

SUMMARY: NMFS solicits nominations 

for the Atlantic Highly Migratory 

Species (HMS) Southeast Data, 

Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) 

Workshops Advisory Panel, also known 

as the ‘‘SEDAR Pool.’’ The SEDAR Pool 

is comprised of a group of individuals 

who may be selected to consider data 

and advise NMFS regarding the 

scientific information including, but not 

limited to, data and models used in 

stock assessments for oceanic sharks in 

the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and 

Caribbean Sea. Nominations are being 

sought for 5-year appointments (2024– 

2029). Individuals with definable 

interests in the recreational and 

commercial fishing and related 

industries, environmental community, 

academia, and non-governmental 


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