67826 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 249 / Tuesday, December 30, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

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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) from

January 20 to January 22, 1998.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled as

follows:

1. January 20, 1998, 8:15 a.m. - 5:15

p.m.

2. January 21, 1998, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00

p.m.

3. January 22, 1998, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00

p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Camberley Gunter Hotel, 205 East

Houston Street, San Antonio, TX.

Requests for special accommodations

may be directed to MAFAC, Office of

Operations, Management and

Information, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth Lu Cano, Executive Secretary;

telephone: (301) 713–2252.

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 and

MAFAC Subcommittees. MAFAC was

established by the Secretary of

Commerce (Secretary) on February 17,

1971, to advise the Secretary on all

living marine resource matters that are

the responsibility of Commerce. This

Committee ensures that the living

marine resource policies and programs

of the Nation are adequate to meet the

needs of commercial and recreational

fisheries, and of environmental, state,

consumer, academic, and other national

interests.

Matters to be Considered

January 20, 1998 - Subcommittee

Meetings

1. Protected Resources and Habitat

Subcommittee

2. Commercial Fisheries

Subcommittee

3. Trade and Consumer Affairs

Subcommittee

4. Recreational Fisheries

Subcommittee

January 21, 1998

1. Summary of disposition of matters

from previous meeting

2. Report and discussion of harmful

algae bloom

3. Report and discussion of trade and

environment issues

4. Report and discussion on the status

of the Endangered Species Act

Reauthorization

5. Report and discussion of El Nino:

impacts and consequences to marine

fisheries

January 22, 1998

1. Report on the Budget, Legislative

and Constituent Affairs Programs of

Fisheries

2. Report and discussion on the Status

of Marine Fisheries, the Sustainable

Fisheries Act, and the National

Standards Guidelines.

3. Subcommittee reports and

recommendations

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretations or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to MAFAC (see

ADDRESSES).

DATED: December 22, 1997.

David L. Evans,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Notice of Sea Grant Review Panel

Meeting

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration,

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the Sea Grant

Review Panel. The members of the

Review Panel and other participants

will discuss matters related to the

functions and operations of the Review

Panel, issues related to strategic

planning and program evaluation, the

status of on-going Sea Grant programs

and national initiatives, and

recommendations on the application for

designation of a Sea Grant College.

DATES: The announced meeting is

scheduled for January 7–8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: National Sea Grant College

Program, 1315 East-West Highway,

Room 11876, Silver Spring, Maryland

20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Ronald C. Baird, Director, National Sea

Grant College Program, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 11716, Silver Spring,

Maryland 20910, (301) 713–2448.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel,

which consists of balanced

representation from academia, industry,

state government, and citizen’s groups,

was established in 1976 by Section 209

of the Sea Grant Improvement Act (Pub.

L. 94–461, 33 U.S.C. 1128) and advises

the Secretary of Commerce, and the

Under Secretary for Oceans and

Atmosphere, also the Administrator of

NOAA, and the Director of the National

Sea Grant College Program with respect

to operations under the act, and such

other matters as the Secretary refers to

the Panel for review and advice. The

agenda for the meeting is as follows.

Wednesday, January 7, 1998

9:00 a.m.—Approval of Last Meeting

Minutes

9:10 a.m.—NOAA Update

9:30 a.m.—National Sea Grant Office

Update

11:15 a.m.—Sea Grant Technology

12:00 p.m.—Congressional Update

12:30 p.m.—Lunch

1:30 p.m.—Program Evaluation Reports

and Sea Grant Network Wide Training

Report

3:15 p.m.—Committee on Science and

Technology Task Force Report

4:15 p.m.—Aquaculture Report

5:00 p.m.—Adjourn

Thursday, January 8, 1998

8:30 a.m.—Report from the Sea Grant

Association

9:00 a.m.—Report of Meeting with

NOAA Administrator, Dr. D. James

Baker

9:30 a.m.—Committee on Panel

Membership Report

10:15 a.m.—Sea Grant Liaison Reports

10:30 a.m.—HBCU Schools Committee

Report

10:45 a.m.—Long Range Planning

Committee Report

11:15 a.m.—Old and New Business

Discussion

12:30 p.m.—Adjourn

The meeting will be open to the

public.

Dated: December 22, 1997.

Alan R. Thomas,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Oceanic

and Atmospheric Research.

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