[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18199-18200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9108]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XO78


Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee; Public Meetings

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

ACTION:  Notice of open public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Marine Fisheries 
Advisory Committee (MAFAC). This will be the first meeting to be held 
in the calendar year 2009. Agenda topics are provided under the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. All full Committee 
sessions will be open to the public.

DATES: The meetings will be held May 12-14, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Monterey Conference Center, 
One Portola Plaza, Monterey, CA 93940; 831-646-3770.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Holliday, MAFAC Executive 
Director; (301) 713-2239 x-120; e-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#763b17041d583e191a1a1f12170f361819171758111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f1bc90839adfb99e9d9d98959088b19f9e9090df969e87">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, notice is hereby given 
of a meeting of MAFAC. 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 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, governmental and other national interests. 
The complete charter and summaries of prior meetings are located online 
at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/.

Matters To Be Considered

    This agenda is subject to change.
    The meeting will include discussion of various MAFAC administrative 
and organizational matters, including: subcommittee membership, 
chairmanship, upcoming workplans and recruitment of new members. 
Updates will be presented on Magnuson-Stevens Act implementation, NOAA 
budgets, and new administration transition

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information. The Committee will hear presentations and discuss policies 
and guidance on the following topics: a strategic plan for seafood 
safety and quality; fishery disasters; ocean acidification; fisheries 
sustainability monitoring and measurement; NOAA and NMFS strategic 
planning; Regional Fishery Management Council 5-year programmatic 
plans; and progress on catch share programs.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mark Holliday, MAFAC Executive 
Director; (301) 713-2239 x120 by 5 p.m. on May 1, 2009.

    Dated: April 15, 2009.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-9108 Filed 4-20-09; 8:45 am]
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