67 FR 77 pg. 19555 - Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee; Public Meetings
Type: NOTICEVolume: 67Number: 77Page: 19555
Docket number: [I.D. 041502A]
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-9810 Filed 4-19-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 041502A]
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee; Public Meetings
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of publicmeetings.
SUMMARY:
The Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC) will meet May 7 through 9, 2002.
DATES:
The meetings are scheduled as follows:
1. May 7,2002, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
2. May 8, 2002, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
3. May 9, 2002, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
ADDRESSES:
The meetings willbe held at Holiday Inn By The Bay, 88 Spring Street, Portland, ME. Requests for special accommodations may be directed to MAFAC, Office of Constituent Services, NMFS, 1315East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laurel Bryant, Designated FederalOfficial; telephone: (301) 713-9501 ext. 171.
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 ofmeetings of MAFAC and MAFAC Subcommittees. MAFAC was established by the Secretary ofCommerce (Secretary) on February 17, 1972, to advise the Secretary on all living marineresource matters that are the responsibility of the Department of Commerce. This Committeeensures that the living marine resource policies and programs of the Nation consider the needs ofrecreational and commercial fisheries, and of environmental, state, consumer, academic, tribal,and other national interests.
Matters to Be Considered
May 7, 2002
General Overview of meeting goals and scheduled events, FY03 BudgetStatus, Ecosystem Management project update, status of various agency initiatives, and reviewof Committee's advisory role and process.
May 8, 2002
Report anddiscussion on the status of Bycatch, Regulatory Streamlining and National Environmental PolicyAct project, Individual Fishing Quota status in Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization, and reviewof New England groundfish issues.
May 9, 2002
Subcommitteemeetings with wrap-up reports and adjournment.
Time will be set aside for publiccomment on agenda items.
Special Accommodations
These meetingsare physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation orother auxiliary aids should be directed to MAFAC (see ADDRESSES ).
Dated: April 16, 2002.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-9810 Filed 4-19-02; 8:45 am]
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