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Dated: July 7, 2006.
Steven R. Barnum,
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Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 070306B]
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee;
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open public meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of
meetings of the Marine Fisheries
Advisory Committee (MAFAC). This
will be the second of two meetings held
in fiscal year 2006 to review and advise
NOAA on management policies for
living marine resources. 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 July
25, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and July
27, 2006, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Courtyard Marriott Seattle
Downtown/Lake Union, 925 Westlake
Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109, (206)
213–0100.
Requests for special accommodations
may be directed to MAFAC, National
Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway #9508, Silver Spring, MD
20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laurel Bryant, MAFAC Executive
Director; telephone: (301) 713–2379
x171.
As
required by section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. 2, notice is hereby given of
meetings 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,
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Matters to be Considered
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
July 25, 2006
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The meeting will begin with opening
remarks and introductions from Dr.
William T. Hogarth, Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries and
representatives of the Northwest
Regional Office and Fisheries Science
Center. The Committee will receive a
review of the inaugural Sustainable
Fisheries Leadership Awards held in
June 2006, which the Committee helped
to establish, and receive a presentation
and request for input on a long term
seafood information and outreach
product the agency intends to launch on
the internet within the next year. Next,
the committee will receive an update on
offshore aquaculture legislation, receive
a presentation of aquaculture research
occurring within the region, and discuss
the overall direction and future of
domestic and global aquaculture.
The afternoon will include discussing
the scope, focus and strategy for
producing a public document intended
to outline the roadmap of issues to be
addressed in fisheries in the next 20
years.
Endangered Fish and Wildlife; National
Environmental Policy Act; Right Whale
Ship Strike Reduction Regulations;
Public Hearings
July 26, 2006
No full Committee meeting will take
place. Subcommittees will meet 8 a.m.
to 12 p.m. The full Committee will then
visit a regional research facility in
Manchester, WA.
July 27, 2006
The Subcommittees will meet from 8
a.m. to 12 p.m. The full committee will
reconvene from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to
receive, discuss, and take final actions
and votes.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Laurel Bryant,
MAFAC Executive Director; telephone:
(301) 713–2379 x171.
Dated: July 11, 2006.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS will hold three public
hearings in August 2006, to receive
public comments on the North Atlantic
right whale ship strike reduction
strategy and draft environmental impact
statement (DEIS) in Boston, MA;
Baltimore, MD; and Jacksonville, FL.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
under the heading ≥Hearing Dates,
Times, and Locations≥ for the dates and
locations of the public hearings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Gribbon, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
telephone: (301) 713–2322.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 7,
2006, the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) published a Notice of
Availability (NOA) in the Federal
Register announcing the availability of
the DEIS for implementation of the
operational measures of the Right Whale
Ship Strike Reduction Strategy for
public comment and review. The public
comment period on the DEIS is from
July 7, 2006, to September 5, 2006. The
public has the opportunity to submit
comments on the document using
following methods:
(1) E-mail: ShipStrike.EIS@noaa.gov.
(2) Mail: Chief, Marine Mammal and
Sea Turtle Conservation Division, Attn:
Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction
Strategy DEIS, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
(3) Facsimile (fax) to: 301-427-2522,
Attn: Right Whale Ship Strike
Reduction StrategyDEIS.
(4) Public Hearings: Submit oral or
written comments at public hearings for
the DEIS.
NMFS has scheduled three public
hearings on the DEIS. The purpose of
these hearings is to provide an
opportunity for the public to submit oral
or written comments on the DEIS. The
DEIS and information on these hearings
can be found at ≤https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike/.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 070306B]
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open public meetings.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of meetings of the Marine Fisheries
Advisory Committee (MAFAC). This will be the second of two meetings
held in fiscal year 2006 to review and advise NOAA on management
policies for living marine resources. 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 July 25, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and July 27, 2006, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Courtyard Marriott Seattle
Downtown/Lake Union, 925 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109,
(206) 213-0100.
Requests for special accommodations may be directed to MAFAC,
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. 2, notice is hereby given
of meetings 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.
Matters to be Considered
July 25, 2006
The meeting will begin with opening remarks and introductions from
Dr. William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries and
representatives of the Northwest Regional Office and Fisheries Science
Center. The Committee will receive a review of the inaugural
Sustainable Fisheries Leadership Awards held in June 2006, which the
Committee helped to establish, and receive a presentation and request
for input on a long term seafood information and outreach product the
agency intends to launch on the internet within the next year. Next,
the committee will receive an update on offshore aquaculture
legislation, receive a presentation of aquaculture research occurring
within the region, and discuss the overall direction and future of
domestic and global aquaculture.
The afternoon will include discussing the scope, focus and strategy
for producing a public document intended to outline the roadmap of
issues to be addressed in fisheries in the next 20 years.
July 26, 2006
No full Committee meeting will take place. Subcommittees will meet
8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The full Committee will then visit a regional
research facility in Manchester, WA.
July 27, 2006
The Subcommittees will meet from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The full
committee will reconvene from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to receive, discuss, and
take final actions and votes.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Laurel Bryant, MAFAC Executive
Director; telephone: (301) 713-2379 x171.
Dated: July 11, 2006.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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