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RIN 0648–XI23
Nominations to the Marine Fisheries
Advisory Committee
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: Nominations are being sought
for appointment by the Secretary of
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Commerce (Secretary) to serve on the
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
(MAFAC or Committee) beginning in
October 2008. MAFAC is the only
Federal advisory committee with the
responsibility to advise the Secretary on
all matters concerning living marine
resources that are the responsibility of
the Department of Commerce. The
Committee makes recommendations to
the Secretary to assist in the
development and implementation of
Departmental regulations, policies and
programs critical to the mission and
goals of the NMFS. Nominations are
encouraged from all interested parties
involved with or representing interests
affected by NMFS actions in managing
living marine resources. Nominees
should possess demonstrable expertise
in a field related to the management of
living marine resources and be able to
fulfill the time commitments required
for two annual meetings. Individuals
serve for a term of three years for no
more than two consecutive terms if reappointed. NMFS is seeking qualified
nominees to fill upcoming vacancies
being created by the expiration of
existing appointments this October,
thereby bringing the Committee to its
full complement of 21 members.
DATES: Nominations must be received
by July 21, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Nominations must be sent
to Dr. Mark Holliday, Executive
Director, MAFAC, Office of Policy,
NMFS F–14451, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Holliday, MAFAC Executive
Director; (301) 713–2239 x120; e-mail:
Mark.Holliday@noaa.gov.
The
establishment of MAFAC was approved
by the Secretary on December 28, 1970,
and subsequently chartered under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. 2, on February 17, 1971.
The Committee meets twice a year with
supplementary subcommittee meetings
as determined necessary by the
Committee Chairperson. No less that 15
and no more than 21 individuals may
serve on the Committee. Membership is
comprised of highly qualified
individuals representing commercial
and recreational fisheries interests,
environmental organizations, academic
institutions, governmental, tribal and
consumer groups from a balance of U.S.
geographical regions, including Puerto
Rico and the Western Pacific and the
U.S. Virgin Islands.
A MAFAC member cannot be a
Federal employee or a member of a
Regional Fishery Management Council.
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Selected candidates must pass security
checks and submit financial disclosure
forms. Membership is voluntary, and
except for reimbursable travel and
related expenses, service is without pay.
Each submission should include the
submitting person or organization’s
name and affiliation, a cover letter
describing the nominee’s qualifications
and interest in serving on the
Committee, a curriculum vitae and or
resume of the nominee, and no more
than three supporting letters describing
the nominee’s qualifications and
interest in serving on the Committee.
Self-nominations are acceptable. The
following contact information must
accompany each nominee’s submission:
name, address, phone number, fax
number, and e-mail address (if
available).
Nominations should be sent to (see
ADDRESSES) and must be received by
(see DATES). The full text of the
Committee Charter and its current
membership can be viewed at the
NMFS’s web page at
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mafac.htm.
Dated: May 30, 2008.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XI23
Nominations to the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: Nominations are being sought for appointment by the Secretary
of Commerce (Secretary) to serve on the Marine Fisheries Advisory
Committee (MAFAC or Committee) beginning in October 2008. MAFAC is the
only Federal advisory committee with the responsibility to advise the
Secretary on all matters concerning living marine resources that are
the responsibility of the Department of Commerce. The Committee makes
recommendations to the Secretary to assist in the development and
implementation of Departmental regulations, policies and programs
critical to the mission and goals of the NMFS. Nominations are
encouraged from all interested parties involved with or representing
interests affected by NMFS actions in managing living marine resources.
Nominees should possess demonstrable expertise in a field related to
the management of living marine resources and be able to fulfill the
time commitments required for two annual meetings. Individuals serve
for a term of three years for no more than two consecutive terms if re-
appointed. NMFS is seeking qualified nominees to fill upcoming
vacancies being created by the expiration of existing appointments this
October, thereby bringing the Committee to its full complement of 21
members.
DATES: Nominations must be received by July 21, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Nominations must be sent to Dr. Mark Holliday, Executive
Director, MAFAC, Office of Policy, NMFS F-14451, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Holliday, MAFAC Executive
Director; (301) 713-2239 x120; e-mail: Mark.Holliday@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The establishment of MAFAC was approved by
the Secretary on December 28, 1970, and subsequently chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, on February 17,
1971. The Committee meets twice a year with supplementary subcommittee
meetings as determined necessary by the Committee Chairperson. No less
that 15 and no more than 21 individuals may serve on the Committee.
Membership is comprised of highly qualified individuals representing
commercial and recreational fisheries interests, environmental
organizations, academic institutions, governmental, tribal and consumer
groups from a balance of U.S. geographical regions, including Puerto
Rico and the Western Pacific and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
A MAFAC member cannot be a Federal employee or a member of a
Regional Fishery Management Council. Selected candidates must pass
security checks and submit financial disclosure forms. Membership is
voluntary, and except for reimbursable travel and related expenses,
service is without pay.
Each submission should include the submitting person or
organization's name and affiliation, a cover letter describing the
nominee's qualifications and interest in serving on the Committee, a
curriculum vitae and or resume of the nominee, and no more than three
supporting letters describing the nominee's qualifications and interest
in serving on the Committee. Self-nominations are acceptable. The
following contact information must accompany each nominee's submission:
name, address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address (if
available).
Nominations should be sent to (see ADDRESSES) and must be received
by (see DATES). The full text of the Committee Charter and its current
membership can be viewed at the NMFS's web page at www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
mafac.htm.
Dated: May 30, 2008.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E8-12602 Filed 6-5-08; 8:45 am]
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