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Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee;
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the Marine Fisheries
Advisory Committee (MAFAC). This
will be the first meeting to be held in
calendar year 2008 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 1,
2008, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 2, 2008,
from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and July 3,
2008, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Radisson Martinique Hotel, 49 West
32nd Street, New York, NY 10001; (212)
277–2702
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Holliday, Director, NMFS Office of
Policy; telephone: (301) 713–2239 x120.
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 former
meetings are located online at https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/
index.htm.
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SUMMARY:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The meeting will begin with opening
remarks and introductions to the full
committee from Dr. Jim Balsiger, Acting
Assistant Administrator for NOAA
Fisheries. MAFAC administrative
matters will be discussed, including
findings and recommendations of the
MAFAC charter working group. The
afternoon is dedicated to separate
Subcommittee and working group
meetings, including Strategic Planning,
Commerce (aquaculture, ecolabeling,
and seafood safety/quality), and
Recreational Fisheries Statistics
improvements.
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
July 2, 2008
Updates will be presented on
Aquaculture, Magnuson-Stevens Act
Reauthorization, and International
Fisheries, and legislative updates. Other
topics to be discussed are the Vision
2020 Working Group; a Strategic
Planning Subcommittee report on the
present draft of a MAFAC Transition
Paper; NOS/NMFS interactions; and
National Monuments, Sanctuaries, and
Marine Protected Areas.
July 3, 2008
The full Committee will reconvene
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to discuss findings
and recommendations on Seafood
Safety and Quality; receive a briefing on
climate change impacts and NOAA
Climate Service; and discuss findings
and recommendations on Ecolabeling
and Seafood Certification. The meeting
will conclude with a review of action
items and next steps, and the time and
place of the Fall meeting.
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,
Director, NMFS Office of Policy;
telephone: (301) 713–2239 x120 by 5
p.m., June 15, 2008.
Dated: June 5, 2008.
James W. Balsiger
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Stormwater Treatment
Areas in Everglades Agricultural Area
Located in Palm Beach and Hendry
Counties, FL
AGENCY:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) is issuing this notice
to advise the public that a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (Draft
EIS) has been completed and is
available for review and comment.
DATES: In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), we
have filed the Draft EIS with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
for publication of their notice of
availability in the Federal Register. The
EPA notice officially starts the 45-day
review period for this document. It is
the goal of the USACE to have this
notice published on the same date as the
EPA notice. However, if that does not
occur, the date of the EPA notice will
determine the closing date for
comments on the Draft EIS. Comments
on the Draft EIS must be submitted to
the address below under Further
Contact Information and must be
received no later than 5 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time, Monday, July 21, 2008.
Scoping: Scoping Meetings were held
in West Palm Beach, FL, and Belle
Glade, FL, on July 25th and 26th,
respectively, to gather information for
the preparation of the Draft EIS. Public
notices were posted in Broward, Palm
Beach and Hendry County newspapers,
and e-mailed and air-mailed to current
stakeholder lists with notification of the
public meetings and requesting input
and comments on issues that should be
addressed in the Draft EIS.
A public meeting for this Draft EIS
will be held on Wednesday, June 25,
2008, from 6 to 9 p.m. at University of
Florida, Institute of Food and
Agricultural Sciences, Everglades
Research and Education Conference
Center, 3200 E. Palm Beach Road, Belle
Glade, FL 33430. The purpose of this
public meeting is to provide the public
the opportunity to comment, either
orally or in writing, on the Draft EIS.
Notification of the meeting will be
announced following same format as the
Scoping Meetings announcements.
ADDRESSES: The Draft EIS can be viewed
online at https://
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA56
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 calendar year 2008 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 1, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
July 2, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and July 3, 2008, from 9 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Radisson Martinique Hotel,
49 West 32nd Street, New York, NY 10001; (212) 277-2702
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Holliday, Director, NMFS Office
of Policy; telephone: (301) 713-2239 x120.
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 former meetings are located
online at https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/index.htm.
Matters To Be Considered
The order in which these matters is considered is subject to
change.
July 1, 2008
The meeting will begin with opening remarks and introductions to
the full committee from Dr. Jim Balsiger, Acting Assistant
Administrator for NOAA Fisheries. MAFAC administrative matters will be
discussed, including findings and recommendations of the MAFAC charter
working group. The afternoon is dedicated to separate Subcommittee and
working group meetings, including Strategic Planning, Commerce
(aquaculture, ecolabeling, and seafood safety/quality), and
Recreational Fisheries Statistics improvements.
July 2, 2008
Updates will be presented on Aquaculture, Magnuson-Stevens Act
Reauthorization, and International Fisheries, and legislative updates.
Other topics to be discussed are the Vision 2020 Working Group; a
Strategic Planning Subcommittee report on the present draft of a MAFAC
Transition Paper; NOS/NMFS interactions; and National Monuments,
Sanctuaries, and Marine Protected Areas.
July 3, 2008
The full Committee will reconvene from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to discuss
findings and recommendations on Seafood Safety and Quality; receive a
briefing on climate change impacts and NOAA Climate Service; and
discuss findings and recommendations on Ecolabeling and Seafood
Certification. The meeting will conclude with a review of action items
and next steps, and the time and place of the Fall meeting.
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, Director, NMFS
Office of Policy; telephone: (301) 713-2239 x120 by 5 p.m., June 15,
2008.
Dated: June 5, 2008.
James W. Balsiger
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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