Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee; Public Meetings, 61399 [E8-24594]
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 201 / Thursday, October 16, 2008 / Notices
Dated: October 9, 2008.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8–24597 Filed 10–15–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XL24
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:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the Marine Fisheries
Advisory Committee (MAFAC). This
will be the second meeting to be held in
the calendar year 2008. Agenda topics
are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice. All
full Committee sessions will be open to
the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held
November 12–14, 2008, from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hotel Chateau LeMoyne, 301 Rue
Dauphine, New Orleans, LA 70112;
(504) 581–1303
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Holliday, MAFAC Executive
Director; (301) 713–2239 x120; e–mail:
Mark.Holliday@noaa.gov.
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 https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/.
Matters To Be Considered
The order in which these matters are
considered is subject to change.
November 12, 2008
The meeting will begin with opening
remarks and introductions to the full
committee from Dr. Jim Balsiger, Acting
Assistant Administrator for NOAA
Fisheries. The remainder of the day will
cover various MAFAC administration
and organizational matters, including:
new member orientation; review of
travel, financial disclosure and ethics
requirements; and subcommittee
organization, chairmanship, current
issues, and future issues.
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contained in the MAFAC transition
paper. The meeting will conclude with
a review of action items and next steps,
and a decision on the time and place of
the spring 2009 meeting.
Special Accommodations
The meeting location is 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. October 27, 2008.
Dated: October 9, 2008.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8–24594 Filed 10–15–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal Nos. 08–101]
November 13, 2008
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
Updates will be presented on:
Magnuson–Stevens Act Reauthorization;
seafood inspection; and ecolabeling and
seafood certification. Other topics to be
discussed are the NOAA Fisheries
Southeast Regional Office and Gulf of
Mexico Regional Fishery Management
Council experiences with individual
fishery quotas, and the pending
aquaculture amendment.
AGENCY:
November 14, 2008
The Committee will hear
presentations and discuss policies
influencing U.S. fisheries infrastructure,
with specific reference to the federal/
NOAA/state agency response to the
effects of recent hurricane events on
Gulf coast fisheries, including
supporting infrastructure. This will be
followed by a discussion of how to
annually appraise progress on the
MAFAC 2020 report recommendations,
and a decision on the process for
advancing/communicating the ideas
Department of Defense, Defense
Security Cooperation Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
publishing the unclassified text of a
section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.
This is published to fulfill the
requirements of section 155 of Public
Law 104–164 dated 21 July 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601–
3740.
The following is a copy of a letter to
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Transmittals 08–101
with attached transmittal, policy
justification, and Sensitivity of
Technology.
Dated: October 7, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XL24
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 second meeting to be held
in the calendar year 2008. Agenda topics are provided under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. All full Committee
sessions will be open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held November 12-14, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Chateau LeMoyne, 301
Rue Dauphine, New Orleans, LA 70112; (504) 581-1303
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Holliday, MAFAC Executive
Director; (301) 713-2239 x120; e-mail: Mark.Holliday@noaa.gov.
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 https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/.
Matters To Be Considered
The order in which these matters are considered is subject to
change.
November 12, 2008
The meeting will begin with opening remarks and introductions to
the full committee from Dr. Jim Balsiger, Acting Assistant
Administrator for NOAA Fisheries. The remainder of the day will cover
various MAFAC administration and organizational matters, including: new
member orientation; review of travel, financial disclosure and ethics
requirements; and subcommittee organization, chairmanship, current
issues, and future issues.
November 13, 2008
Updates will be presented on: Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization;
seafood inspection; and ecolabeling and seafood certification. Other
topics to be discussed are the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office
and Gulf of Mexico Regional Fishery Management Council experiences with
individual fishery quotas, and the pending aquaculture amendment.
November 14, 2008
The Committee will hear presentations and discuss policies
influencing U.S. fisheries infrastructure, with specific reference to
the federal/NOAA/state agency response to the effects of recent
hurricane events on Gulf coast fisheries, including supporting
infrastructure. This will be followed by a discussion of how to
annually appraise progress on the MAFAC 2020 report recommendations,
and a decision on the process for advancing/communicating the ideas
contained in the MAFAC transition paper. The meeting will conclude with
a review of action items and next steps, and a decision on the time and
place of the spring 2009 meeting.
Special Accommodations
The meeting location is 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. October 27, 2008.
Dated: October 9, 2008.
James W. Balsiger,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E8-24594 Filed 10-15-08; 8:45 am]
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