[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-29071] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: November 25, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 112194A] National Marine Fisheries Service; Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. TIME AND DATES: Meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m., December 13, and adjourn at 2:15 p.m., December 14, 1994. PLACE: The Key Bridge Marriott, 1401 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA. STATUS: As required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1982), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (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 ensures that the living marine resource policies and programs of this Nation are adequate to meet the needs of commercial and recreational fishermen, and environmental, state, consumer, academic, and other national interests. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: December 13, 1994, 8:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., (1) Progress report: Administration's Fisheries Initiatives, (2) Status of World Fisheries, (3) 1995 NMFS Budget, (4) Amendments to the Magnuson Act, (5) World Bycatch Issues, and (6) NMFS Restructuring. December 14, 1994, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., (1) MAFAC Subcommittee Activities, (2) Amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and (3) Report on U.N. Conference on Straddling Fish Stock and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Wheeler, Executive Secretary, Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, Management Services Office, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East- West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Telephone: (301) 713- 2259. Reasonable accommodation for handicapped persons will be made with advance notice. Dated: November 21, 1994. Gary Matlock, Program Management Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 94-29071 Filed 11-23-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-08-F