diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml
index 14b689e7b4..e4b2388eac 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
 
 	  <row>
 	    <entry><emphasis>Main CVS Repository Meisters</emphasis></entry>
-	    <entry>&a.jdp; and &a.peter;</entry>
+	    <entry>&a.jdp; and &a.peter; as well as &a.asami; for
+	      <filename>ports/</filename></entry>
 	  </row>
 	  
 	  <row>
@@ -161,7 +162,9 @@
       <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> attempt to fix it yourself!
       Mail or call John or Peter immediately and report the problem to
       one of them instead.  The only ones allowed to directly fiddle
-      the repository bits are the repomeisters.</para>
+      the repository bits are the repomeisters.  Satoshi Asami is also a
+      repomeister for the <filename>ports/</filename> portion of the
+      tree.</para>
 
     <para>If you are a new committer, your very first commit should be
       to add yourself to the developer's section (28.2) of the
@@ -290,8 +293,9 @@
 	
 	<listitem>
 	  <para>Is the portsmeister, meaning that he has ultimate
-	  authority during code freezes over any modifications to the
-	  ports collection or ports make macro files.</para>
+	  authority over any modifications to the ports collection or
+	  ports make macro files.  He is also the one responsible for
+	  administering code freezes before the releases.</para>
 	</listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/en_US.ISO_8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml b/en_US.ISO_8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml
index 14b689e7b4..e4b2388eac 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO_8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO_8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
 
 	  <row>
 	    <entry><emphasis>Main CVS Repository Meisters</emphasis></entry>
-	    <entry>&a.jdp; and &a.peter;</entry>
+	    <entry>&a.jdp; and &a.peter; as well as &a.asami; for
+	      <filename>ports/</filename></entry>
 	  </row>
 	  
 	  <row>
@@ -161,7 +162,9 @@
       <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> attempt to fix it yourself!
       Mail or call John or Peter immediately and report the problem to
       one of them instead.  The only ones allowed to directly fiddle
-      the repository bits are the repomeisters.</para>
+      the repository bits are the repomeisters.  Satoshi Asami is also a
+      repomeister for the <filename>ports/</filename> portion of the
+      tree.</para>
 
     <para>If you are a new committer, your very first commit should be
       to add yourself to the developer's section (28.2) of the
@@ -290,8 +293,9 @@
 	
 	<listitem>
 	  <para>Is the portsmeister, meaning that he has ultimate
-	  authority during code freezes over any modifications to the
-	  ports collection or ports make macro files.</para>
+	  authority over any modifications to the ports collection or
+	  ports make macro files.  He is also the one responsible for
+	  administering code freezes before the releases.</para>
 	</listitem>
       </varlistentry>