Request for Nominations for the General Advisory Committee and the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to the United States Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, 3602-3603 [E6-714]
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General Advisory Committee
The Tuna Conventions Act (16 U.S.C.
951 et seq.), as amended by the IDCPA
(Pub. L. 105–42), provides that the
Secretary of State, in consultation with
the U.S. Commissioners to the IATTC,
shall appoint a General Advisory
Committee (the Committee) to the U.S.
Section to the IATTC (U.S. Section). The
Committee shall be composed of not
less than 5 nor more than 15 persons,
with balanced representation from the
various groups participating in the
fisheries included under the IATTC
Convention, and from nongovernmental conservation
organizations. Members of the
Committee shall be invited to have
representatives attend all non-executive
meetings of the U.S. Section, and shall
be given full opportunity to examine
and to be heard on all proposed
programs of investigations, reports,
recommendations, and regulations
adopted by the Commission. Members
of the Committee may attend meetings
of the IATTC and the AIDCP as
members of the U.S. delegation or
otherwise in accordance with the rules
of those bodies governing such
participation. Participation as a member
of the U.S. delegation shall be subject to
such conditions as may be placed on the
size or composition of the delegation.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5279]
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Request for Nominations for the
General Advisory Committee and the
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to
the United States Section to the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission
SUMMARY: The Department of State is
seeking applications and nominations
for the renewal of the General Advisory
Committee to the Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) as
well as to a Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee of the General Advisory
Committee. The purpose of the General
Advisory Committee and the Scientific
Advisory Subcommittee is to provide
public input and advice to the United
States Section to the IATTC in the
formulation of U.S. policy and positions
at meetings of the IATTC and its
subsidiary bodies. The Scientific
Advisory Subcommittee shall also
function as the National Scientific
Advisory Committee (NATSAC)
provided for in the Agreement on the
International Dolphin Conservation
Program (AIDCP). The United States
Section to the IATTC is composed of the
Commissioners to the IATTC, appointed
by the President, and the Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans
and Fisheries or his or her designated
representative. Authority to establish
the General Advisory Committee and
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee is
provided under the Tuna Conventions
Act of 1950, as amended by the
International Dolphin Conservation
Program Act (IDCPA) of 1997.
DATES: Nominations must be submitted
on or before March 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be
submitted to David Balton, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and
Fisheries, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, Room 7831,
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Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
The Act, as amended, also provides
that the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the U.S.
Commissioners to the IATTC, shall
appoint a Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee (the Subcommittee) of
the General Advisory Committee. The
Subcommittee shall be composed of not
less than 5 and not more than 15
qualified scientists with balanced
representation from the public and
private sectors, including nongovernmental conservation
organizations. The Subcommittee shall
advise the Committee and the U.S.
Section on matters including: The
conservation of ecosystems; the
sustainable uses of living marine
resources related to the tuna fishery in
the eastern Pacific Ocean; and the longterm conservation and management of
stocks of living marine resources in the
eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
In addition, at the request of the
Committee, the U.S. Commissioners or
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the Secretary of State, the Subcommittee
shall perform such functions and
provide such assistance as may be
required by formal agreements entered
into by the United States for the eastern
Pacific tuna fishery, including the
AIDCP. The functions may include: The
review of data from the International
Dolphin Conservation Program (IDCP),
including data received from the IATTC
staff; recommendations on research
needs and the coordination and
facilitation of such research;
recommendations on scientific reviews
and assessments required under the
IDCP; recommendations with respect to
measures to assure the regular and
timely full exchange of data among the
Parties to the AIDCP and each nation’s
NATSAC (or its equivalent); and
consulting with other experts as needed.
The Subcommittee shall be invited to
have representatives attend all nonexecutive meetings of the U.S. Section
and the General Advisory Committee
and shall be given full opportunity to
examine and to be heard on all
proposed programs of scientific
investigation, scientific reports, and
scientific recommendations of the
Commission. Representatives of the
Subcommittee may attend meetings of
the IATTC and the AIDCP as members
of the U.S. delegation or otherwise in
accordance with the rules of those
bodies governing such participation.
Participation as a member of the U.S.
delegation shall be subject to such limits
as may be placed on the size of the
delegation.
National Scientific Advisory Committee
The Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee shall also function as the
NATSAC established pursuant to
Article IX of the AIDCP. In this regard,
the Subcommittee shall perform the
functions of the NATSAC as specified in
Annex VI of the AIDCP including, but
not limited to: Receiving and reviewing
relevant data, including data provided
to the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) by the IATTC Staff; advising
and recommending to the U.S.
Government measures and actions that
should be undertaken to conserve and
manage stocks of living marine
resources in the AIDCP Area; making
recommendations to the U.S.
Government regarding research needs
related to the eastern Pacific Ocean tuna
purse seine fishery; promoting the
regular and timely full exchange of data
among the Parties on a variety of matters
related to the implementation of the
AIDCP; and consulting with other
experts as necessary in order to achieve
the objectives of the Agreement.
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General Provisions
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Each appointed member of the
Committee and the Subcommittee/
NATSAC shall be appointed for a term
of 3 years and may be reappointed.
Logistical and administrative support
for the operation of the Committee and
the Subcommittee will be provided by
the Department of State, Bureau of
Oceans and International Environmental
and Scientific Affairs, and by the
Department of Commerce, National
Marine Fisheries Service. Members shall
receive no compensation for their
service on either the Committee or the
Subcommittee/NATSAC, nor will
members be compensated for travel or
other expenses associated with their
participation.
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Procedures for Submitting
Applications/Nominations
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Applications/nominations for the
General Advisory Committee and the
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee/
NATSAC should be submitted to the
Department of State (See ADDRESSES).
Such applications/nominations should
include the following information:
(1) Full name/address/phone/fax and
e-mail of applicant/nominee;
(2) Whether applying/nominating for
the General Advisory Committee or the
Scientific Advisory Committee/
NATSAC (applicants may specify both);
(3) Applicant/nominee’s organization
or professional affiliation serving as the
basis for the application/nomination;
(4) Background statement describing
the applicant/nominee’s qualifications
and experience, especially as related to
the tuna purse seine fishery in the
eastern Pacific Ocean or other factors
relevant to the implementation of the
Convention Establishing the IATTC or
the Agreement on the International
Dolphin Conservation Program;
(5) A written statement from the
applicant/nominee of intent to
participate actively and in good faith in
the meetings and activities of the
General Advisory Committee and/or the
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee/
NATSAC.
Applicants/nominees who submitted
material in response to the Federal
Register Notice published by the
National Marine Fisheries Service on
November 12, 2002 or February 5, 2003,
should resubmit their applications
pursuant to this notice.
Margaret F. Hayes,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans
and Fisheries, Department of State.
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Petitions for Exemption
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Comments on petitions received
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on or before February 13, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
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Follow the instructions for submitting
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Kenna Sinclair (425–227–1556),
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5279]
Request for Nominations for the General Advisory Committee and
the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to the United States Section to
the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking applications and
nominations for the renewal of the General Advisory Committee to the
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) as well as to a
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee of the General Advisory Committee. The
purpose of the General Advisory Committee and the Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee is to provide public input and advice to the United States
Section to the IATTC in the formulation of U.S. policy and positions at
meetings of the IATTC and its subsidiary bodies. The Scientific
Advisory Subcommittee shall also function as the National Scientific
Advisory Committee (NATSAC) provided for in the Agreement on the
International Dolphin Conservation Program (AIDCP). The United States
Section to the IATTC is composed of the Commissioners to the IATTC,
appointed by the President, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
for Oceans and Fisheries or his or her designated representative.
Authority to establish the General Advisory Committee and Scientific
Advisory Subcommittee is provided under the Tuna Conventions Act of
1950, as amended by the International Dolphin Conservation Program Act
(IDCPA) of 1997.
DATES: Nominations must be submitted on or before March 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be submitted to David Balton, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Room 7831,
Department of State, Washington, DC 20520-7818; or by fax to 202-736-
7350.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Hogan, Office of Marine
Conservation, Department of State: 202-647-2335.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Advisory Committee
The Tuna Conventions Act (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), as amended by the
IDCPA (Pub. L. 105-42), provides that the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the U.S. Commissioners to the IATTC, shall appoint a
General Advisory Committee (the Committee) to the U.S. Section to the
IATTC (U.S. Section). The Committee shall be composed of not less than
5 nor more than 15 persons, with balanced representation from the
various groups participating in the fisheries included under the IATTC
Convention, and from non-governmental conservation organizations.
Members of the Committee shall be invited to have representatives
attend all non-executive meetings of the U.S. Section, and shall be
given full opportunity to examine and to be heard on all proposed
programs of investigations, reports, recommendations, and regulations
adopted by the Commission. Members of the Committee may attend meetings
of the IATTC and the AIDCP as members of the U.S. delegation or
otherwise in accordance with the rules of those bodies governing such
participation. Participation as a member of the U.S. delegation shall
be subject to such conditions as may be placed on the size or
composition of the delegation.
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
The Act, as amended, also provides that the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the U.S. Commissioners to the IATTC, shall appoint a
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee (the Subcommittee) of the General
Advisory Committee. The Subcommittee shall be composed of not less than
5 and not more than 15 qualified scientists with balanced
representation from the public and private sectors, including non-
governmental conservation organizations. The Subcommittee shall advise
the Committee and the U.S. Section on matters including: The
conservation of ecosystems; the sustainable uses of living marine
resources related to the tuna fishery in the eastern Pacific Ocean; and
the long-term conservation and management of stocks of living marine
resources in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
In addition, at the request of the Committee, the U.S.
Commissioners or the Secretary of State, the Subcommittee shall perform
such functions and provide such assistance as may be required by formal
agreements entered into by the United States for the eastern Pacific
tuna fishery, including the AIDCP. The functions may include: The
review of data from the International Dolphin Conservation Program
(IDCP), including data received from the IATTC staff; recommendations
on research needs and the coordination and facilitation of such
research; recommendations on scientific reviews and assessments
required under the IDCP; recommendations with respect to measures to
assure the regular and timely full exchange of data among the Parties
to the AIDCP and each nation's NATSAC (or its equivalent); and
consulting with other experts as needed.
The Subcommittee shall be invited to have representatives attend
all non-executive meetings of the U.S. Section and the General Advisory
Committee and shall be given full opportunity to examine and to be
heard on all proposed programs of scientific investigation, scientific
reports, and scientific recommendations of the Commission.
Representatives of the Subcommittee may attend meetings of the IATTC
and the AIDCP as members of the U.S. delegation or otherwise in
accordance with the rules of those bodies governing such participation.
Participation as a member of the U.S. delegation shall be subject to
such limits as may be placed on the size of the delegation.
National Scientific Advisory Committee
The Scientific Advisory Subcommittee shall also function as the
NATSAC established pursuant to Article IX of the AIDCP. In this regard,
the Subcommittee shall perform the functions of the NATSAC as specified
in Annex VI of the AIDCP including, but not limited to: Receiving and
reviewing relevant data, including data provided to the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) by the IATTC Staff; advising and recommending
to the U.S. Government measures and actions that should be undertaken
to conserve and manage stocks of living marine resources in the AIDCP
Area; making recommendations to the U.S. Government regarding research
needs related to the eastern Pacific Ocean tuna purse seine fishery;
promoting the regular and timely full exchange of data among the
Parties on a variety of matters related to the implementation of the
AIDCP; and consulting with other experts as necessary in order to
achieve the objectives of the Agreement.
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General Provisions
Each appointed member of the Committee and the Subcommittee/NATSAC
shall be appointed for a term of 3 years and may be reappointed.
Logistical and administrative support for the operation of the
Committee and the Subcommittee will be provided by the Department of
State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, and by the Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries
Service. Members shall receive no compensation for their service on
either the Committee or the Subcommittee/NATSAC, nor will members be
compensated for travel or other expenses associated with their
participation.
Procedures for Submitting Applications/Nominations
Applications/nominations for the General Advisory Committee and the
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee/NATSAC should be submitted to the
Department of State (See ADDRESSES). Such applications/nominations
should include the following information:
(1) Full name/address/phone/fax and e-mail of applicant/nominee;
(2) Whether applying/nominating for the General Advisory Committee
or the Scientific Advisory Committee/NATSAC (applicants may specify
both);
(3) Applicant/nominee's organization or professional affiliation
serving as the basis for the application/nomination;
(4) Background statement describing the applicant/nominee's
qualifications and experience, especially as related to the tuna purse
seine fishery in the eastern Pacific Ocean or other factors relevant to
the implementation of the Convention Establishing the IATTC or the
Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program;
(5) A written statement from the applicant/nominee of intent to
participate actively and in good faith in the meetings and activities
of the General Advisory Committee and/or the Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee/NATSAC.
Applicants/nominees who submitted material in response to the
Federal Register Notice published by the National Marine Fisheries
Service on November 12, 2002 or February 5, 2003, should resubmit their
applications pursuant to this notice.
Margaret F. Hayes,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries, Department
of State.
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