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International Whaling Commission;
59th Annual Meeting; Announcement
of Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), NationalOceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
date and location of the public meeting
being held prior to the 59th annual
International Whaling Commission
(IWC) meeting.
DATES: The public meeting will be held
April 5, 2007, at 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the NOAA Science Center Room, 1301
East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheri McCarty, 301–713–9090,
Extension 183.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Secretary of Commerce is charged
with the responsibility of discharging
the domestic obligations of the United
States under the International
Convention for the Regulation of
Whaling, 1946. The U.S. Commissioner
has responsibility for the preparation
and negotiation of U.S. positions on
international issues concerning whaling
and for all matters involving the IWC.
He is staffed by the Department of
Commerce and assisted by the
Department of State, the Department of
the Interior, Marine Mammal
Commission, and by other agencies.
Once the draft agenda for the annual
IWC meeting is completed, it will be
posted on the IWC Secretariat’s website
at https://www.iwcoffice.org.
Each year NOAA holds a meeting
prior to the annual IWC meeting to
discuss the tentative U.S. positions for
the upcoming IWC meeting. Because the
meeting discusses U.S. positions, the
substance of the meeting must be kept
confidential. Any U.S. citizen with an
identifiable interest in U.S. whale
conservation policy may participate, but
NOAA reserves the authority to inquire
about the interests of any person who
appears at a meeting and to determine
the appropriateness of that person’s
participation.
Persons who represent foreign
interests may not attend. These stringent
measures are necessary to protect the
confidentiality of U.S. negotiating
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positions and are a necessary basis for
the relatively open process of preparing
for IWC meetings.
The meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at
the NOAA Science Center Room, 1301
East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910. Photo identification is required
to enter the building.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to the Cheri McCarty,
301–713–9090 by March 26, 2007.
Dated: February 26, 2007.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 022607E]
International Whaling Commission; 59th Annual Meeting;
Announcement of Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), NationalOceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the date and location of the public
meeting being held prior to the 59th annual International Whaling
Commission (IWC) meeting.
DATES: The public meeting will be held April 5, 2007, at 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the NOAA Science Center Room,
1301 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheri McCarty, 301-713-9090, Extension
183.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of Commerce is charged
with the responsibility of discharging the domestic obligations of
the United States under the International Convention for the Regulation
of Whaling, 1946. The U.S. Commissioner has responsibility for the
preparation and negotiation of U.S. positions on international issues
concerning whaling and for all matters involving the IWC. He is staffed
by the Department of Commerce and assisted by the Department of State,
the Department of the Interior, Marine Mammal Commission, and by other
agencies.
Once the draft agenda for the annual IWC meeting is completed, it
will be posted on the IWC Secretariat's website at https://
www.iwcoffice.org.
Each year NOAA holds a meeting prior to the annual IWC meeting to
discuss the tentative U.S. positions for the upcoming IWC meeting.
Because the meeting discusses U.S. positions, the substance of the
meeting must be kept confidential. Any U.S. citizen with an
identifiable interest in U.S. whale conservation policy may
participate, but NOAA reserves the authority to inquire about the
interests of any person who appears at a meeting and to determine the
appropriateness of that person's participation.
Persons who represent foreign interests may not attend. These
stringent measures are necessary to protect the confidentiality of U.S.
negotiating positions and are a necessary basis for the relatively open
process of preparing for IWC meetings.
The meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at the NOAA Science Center Room,
1301 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Photo identification
is required to enter the building.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Cheri McCarty, 301-713-9090 by
March 26, 2007.
Dated: February 26, 2007.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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