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Advisory Committee to the U.S.
Section of the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); First Fall
Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In preparation for the 2008
International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
meeting, the Advisory Committee to the
U.S. Section to ICCAT is announcing
the convening of the first of two fall
meetings.
The meeting will be held
September 15–16, 2008. There will be
an open session on Monday, September
15, 2008, beginning from 9 a.m. through
1 p.m. The remainder of the meeting
will be closed to the public. There will
be no opportunity for oral public
comments during the meeting. Written
comments on issues being considered at
the meeting will be made available to
the Advisory Committee, and must be
received no later than September 8,
2008 (see ADDRESSES).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777 Georgia
Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Written comments should be sent to
Terra Lederhouse at NOAA Fisheries,
Office of International Affairs, Room
12641, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. Written comments
can also be provided via fax (301–713–
2313) or email
(Terra.Lederhouse@noaa.gov).
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2008, first in an open session to
consider information on stock status of
Atlantic highly migratory species,
particularly bluefin tuna, yellowfin
tuna, skipjack tuna, and sharks. There
will be no opportunity for oral public
comment during the open session.
Written comments, however, may be
submitted before the September open
session by mail, fax or email and should
be received by September 11, 2008 (see
ADDRESSES).
After the open session, the Advisory
Committee will meet in closed session
to discuss sensitive information relating
to upcoming international negotiations
regarding the management of Atlantic
highly migratory species. The Advisory
Committee will also consider fleet
capacity management and monitoring,
control and surveillance issues.
Special Accommodations
The meeting locations are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Terra Lederhouse
at (301) 713–9090 by at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: August 27, 2008.
Christopher Rogers,
Acting Director, Office of International
Affairs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terra Lederhouse, Office of
International Affairs, 301–713–9090.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section
to ICCAT will meet September 15–16,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XJ88
Advisory Committee to the U.S.
Section of the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas; Second Fall Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In preparation for the 2008
ICCAT meeting, the Advisory
Committee to the U.S. Section of the
International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
will convene its second and final fall
meeting in October 2008.
DATES: The meeting will be held
October 26–28, 2008. There will be an
open session the afternoon of Sunday,
October 26, 2008, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The remainder of the meeting will be
closed to the public. Oral comments can
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be presented during the public comment
session on October 26, 2008. Written
comments on issues being considered at
the meeting will be made available to
the Advisory Committee, and must be
received no later than October 17, 2008
(see ADDRESSES).
The meeting will be held at
the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777 Georgia
Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Written comments should be sent to
Terra Lederhouse at NOAA Fisheries,
Office of International Affairs, Room
12641, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. Written comments
can also be provided via fax (301–713–
2313) or email
(Terra.Lederhouse@noaa.gov).
ADDRESSES:
Terra Lederhouse, (301) 713–9090.
The
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section
to ICCAT will meet in open session on
October 26. The Advisory Committee
will receive management and research
related information on the stock status
of highly migratory species, including
the management recommendations of
ICCAT’s Standing Committee on
Research and Statistics. There will be an
opportunity for oral public comment
during the October 26, 2008, open
session. Written comments may also be
submitted for the October open session
by mail, fax or email. Written comments
should be received by October 17, 2008
(see ADDRESSES).
During its second fall meeting, the
Advisory Committee will also hold two
executive sessions that are closed to the
public. The first executive session will
be held on October 27, 2008, and a
second executive session will be held
on October 28, 2008. The purpose of
these sessions is to discuss sensitive
information relating to upcoming
international negotiations.
NMFS expects members of the public
to conduct themselves appropriately at
the open session of the meeting. At the
beginning of the public comment
session, an explanation of the ground
rules will be provided (e.g., alcohol in
the meeting room is prohibited,
speakers will be called to give their
comments in the order in which they
registered to speak, each speaker will
have an equal amount of time to speak,
and speakers should not interrupt one
another). The session will be structured
so that all attending members of the
public are able to comment, if they so
choose, regardless of the degree of
controversy of the subject(s). Those not
respecting the ground rules will be
asked to leave the meeting.
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The meeting location is physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Terra Lederhouse
at (301) 713–9090 at least five days prior
to the meeting date.
Dated: August 27, 2008.
Christopher Rogers,
Acting Director, Office of International
Affairs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
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Advisory Committee and Species
Working Group Technical Advisor
Appointments
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Nominations.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS is soliciting
nominations to the Advisory Committee
to the U.S. Section to the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as established
by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act
(ATCA). NMFS is also soliciting
nominations for technical advisors to
the Advisory Committee’s species
working groups.
DATES: Nominations must be received
by October 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Nominations to the
Advisory Committee or for technical
advisors to a species working group
should be sent to Dr. Rebecca Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs,
National Marine Fisheries Service,
NOAA, Room 12659, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. A
copy should also be sent to Terra
Lederhouse, Office of International
Affairs, National Marine Fisheries
Service, Room 12641, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Nominations can also be provided via
fax (301–713–2313) or email
(Rebecca.Lent@noaa.gov and
Terra.Lederhouse@noaa.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terra Lederhouse, 301–713–9090.
Section
971b of ATCA (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.)
requires that an advisory committee be
established that shall be composed of:
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(1) not less than five nor more than 20
individuals appointed by the U.S.
Commissioners to ICCAT who shall
select such individuals from the various
groups concerned with the fisheries
covered by the ICCAT Convention; and
(2) the chairs (or their designees) of the
New England, Mid-Atlantic, South
Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf Fishery
Management Councils. Each member of
the Advisory Committee appointed
under paragraph (1) shall serve for a
term of two years and shall be eligible
for reappointment. Members of the
Advisory Committee may attend all
public meetings of the ICCAT
Commission, Council, or any Panel and
any other meetings to which they are
invited by the ICCAT Commission,
Council, or any Panel. The Advisory
Committee shall be invited to attend all
nonexecutive meetings of the U.S.
Commissioners to ICCAT and, at such
meetings, shall be given the opportunity
to examine and be heard on all
proposed programs of investigation,
reports, recommendations, and
regulations of the ICCAT Commission.
Members of the Advisory Committee
shall receive no compensation for such
services. The Secretary of Commerce
and the Secretary of State may pay the
necessary travel expenses of members of
the Advisory Committee.
There are currently 20 appointed
Advisory Committee members. These
members’ terms expire on December 31,
2008. New appointments will be made
as soon as possible, but will not take
effect until January 1, 2009.
Section 971b–1 of ATCA specifies
that the U.S. Commissioners may
establish species working groups for the
purpose of providing advice and
recommendations to the U.S.
Commissioners and to the Advisory
Committee on matters relating to the
conservation and management of any
highly migratory species covered by the
ICCAT Convention. Any species
working group shall consist of no more
than seven members of the Advisory
Committee and no more than four
scientific or technical advisors, as
considered necessary by the
Commissioners. Currently, there are
four species working groups advising
the Committee and the U.S.
Commissioners: a Bluefin Tuna Working
Group, a Swordfish and Sharks Working
Group, a Billfish Working Group, and a
BAYS (Bigeye, Albacore, Yellowfin, and
Skipjack) Tunas Working Group.
Technical Advisors to the species
working groups serve at the pleasure of
the U.S. Commissioners; therefore, the
Commissioners can choose to alter
appointments at any time.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XJ88
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the International
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas; Second Fall Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: In preparation for the 2008 ICCAT meeting, the Advisory
Committee to the U.S. Section of the International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will convene its second and
final fall meeting in October 2008.
DATES: The meeting will be held October 26-28, 2008. There will be an
open session the afternoon of Sunday, October 26, 2008, from 2 p.m. to
6 p.m. The remainder of the meeting will be closed to the public. Oral
comments can
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be presented during the public comment session on October 26, 2008.
Written comments on issues being considered at the meeting will be made
available to the Advisory Committee, and must be received no later than
October 17, 2008 (see ADDRESSES).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777
Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Written comments should be
sent to Terra Lederhouse at NOAA Fisheries, Office of International
Affairs, Room 12641, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Written comments can also be provided via fax (301-713-2313) or email
(Terra.Lederhouse@noaa.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terra Lederhouse, (301) 713-9090.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section
to ICCAT will meet in open session on October 26. The Advisory
Committee will receive management and research related information on
the stock status of highly migratory species, including the management
recommendations of ICCAT's Standing Committee on Research and
Statistics. There will be an opportunity for oral public comment during
the October 26, 2008, open session. Written comments may also be
submitted for the October open session by mail, fax or email. Written
comments should be received by October 17, 2008 (see ADDRESSES).
During its second fall meeting, the Advisory Committee will also
hold two executive sessions that are closed to the public. The first
executive session will be held on October 27, 2008, and a second
executive session will be held on October 28, 2008. The purpose of
these sessions is to discuss sensitive information relating to upcoming
international negotiations.
NMFS expects members of the public to conduct themselves
appropriately at the open session of the meeting. At the beginning of
the public comment session, an explanation of the ground rules will be
provided (e.g., alcohol in the meeting room is prohibited, speakers
will be called to give their comments in the order in which they
registered to speak, each speaker will have an equal amount of time to
speak, and speakers should not interrupt one another). The session will
be structured so that all attending members of the public are able to
comment, if they so choose, regardless of the degree of controversy of
the subject(s). Those not respecting the ground rules will be asked to
leave the 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 Terra Lederhouse at (301) 713-9090
at least five days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: August 27, 2008.
Christopher Rogers,
Acting Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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