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meeting overview, and discuss the
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These meetings are physically
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Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aid
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders,
(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Dated: May 24, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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International Whaling Commission;
63rd Annual Meeting; Announcement
of Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
dates, times, and locations of the public
meetings being held prior to the 63rd
annual International Whaling
Commission (IWC) meeting.
DATES: The public meetings will be held
June 14 and June 27, 2011, at 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The June 14 meeting will be
held at Anchorage Federal Building
Conference Room B, 222 West 8th
Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99513. The
June 27 meeting will be held in the
NOAA Auditorium, 1301 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ryan Wulff, 202–482–3689.
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.
The U.S. Commissioner is staffed by the
Department of Commerce and assisted
by the Department of State, the
Department of the Interior, the 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 Web site
at https://www.iwcoffice.org.
NOAA will hold meetings prior to the
annual IWC meeting to discuss the
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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 June 14 meeting will be held at
Anchorage Federal Building Conference
Room B, 222 West 8th Avenue,
Anchorage, Alaska 99513, at 12 p.m.
The June 27 meeting will be held in the
NOAA Auditorium, 1301 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, at
12 p.m. Photo identification is required
to enter each building.
Special Accommodations
Both meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Ryan Wulff, 202–
482–3689, by June 10, 2011, for the
Anchorage meeting, or by June 20 for
the meeting in Silver Spring.
Dated: May 24, 2011.
Rebecca J. Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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South Atlantic Fishery Management
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National Marine Fisheries
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Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council will hold a joint
meeting of its Executive/Finance
Committees; meetings of its Standard
Operating, Policy and Procedures
(SOPPs) Committee; Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
Committee; Law Enforcement
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA459
International Whaling Commission; 63rd Annual Meeting;
Announcement of Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the dates, times, and locations of the
public meetings being held prior to the 63rd annual International
Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting.
DATES: The public meetings will be held June 14 and June 27, 2011, at
12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The June 14 meeting will be held at Anchorage Federal
Building Conference Room B, 222 West 8th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska
99513. The June 27 meeting will be held in the NOAA Auditorium, 1301
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Wulff, 202-482-3689.
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. The U.S.
Commissioner is staffed by the Department of Commerce and assisted by
the Department of State, the Department of the Interior, the 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 Web site at https://www.iwcoffice.org.
NOAA will hold meetings 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 June 14 meeting will be held at Anchorage Federal Building
Conference Room B, 222 West 8th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99513, at 12
p.m. The June 27 meeting will be held in the NOAA Auditorium, 1301
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, at 12 p.m. Photo
identification is required to enter each building.
Special Accommodations
Both meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Ryan Wulff, 202-482-3689, by June
10, 2011, for the Anchorage meeting, or by June 20 for the meeting in
Silver Spring.
Dated: May 24, 2011.
Rebecca J. Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-13258 Filed 5-26-11; 8:45 am]
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