Meeting of the Advisory Committee to the United States Delegation to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, 9809 [2016-04206]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 38 / Friday, February 26, 2016 / Notices —Exempted Fishing Permit Application Submitted by Dept. of Natural and Environmental Resources, PR. The District Advisory Panels will meet individually on March 17, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., to discuss their reaction to the information received at the SSC Meeting, and to provide their recommendations to the CFMC. The Caribbean Fishery Management Council will meet on March 17, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., to discuss the information received from the SSC meeting, the ABC Control Rule, and to review an exempted permit application. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. For more information or request for sign language interpretation and other auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. ´ Miguel A. Rolon, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, ˜ 270 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918–1903, telephone (787) 766–5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: February 23, 2016. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016–04167 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Special Accommodations RIN 0648–XE464 Meeting of the Advisory Committee to the United States Delegation to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee meeting. AGENCY: The Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) announces its annual spring meeting to be held March 10–11, 2016. DATES: The open sessions of the Committee meeting will be held on March 10, 2016, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; and March 11, 2016, 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Closed sessions will be held on March 10, 2016, 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., and on March 11, 2016, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:41 Feb 25, 2016 The meeting will be held at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel, 8727 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20910. The phone number is (301) 589–5200. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel O’Malley at (301) 427–8373. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to ICCAT will meet in open session to receive and discuss information on the 2015 ICCAT meeting results and U.S. implementation of ICCAT decisions; NMFS research and monitoring activities; global and domestic initiatives related to ICCAT; the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act-required consultation on any identification of countries that are diminishing the effectiveness of ICCAT; the results of the meetings of the Committee’s Species Working Groups; and other matters relating to the international management of ICCAT species. The public will have access to the open sessions of the meeting, but there will be no opportunity for public comment. The agenda is available from the Committee’s Executive Secretary upon request (see FOR FURTHER INFORMTION CONTACT). The Committee will meet in its Species Working Groups for part of the afternoon of March 10, 2016, and for one hour on the morning of March 11, 2016. These sessions are not open to the public, but the results of the species working group discussions will be reported to the full Advisory Committee during the Committee’s open session on March 11, 2016. ADDRESSES: Jkt 238001 The meeting location is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Rachel O’Malley at (301) 427–8373 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: February 22, 2016. John Henderschedt, Director, Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016–04206 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9809 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Advisory Panel to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: This meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 10 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01950; phone: (978) 777–2500; fax: (978) 750–7911. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Agenda The Advisory Panel plans to review/ discuss herring coverage target alternatives in the IFM Amendment. The panel will also review/discuss economic and biological impacts of herring coverage target alternatives. They will also develop recommendations to the Herring Committee for preliminary preferred alternatives for the herring fishery in the IFM Amendment. The panel will receive a brief update on Amendment 8 to the Herring FMP. Other business will be discussed as necessary. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM 26FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 38 (Friday, February 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 9809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04206]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE464


Meeting of the Advisory Committee to the United States Delegation 
to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Section to the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 
announces its annual spring meeting to be held March 10-11, 2016.

DATES: The open sessions of the Committee meeting will be held on March 
10, 2016, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; and March 11, 2016, 9 a.m. to 12:15 
p.m. Closed sessions will be held on March 10, 2016, 3:30 p.m. to 6 
p.m., and on March 11, 2016, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel, 
8727 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20910. The phone number is (301) 
589-5200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel O'Malley at (301) 427-8373.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet in open session to receive and discuss information 
on the 2015 ICCAT meeting results and U.S. implementation of ICCAT 
decisions; NMFS research and monitoring activities; global and domestic 
initiatives related to ICCAT; the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act-
required consultation on any identification of countries that are 
diminishing the effectiveness of ICCAT; the results of the meetings of 
the Committee's Species Working Groups; and other matters relating to 
the international management of ICCAT species. The public will have 
access to the open sessions of the meeting, but there will be no 
opportunity for public comment. The agenda is available from the 
Committee's Executive Secretary upon request (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMTION CONTACT).
    The Committee will meet in its Species Working Groups for part of 
the afternoon of March 10, 2016, and for one hour on the morning of 
March 11, 2016. These sessions are not open to the public, but the 
results of the species working group discussions will be reported to 
the full Advisory Committee during the Committee's open session on 
March 11, 2016.

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 Rachel O'Malley at (301) 427-8373 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 22, 2016.
John Henderschedt,
Director, Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-04206 Filed 2-25-16; 8:45 am]
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