Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas; Fall Meeting, 62876 [2016-21992]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 177 / Tuesday, September 13, 2016 / Notices
Dated: September 7, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–21907 Filed 9–12–16; 8:45 am]
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Advisory Committee to the U.S.
Section of the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas; Fall Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
In preparation for the 2016
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 its fall meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held
October 13–14, 2016. There will be an
open session on Thursday, October 13,
2016, from 9 a.m. through
approximately 12:30 p.m. The
remainder of the meeting will be closed
to the public and is expected to end by
1 p.m. on October 14. Interested
members of the public may present their
views during the public comment
session on October 13, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Doubletree Hotel, 8727
Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Written comments should be sent via
email (Rachel.O’Malley@noaa.gov).
Comments may also be sent via mail to
Rachel O’Malley at NMFS, Office of
International Affairs and Seafood
Inspection, Room 10653, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel O’Malley, Office of International
Affairs and Seafood Inspection, 301–
427–8373.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section
to ICCAT will meet October 13–14,
2016, first in an open session to
consider management- and researchrelated information on stock status of
Atlantic highly migratory species and
then in a closed session to discuss
sensitive matters. The open session will
be from 9 a.m. through 12:30 p.m. on
October 13, 2016, including an
opportunity for public comment
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beginning at approximately 12 p.m.
Comments may also be submitted in
writing for the Advisory Committee’s
consideration. Interested members of
the public can submit comments by
mail or email; use of email is
encouraged. All written comments must
be received by October 11, 2016 (see
ADDRESSES).
NMFS expects members of the public
to conduct themselves appropriately at
the open session of the Advisory
Committee 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.
After the open session, the Advisory
Committee will meet in closed session
to discuss sensitive information relating
to upcoming international negotiations
regarding the conservation and
management of Atlantic highly
migratory species.
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 or Rachel.O’Malley@
noaa.gov at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Dated: September 8, 2016.
John Henderschedt,
Director, Office of International Affairs and
Seafood Inspection, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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Advisory Committee and Species
Working Group Technical Advisor
Appointment
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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ACTION:
Notice; nominations.
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 3, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent
via email (Rachel.O’Malley@noaa.gov).
Nominations may also be sent via mail
to Rachel O’Malley at NMFS, Office of
International Affairs, Room 10653, 1315
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel O’Malley, Office of International
Affairs, 301–427–8373.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
971b of ATCA (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.)
requires that an advisory committee be
established that shall be comprised of:
(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 Fisheries
Management Councils. Each member of
the Advisory Committee appointed
under paragraph (1) shall serve for a
term of 2 years and be eligible for
reappointment. All members of the
Advisory Committee are appointed in
their individual professional capacity
and undergo a background screening.
Any individual appointed to the
Committee who is unable to attend all
or part of an Advisory Committee
meeting may not appoint another person
to attend such meetings as his or her
proxy. Members of the Advisory
Committee shall receive no
compensation for their services. The
Secretary of Commerce and the
Secretary of State may pay the necessary
travel expenses of members of the
Advisory Committee. The terms of all
currently appointed Advisory
Committee members expire on
December 31, 2016.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE792
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the International
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas; 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 2016 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 its fall
meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held October 13-14, 2016. There will be an
open session on Thursday, October 13, 2016, from 9 a.m. through
approximately 12:30 p.m. The remainder of the meeting will be closed to
the public and is expected to end by 1 p.m. on October 14. Interested
members of the public may present their views during the public comment
session on October 13, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Doubletree Hotel,
8727 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20910. Written comments should
be sent via email (Rachel.O'Malley@noaa.gov). Comments may also be sent
via mail to Rachel O'Malley at NMFS, Office of International Affairs
and Seafood Inspection, Room 10653, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel O'Malley, Office of
International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, 301-427-8373.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section
to ICCAT will meet October 13-14, 2016, first in an open session to
consider management- and research-related information on stock status
of Atlantic highly migratory species and then in a closed session to
discuss sensitive matters. The open session will be from 9 a.m. through
12:30 p.m. on October 13, 2016, including an opportunity for public
comment beginning at approximately 12 p.m. Comments may also be
submitted in writing for the Advisory Committee's consideration.
Interested members of the public can submit comments by mail or email;
use of email is encouraged. All written comments must be received by
October 11, 2016 (see ADDRESSES).
NMFS expects members of the public to conduct themselves
appropriately at the open session of the Advisory Committee 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.
After the open session, the Advisory Committee will meet in closed
session to discuss sensitive information relating to upcoming
international negotiations regarding the conservation and management of
Atlantic highly migratory species.
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
or Rachel.O'Malley@noaa.gov at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: September 8, 2016.
John Henderschedt,
Director, Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-21992 Filed 9-12-16; 8:45 am]
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