Meeting of the Advisory Committee to the United States Delegation to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, 6520 [2018-03081]
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Dated: February 1, 2018.
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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 5–6, 2018.
DATES: The open sessions of the
Committee meeting will be held on
March 5, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
and March 6, 2018, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Closed sessions will be held on March
5, 2018, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and on March
6, 2018, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel, 8777
Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terra Lederhouse at (301) 427–8360.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section
to ICCAT will meet in open session to
receive and discuss information on
recreational fisheries in ICCAT;
management strategy evaluation and
harvest control rules; ICCAT stock
assessment methods; the 2017 ICCAT
meeting results and U.S.
implementation of ICCAT decisions;
SUMMARY:
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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 INFORMATION
CONTACT).
The Committee will meet in its
Species Working Groups for part of the
afternoon of March 5, 2018, and for one
hour on the morning of March 6, 2018.
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 6, 2018.
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) 427–8360 at least 5 days prior
to the meeting date.
Dated: February 9, 2018.
John Henderschedt,
Director, Office of International Affairs and
Seafood Inspection, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG008
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 5-6, 2018.
DATES: The open sessions of the Committee meeting will be held on March
5, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and March 6, 2018, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Closed sessions will be held on March 5, 2018, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and on
March 6, 2018, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Silver Spring
Hotel, 8777 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terra Lederhouse at (301) 427-8360.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section
to ICCAT will meet in open session to receive and discuss information
on recreational fisheries in ICCAT; management strategy evaluation and
harvest control rules; ICCAT stock assessment methods; the 2017 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 INFORMATION CONTACT).
The Committee will meet in its Species Working Groups for part of
the afternoon of March 5, 2018, and for one hour on the morning of
March 6, 2018. 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 6, 2018.
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) 427-8360
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 9, 2018.
John Henderschedt,
Director, Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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