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Nominations for Advisory Committee
and Species Working Group Technical
Advisor Appointments to the U.S.
Section 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 request for
nominations.
AGENCY:
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 1, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Nominations, including a
letter of interest and a resume or
curriculum vitae, should be sent via
email to Terra Lederhouse at
terra.lederhouse@noaa.gov with a copy
to Grace Ferrara at grace.ferrara@
noaa.gov. Include in the subject line
whether the nomination is for the
Advisory Committee or for a Technical
Advisor to a species working group.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Grace Ferrara, Office of International
Affairs and Seafood Inspection;
telephone: (301) 427–8371; email:
grace.ferrara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
The Convention and the Commission
ICCAT was established to provide an
effective program of international
cooperation in research and
conservation in recognition of the
unique problems related to the highly
migratory nature of tunas and tuna-like
species. The International Convention
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for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
(Convention) entered into force in 1969
after receiving the required number of
ratifications. The Commission holds its
Annual Meeting, usually in November
of each year, and convenes meetings of
working groups and other ICCAT bodies
between annual meetings as needed.
Under Section 971a of ATCA (16 U.S.C.
971 et seq.), the United States is
represented on the Commission by not
more than three U.S. Commissioners.
Additional information is available at
www.iccat.int.
Advisory Committee and Species
Working Groups to the U.S. Section to
the ICCAT
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 5 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, MidAtlantic, South Atlantic, Caribbean, and
Gulf of Mexico Fishery 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. The
Committee meets at least twice a year
when members receive information and
provide advice on ICCAT-related
matters. 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, 2018. NMFS is soliciting
nominees to serve as members of the
Advisory Committee for a term of 2
years that will expire December 31,
2020.
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
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ICCAT Convention. Any species
working group shall consist of no more
than seven members of the Advisory
Committee and no more than four
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/
Sharks Working Group, a Billfish
Working Group, and a Bigeye, Albacore,
Yellowfin, and Skipjack (BAYS) Tunas
Working Group. Technical Advisors to
the species working groups serve at the
pleasure of the Commissioners;
therefore, the Commissioners can
choose to alter these appointments at
any time. As with Committee Members,
Technical Advisors may not be
represented by a proxy during meetings
of the Advisory Committee.
Procedure for Submitting Nominations
Nominations to the Advisory
Committee or to a species working
group should include a letter of interest
and a resume or curriculum vitae. Selfnominations are acceptable. Letters of
recommendation are useful but not
required. When making a nomination,
please specify which appointment
(Advisory Committee member or
Technical Advisor to a species working
group) is being sought. Nominees may
also indicate which of the species
working groups is preferred, although
placement on the requested group is not
guaranteed.
Dated: August 3, 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-XG348
Nominations for Advisory Committee and Species Working Group
Technical Advisor Appointments to the U.S. Section 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 request for nominations.
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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 1, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Nominations, including a letter of interest and a resume or
curriculum vitae, should be sent via email to Terra Lederhouse at
[email protected] with a copy to Grace Ferrara at
[email protected]. Include in the subject line whether the
nomination is for the Advisory Committee or for a Technical Advisor to
a species working group.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grace Ferrara, Office of International
Affairs and Seafood Inspection; telephone: (301) 427-8371; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Convention and the Commission
ICCAT was established to provide an effective program of
international cooperation in research and conservation in recognition
of the unique problems related to the highly migratory nature of tunas
and tuna-like species. The International Convention for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (Convention) entered into force in 1969
after receiving the required number of ratifications. The Commission
holds its Annual Meeting, usually in November of each year, and
convenes meetings of working groups and other ICCAT bodies between
annual meetings as needed. Under Section 971a of ATCA (16 U.S.C. 971 et
seq.), the United States is represented on the Commission by not more
than three U.S. Commissioners. Additional information is available at
www.iccat.int.
Advisory Committee and Species Working Groups to the U.S. Section to
the ICCAT
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 5 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 of Mexico Fishery
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. The Committee meets at least twice a year when
members receive information and provide advice on ICCAT-related
matters. 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,
2018. NMFS is soliciting nominees to serve as members of the Advisory
Committee for a term of 2 years that will expire December 31, 2020.
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 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/Sharks Working
Group, a Billfish Working Group, and a Bigeye, Albacore, Yellowfin, and
Skipjack (BAYS) Tunas Working Group. Technical Advisors to the species
working groups serve at the pleasure of the Commissioners; therefore,
the Commissioners can choose to alter these appointments at any time.
As with Committee Members, Technical Advisors may not be represented by
a proxy during meetings of the Advisory Committee.
Procedure for Submitting Nominations
Nominations to the Advisory Committee or to a species working group
should include a letter of interest and a resume or curriculum vitae.
Self-nominations are acceptable. Letters of recommendation are useful
but not required. When making a nomination, please specify which
appointment (Advisory Committee member or Technical Advisor to a
species working group) is being sought. Nominees may also indicate
which of the species working groups is preferred, although placement on
the requested group is not guaranteed.
Dated: August 3, 2018.
John Henderschedt,
Director, Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-16956 Filed 8-7-18; 8:45 am]
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