[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59368-59369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25926]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 100603C]


Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); 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 2003 ICCAT meeting, the Advisory 
Committee to the U.S. Section to ICCAT will hold its annual fall 
meeting in October 2003.

DATES: The open session will be held on October 26, 2003, from 1 p.m. 
to 3:15 p.m. Closed sessions will be held on October 26, 2003, from 
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., October 27, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and 
October 28, 2003, from 9 a.m. to noon. Written comments should be 
received no later than October 17, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 8727 
Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Written comments should be 
sent to Erika Carlsen at NOAA Fisheries/SF4, Room 13114, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erika Carlsen, 301-713-2276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet in an open session to consider information on stock 
status of highly migratory species and 2003 management recommendations 
of ICCAT's Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS). The 
only opportunity for public comment will be during the October 26, 
2003, open session. Written comments are encouraged and, if mailed, 
should be received by October 17, 2003 (see ADDRESSES). Written comment 
can also be submitted during the open sessions of the Advisory 
Committee meeting.
    The Advisory Committee will go into executive session on October 
26, 2003, after the adjournment of the open session, on October 27, 
2003, and on the

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morning of October 28, 2003, to discuss sensitive information relating 
to upcoming international negotiations. These sessions are not open to 
the public.
    Please be reminded that NMFS expects members of the public to 
conduct themselves appropriately for the duration of the 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.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting locations are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Erika Carlsen at (301) 713-2276 at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: October 7, 2003.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-25926 Filed 10-14-03; 8:45 am]
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