[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 185 (Friday, September 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48909-48910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23251]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XR65
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas; Second 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 2009 ICCAT meeting, the Advisory
Committee to the U.S. Section to International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will convene its second and
final fall meeting in October 2009.
DATES: The meeting will be held October 15-16, 2009. There will be an
open session the morning of Thursday, October 15, 2009, from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. The remainder of the meeting will be closed to the public. Oral
and written comments can be presented during the public comment session
on October 15, 2009. Written comments on issues being considered at the
meeting should be received no later than October 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 8727
Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Written comments should be
sent to Melanie King at NOAA Fisheries, Office of International
Affairs, Room 12641, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Written comments can also be provided via fax (301-713-2313) or email
([email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie King, (301) 713-9090.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section
to ICCAT will meet in open session on October 15, 2009. The Advisory
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Committee will receive and consider management and scientific
information concerning highly migratory species, including the
management recommendations of ICCAT's Standing Committee on Research
and Statistics and an overview of implementation of the Committee's
species working group recommendations. There will be an opportunity for
oral public comment during the October 15, 2009, open session and the
submission of written comments during that session is welcome. Written
comments may also be submitted in advance by mail, fax, or email.
Written comments submitted in advance should be received by October 8,
2009 (see ADDRESSES).
During its second fall meeting, the Advisory Committee will also
meet in two executive sessions to discuss sensitive information
relating to upcoming international negotiations regarding the
conservation and management of Atlantic highly migratory species,
including monitoring, control, and compliance matters and non-member
fishing issues. These sessions are closed to the public. The first
executive session will be held from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on October 15,
2009, and the second executive session will be held from 9 a.m. to
12:45 p.m. on October 16, 2009.
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 location is physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Melanie King at (301) 713-9090 at
least five days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: September 22, 2009.
Rebecca J. Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E9-23251 Filed 9-24-09; 8:45 am]
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