[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 155 (Thursday, August 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 48941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19954]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XY04
General Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the Inter-
American Tropical Tuna Commission; Meeting Announcement
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces a meeting of the General Advisory Committee and
the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to the U.S. Section to the Inter-
American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) on September 17, 2010.
Meeting topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of this notice.
DATES: The meeting will be held on September 17, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. PDT (or until business is concluded).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Large Conference Room (Room
370) at NMFS, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 3333 North Torrey
Pines Court, La Jolla, California, 92037-1023. Please notify Heidi
Hermsmeyer prior to September 10, 2010, of your plans to attend the
meeting, or interest in a teleconference option.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heidi Hermsmeyer, Southwest Region,
NMFS at [email protected], or at (562) 980-4036.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Tuna Conventions Act,
as amended, the Department of State has appointed a General Advisory
Committee (GAC) and a Scientific Advisory Subcommittee (SAS) to the
U.S. Section to the IATTC. The U.S. Section consists of four U.S.
Commissioners to the IATTC and a representative of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries. The advisory bodies
support the work of the U.S. Section in an advisory capacity with
respect to U.S. participation in the work of the IATTC, with particular
reference to the development of policies and negotiating positions
pursued at meetings of the IATTC. NMFS, Southwest Region, administers
the GAC and SAS in cooperation with the Department of State.
Meeting Topics
The meeting topics will include, but are not limited to, the
following: (1) updates from the IATTC scientific staff on issues such
as the status of tropical tuna stocks and conservation recommendations;
(2) updates on other international agreements in the Pacific Ocean such
as the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; (3) regulatory
changes that could affect tuna fisheries in the eastern Pacific Ocean;
(4) the status of Antigua Convention implementing legislation; (5)
input and advice from the advisory bodies on issues that may arise at
the upcoming AIDCP/IATTC meetings in September 2010, including, but not
limited to, potential U.S. proposals, potential proposals from other
IATTC members, the potential for an albacore working group, and
potential revisions to IATTC Resolution C-09-01; (6) relevant changes
in personnel and responsibilities at NOAA and the U.S. Department of
State; and (7) other issues as they arise.
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 Heidi Hermsmeyer at (562) 980-4036
by September 10, 2010.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 6, 2010.
Carrie Selberg,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-19954 Filed 8-11-10; 8:45 am]
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