[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 57 (Thursday, March 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 14425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6645]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV43


Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas; Spring Species 
Working Group Meeting

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 spring meeting with its Species Working Group Technical 
Advisors April 7-9, 2010. The Committee will meet to discuss matters 
relating to ICCAT, including the 2009 Commission meeting results; 
research and management activities; global and domestic initiatives 
related to ICCAT; the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act-required 
consultation on the 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.

DATES: The open sessions of the Committee meeting will be held on April 
7, 2010, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; April 8, 2010, 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.; 
and April 9, 2010, 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Closed sessions will be held on 
April 8, 2010, 3:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; and April 9, 2010, 8 a.m. to 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 8777 Georgia 
Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The phone number is 301-589-5200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel O'Malley, (301) 713-9505.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet in open session to receive and discuss information 
on (1) the 2009 ICCAT meeting results and U.S. implementation of ICCAT 
decisions; (2) 2009 ICCAT and NMFS research and monitoring activities; 
(3) 2010 ICCAT activities; (4) global and domestic initiatives related 
to ICCAT; (5) the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act-required consultation 
on the identification of countries that are diminishing the 
effectiveness of ICCAT; (6) the results of the meetings of the 
Committee's Species Working Groups; and (7) 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 Committee will meet in its Species Working Groups for a portion 
of the afternoon of April 8, 2010, and of the morning of April 9, 2010. 
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 April 9, 2010.

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 Rachel O'Malley at (301) 713-9505 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 19, 2010.
Rebecca J. Lent,
 Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-6645 Filed 3-24-10; 8:45 am]
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