[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 9552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3737]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA224


Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); 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 on March 7-9, 2011. The Committee will meet to discuss matters 
relating to ICCAT, including the 2010 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 March 
7, 2011, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.; March 8, 2011, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and 
March 9, 2011, 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Closed sessions will be held on 
March 8, 2011, 3:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., and on March 9, 2011, 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) 589-0800.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel O'Malley at (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 the 2010 ICCAT meeting results and U.S. implementation of ICCAT 
decisions; NMFS research and monitoring activities; 2010 ICCAT 
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. 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 March 8, 2011, and for one hour on the morning of 
March 9, 2011. 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 
March 9, 2011.

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: February 15, 2011.
Rebecca J. Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-3737 Filed 2-17-11; 8:45 am]
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