[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41128-41129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20131]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 071596F]


Advisory Committee and Species Working Group Technical Advisor 
Appointments

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Nominations.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is soliciting nominations to the Advisory Committee to 
the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation 
of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as established by the Atlantic Tunas 
Convention Act (ATCA). NMFS also is soliciting nominations for 
technical advisors to the Advisory Committee's species working groups.

DATES: Nominations are due by September 6, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Nominations to the Advisory Committee or to a species 
working group should be sent to: Mr. Will Martin, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for International Affairs, NOAA, Department of Commerce, 
Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, D.C. 20230, with a copy sent to Kim Blankenbeker, Office of 
International Affairs, Room 14229, NMFS, 1315 East West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Blankenbeker, 301-713-2276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 971b of the ATCA (16 U.S.C. 971 et 
seq.) requires that an advisory committee be established that shall be 
composed of (1) not less than five nor more than 20 individuals 
appointed by the U.S. Commissioners to ICCAT who shall select such 
individuals from the various groups concerned with the fisheries 
covered by the ICCAT Convention; and (2) the chairs (or their 
designees) of the New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, Caribbean, 
and Gulf Fishery Management Councils. The Advisory Committee shall, to 
the maximum extent practicable, consist of an equitable balance among 
the various groups concerned with these fisheries.
    Each member of the Advisory Committee appointed under item (1) 
above shall serve for a term of 2 years and shall be eligible for 
reappointment. Members of the Advisory Committee may attend all public 
meetings of the ICCAT Commission, Council, or any Panel and any other 
meetings to which they are invited by the ICCAT Commission, Council, or 
any Panel. The Advisory Committee shall be invited to attend all 
nonexecutive meetings of the U.S. Commissioners to ICCAT and, at such 
meetings, shall be given the opportunity to examine and to be heard on 
all proposed programs of investigation, reports, recommendations, and 
regulations of the ICCAT Commission. Members of the Advisory Committee 
shall receive no compensation for their services as such members. The 
Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of State may pay the necessary 
travel expenses of members of the Advisory Committee.
    The terms of 18 of the 20 appointed Advisory Committee members 
expire on December 31, 1996. The other two terms will expire on 
December 31, 1997. For the 18 appointments expiring at the end of this 
year, new appointments will be made this fall but will not take effect 
until January 1, 1997.
    Section 971b1 of the ATCA specifies that the U.S. Commissioners may 
establish species working groups for the purpose of providing advice 
and recommendations to the U.S. Commissioners and the Advisory 
Committee on matters relating to the conservation and management of any 
highly migratory species covered by the ICCAT Convention. Any species 
working group shall consist of no more than seven members of the 
Advisory Committee and no more than four scientific or technical 
personnel, as considered necessary by the Commissioners. Currently, 
there are four species working groups advising the Advisory Committee 
and the U.S. Commissioners. Specifically, there is a Bluefin Tuna 
Working Group, a Swordfish Working Group, a Billfish Working Group, and 
a BAYS (Bigeye, Albacore, Yellowfin, and Skipjack) Working Group. 
Technical advisors to a species working group serve at the pleasure of 
the U.S. Commissioners; therefore, the Commissioners can choose to 
alter appointments at any time.
    Nominations to the Advisory Committee or to a species working group 
should include a letter of interest and a resume or curriculum vitae. 
Letters of recommendation are useful but not required. Self-nominations 
are acceptable. When making a nomination, please clearly specify which 
appointment (Advisory Committee member or technical advisor to a 
species working group) is being sought. Requesting consideration for 
placement on both the Advisory Committee and a species working group is 
acceptable. Those interested in a species working group technical 
advisor appointment should indicate which of the four working groups is 
preferred. Placement on the requested species working group, however, 
is not guaranteed.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.

    Dated: August 1, 1996.
Nancy Foster,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 96-20131 Filed 8-6-96; 8:45 am]
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