[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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