[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 48888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23678]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 091096B]


ICCAT Advisory Committee; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 
and the Highly Migratory Species Management Division of National Marine 
Fisheries Service announces the schedule of regional public meetings to 
be held this fall.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times of 
the hearings.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for locations of the meetings.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings are scheduled as follows:
    1. Monday, September 16, 1996, 6 to 10 p.m.--West Palm Beach Omni 
Hotel, 1601 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406;
    2. Tuesday, September 17, 1996, 6 to 10 p.m.--Quality Inn Midtown, 
3900 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119;
    3. Friday, October 18, 1996, 6 to 10 p.m.--World Trade Center, 164 
Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210;
    4. Saturday, October 19, 1996, 7 to 10 p.m.--Suffolk Community 
College, Shinnecock Building, Room S-101, Speonk/Riverhead Road, 
Riverhead, NY 11901;
    5. Monday, October 21, 1996, 6 to 10 p.m.--Quality Inn Lake Wright 
Convention Center, 6280 Northampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23502;
    6. Tuesday, October 22, 1996, 6 to 10 p.m.--Belmar Municipal 
Courtroom, 601 Main Street, Belmar, NJ 07719; and
    7. The annual ICCAT Advisory Committee Meeting will be held in 
Silver Spring, MD, November 6-8, 1996. There will be an additional 
opportunity for public comment on international issues on Wednesday, 
November 6 from 2-6 p.m. at NOAA Building 2, Room 2358, 1325 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
    The following topics may be discussed:

International Issues:

    (1) Background on ICCAT
    (2) Information on the Advisory Committee and Commissioners
    (3) Status of Highly Migratory Species Managed by ICCAT
    (4) Topics for the 1996 ICCAT Annual Meeting

Domestic Issues:

    (1) Upcoming Highly Migratory Species Rulemaking Actions
    (2) Regional Concerns/Issues
    The meetings may be lengthened or shortened based on the progress 
of the discussions. The first half of each meeting will be dedicated to 
international issues, followed by domestic issues. Representatives from 
the U.S. ICCAT Advisory Committee and NMFS will be in attendance. For 
each issue, there will be an opportunity for public comment. The 
meeting locations are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Kim Blankenbeker at (301) 713-2347 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 10, 1996.
Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96-23678 Filed 9-16-96; 8:45 am]

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