[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53719-53720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26311]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 100296A]


Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); Fall Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of ICCAT will hold 
its annual fall meeting on November 6-8, 1996.

DATES: The open sessions will be held on November 6, 1996, from 2 p.m. 
to 6 p.m. and November 7, 1996, from 8:30

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a.m. to 12 p.m., and the closed sessions will be held on November 7 
from 1:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on November 8 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
Written comments should be received no later than November 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at NOAA Headquarters, 1325 East-
West Highway (Silver Spring Metro Center Building 2), Silver Spring, MD 
20910 in conference room 2358. Written comments should be sent to Kim 
Blankenbeker, Executive Secretary to the Advisory Committee, NOAA-NMFS, 
1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
of ICCAT will meet in open session on November 6, 1996, from 2 p.m. to 
6 p.m. and November 7, 1996, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. to discuss the 
stock status of highly migratory species, the implementation of ICCAT 
conservation measures by the United States and other countries, reports 
of the Committee's working groups, results of the Committee's regional 
meetings, 1995 ICCAT meeting accomplishments, upcoming issues facing 
ICCAT at its 1996 meeting, and other matters relating to the 
international management of ICCAT species. Both sessions will be open 
to the public; however, the November 6 session will be the only 
opportunity for public comment. Written comments are encouraged and, if 
mailed, should be received by November 5, 1996 (see ADDRESSES); 
however, they can also be submitted during the open sessions of the 
Advisory Committee meeting.
    The Advisory Committee also will meet from 1:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 
on November 7 and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on November 8. These sessions 
will not be open to the public inasmuch as the discussions will involve 
classified information, the discussion of which relates to U.S. 
negotiating positions to be taken at the Tenth Special Meeting of ICCAT 
to be held in San Sebastian, Spain, from November 22-29, 1996. The 
Advisory Committee will discuss various options for the U.S. 
negotiating position during the closed sessions. Accordingly, the 
determination has been made that the Committee shall go into executive 
session for the afternoon session of November 7 and for the entire 
November 8 session.
    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) 713-2276 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: October 8, 1996.
Rolland A. Schmitten,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 96-26311 Filed 10-11-96; 8:45 am]
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