[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20392]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D.072198A]


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), in conjunction with the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) 
Management Division of NMFS, announces the schedule of regional public 
meetings to be held this fall.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled from August to November 1998. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times of the meetings.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in South Carolina, Florida, U.S. 
Virgin Islands, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific addresses of the meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathon Krieger (international 
issues) 301-713-2276 or Rachel Husted (domestic issues) 301-713-2347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings are scheduled as follows:
    Thursday, August 13, 1998, 7 pm to 10 pm - Marine Research 
Institute Auditorium, 217 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, South Carolina 
29412;
    Friday, August 14, 1998, 7 pm to 10 pm - Best Western Bayside Inn, 
711 West Beach Drive, Panama City, Florida 32401;
    Thursday, September 3, 1998, 7 pm to 10 pm - Buccaneer Hotel, 
Estate Shoyes, St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00824;
    Tuesday, October 6, 1998, 7 pm to 10 pm - Holiday Inn, 2625 North 
Salisbury Boulevard, Salisbury, Maryland 21801;
    Wednesday, October 7, 1998, 7 pm to 10 pm - Cape Ann Marina Resort, 
75 Essex Avenue, Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930.
    Thursday, October 8, 1998, 7 pm to 10 pm - Crown Plaza La Guardia, 
104-04 Ditmars Boulevard, East Elmhurst, New York 11369;
    Additionally, the annual fall meeting of the Advisory Committee 
will be held in Silver Spring, Maryland, November 1-3, 1998. There will 
be an opportunity for public comment on international issues on Sunday, 
November 1, from 2-6 p.m.
    The meeting location is the Holiday Inn Silver Spring, 8777 Georgia 
Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. Domestic issues will not be 
discussed at this meeting.
    The following topics may be presented to the public for discussion 
at the regional meetings:

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 1998 ICCAT Annual Meeting

Domestic Issues

    1. HMS Rulemaking Actions
    2. HMS Activities Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act
    3. Regional Concerns/Issues
    Representatives from the Advisory Committee to the U.S. section to 
ICCAT and NMFS will be in attendance at the regional meetings. There 
will be an opportunity for public comment on each issue. The length of 
the meetings may be adjusted based on the progress of the discussions.

Special Accommodation

    The meeting locations are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Jonathon Krieger at (301) 713-2276 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 24, 1998.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Office Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-20392 Filed 7-29-98; 8:45 am]

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