[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 98-27681]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 100598A]


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 1 through 3, 1998.

DATES: The open sessions will be held on November 1, 1998, from 1 p.m. 
- 6 p.m. and November 2, 1998, from 8 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Closed sessions 
will be held on November 2 from 2:15 p.m. - 6 p.m. and on November 3 
from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Written comments should be received no later than 
October 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 8777 Georgia 
Avenue, Silver Spring, MD. Written comments should be sent to Kim 
Blankenbeker, Executive Secretary to the Advisory Committee, NOAA-
Fisheries/SF4, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathon Krieger, (301) 713-2276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet in two open sessions to consider information being 
presented on stock status of highly migratory species and 1997 
management recommendations of ICCAT's Standing Committee on Research 
and Statistics (SCRS). Also in the open sessions, the Advisory 
Committee will review and consider the results of the Committee's 
regional meetings, and implementation of 1997 and prior ICCAT 
recommendations and resolutions. Furthermore, the Committee will review 
highly migratory species research and management activities, including 
a consultation on the Draft Fishery Management Plan for Highly 
Migratory Species, an overview of the status of recommendations 
resulting from the Advisory Committee's 1998 Species Working Group 
Workshop, and the Comprehensive Research and Monitoring Plan for Highly 
Migratory Species. Both sessions will be open to the public; however, 
the November 1 session will be the only opportunity for public comment. 
Written comments are encouraged and, if mailed, should be received by 
October 30, 1998, (See ADDRESSES). Written comments can also be 
submitted during the open sessions of the Advisory Committee meeting.
    The Advisory Committee shall go into executive session for the 
afternoon session of November 2 and for the entire November 3 session 
to discuss sensitive information.

Special Accommodations

    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: October 8, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Deputy Office Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-27681 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am]
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