[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 43677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20731]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 080599A]


ICCAT Advisory Committee; Summer Workshop

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 to the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 
announces an August 1999 workshop on ICCAT minimum sizes. More 
information on the August workshop can be found in the DATES and 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections of this notice.

DATES: The Advisory Committee minimum size workshop will be held from 
1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on August 24, 1999, and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 
p.m. on August 25, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Committee workshop will be held at the Holiday 
Inn Silver Spring, located at 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, 
Maryland 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick E. Moran or Kimberly 
Blankenbeker at 301-713-2276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The August workshop of the Advisory 
Committee will examine the efficacy of minimum sizes as conservation 
and management measures for ICCAT species. It will provide a forum to 
critically review the application of minimum sizes to ICCAT species, 
including a discussion of possible alternative management measures and 
other issues as deemed appropriate. The first day of the meeting is 
expected to be composed of presentations by invited speakers. Committee 
discussions will take place on the second day. There will be no 
opportunity for public comment at this workshop.
    The public is reminded that NMFS expects members of the public to 
conduct themselves appropriately for the duration of the meeting. At 
the beginning of the meeting, an appropriate representative will 
explain the ground rules. Attendees are expected to respect these 
rules, and if they do not, they will be asked to leave the meeting.

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 Patrick E. Moran at (301) 713-2276 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 5, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-20731 Filed 8-6-99; 3:28 pm]
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