[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41445-41446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16937]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 062700E]


Draft International Plan of Action To Address Illegal, 
Unregulated and Unreported Fishing

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

ACTION: Notice of availability; public meeting; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The United States, through a collaborative effort of NMFS, the 
Department of State, the Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, the Coast Guard, and the United States Customs Service 
announces the availability of a draft International Plan of Action to 
address Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fishing (IPOA-IUU).

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The United States, through NMFS, also announces a public meeting to 
receive comments from members of the public on the draft IPOA-IUU. To 
accommodate individuals unable to attend a meeting or wishing, 
alternatively or in addition, to provide written comments, NMFS 
solicits written comments on the draft IPOA-IUU.

DATES: A public meeting on the draft IPOA-IUU will be held at 3 p.m. on 
Thursday, August 3, 2000. Submit comments on the IPOA-IUU to the 
appropriate address or fax number by 5 p.m., August 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at NOAA-NMFS Headquarters, 
1315 East-West Highway, SSMC, Room 12836, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. 
Comments on the draft IPOA-IUU may be sent to Robin Tuttle, NOAA-NMFS, 
Office of Science and Technology, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910, or by fax to 301-713-4057. Comments will not be 
accepted via e-mail or Internet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Tuttle, 301-713-2282, extension 
199, or fax 301-713-4057.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States, through a collaborative 
effort of NMFS, the Department of State, the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, the Coast Guard, and the United States 
Customs Service is developing the U.S. position on a voluntary IPOA-IUU 
elaborated by an Experts Consultation organized by the Government of 
Australia in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of 
the United Nations (FAO). The draft IPOA-IUU will be further considered 
by a Technical Consultation open to all member countries of the FAO, 
October 2-6, 2000 at FAO headquarters in Rome.
    The draft IPOA-IUU is available on the FAO website at www:fao.org 
by clicking on ``Fisheries,'' ``Meetings,'' ``Expert Consultation on 
Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fishing, Sydney, Australia, May 15-
19, 2000'' and ``Documents'' in succession, or by contacting Robin 
Tuttle (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

Special Accommodations

    The public meeting is physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aides should be directed to Robin Tuttle at least seven days 
before the meeting. NMFS will be able to accommodate a limited number 
of teleconference participants. Requests should be directed to Robin 
Tuttle by July 31, 2000, (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

    Dated: June 28, 2000.
Andrew A. Rosenberg,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 00-16937 Filed 7-3-00; 8:45 am]
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