[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 150 (Thursday, August 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47716-47717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19651]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 071200A]


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 in September and October 2000. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times of the meetings.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Texas, Florida, New Jersey, and 
Massachusetts. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific addresses of 
the meetings.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick E. Moran (international 
issues) at 301-713-2276 or Rachel Husted (domestic issues) at 301-713-
2347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings are scheduled as follows:
    Thursday, September 7, 2000, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.--Sandcastle 
Condominiums, 800 Sand Castle Drive, Port Aransas, Texas 78373;
    Thursday, September 14, 2000, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.--Sheraton 
Biscayne Bay Hotel, Brickell Point/Miami, 495 Brickell Avenue, Miami, 
Florida 33131;
    Sunday, October 1, 2000, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.--Four Points Hotels 
Sheraton, Route 132 and Bearse's Way, Hyannis, Massachusetts 02601;
    Thursday, October 5, 2000, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.--The Inn of Cape 
May, 7 Ocean Street, Cape May, New Jersey 08204.
    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 2000 ICCAT Annual Meeting

Domestic Issues

    (1) Implementation of ICCAT Recommendations
    (2) Other HMS management actions
    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.
    Additionally, the annual fall meeting of the Advisory Committee 
will be held on October 29-31, 2000, at the NOAA Silver Spring Metro 
Center complex, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. 
There will be opportunity for public comment on international issues on 
the first day (October 29) of this meeting. This session is scheduled 
from 1 to 6 p.m. Domestic issues will not be discussed at this meeting. 
Additional information on the annual fall Committee meeting will be 
provided at a later date.
    The public is reminded that NMFS expects members of the public to 
conduct themselves appropriately for the duration of Advisory Committee 
meetings. At the beginning of the meetings, an appropriate 
representative will explain the ground rules (e.g., alcohol in the 
meeting room is prohibited, attendees will be called to give their 
comments in the order in which they registered to speak, each attendee 
will have an equal amount of time to speak, and attendees should not 
interrupt one another). The appropriate representative will attempt to 
structure the session so that all attending members of the public are 
able to comment, if they so choose, regardless of the degree of 
controversy of the subject(s). Attendees are expected to respect the 
ground 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: July 28, 2000.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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