[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 45284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21689]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081701A]


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 International Fisheries Division of 
NMFS, announces the schedule of regional public meetings to be held 
this fall and a workshop on Atlantic bluefin tuna mixing.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled for September and October, 2001. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times of the meetings

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in New York, Louisiana, South 
Carolina, Massachusetts, and Maryland. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
for specific addresses of the meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Husted at 301-713-2276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regional public meetings are scheduled 
as follows:
    Thursday, September 6, 2001, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.- Holiday Inn, 3845 
Veterans Memorial Highway, Ronkonkoma, NY;
    Monday, September 10, 2001, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. - W New Orleans 
Hotel, 333 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA;
    Tuesday, September 11, 2001, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.- Marine Research 
Institute Auditorium, 217 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC;
    Wednesday, September 19, 2001, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.- Holiday Inn at 
Boston Logan Airport, 225 McClellan Highway, Boston, MA.
    The following topics may be presented to the public for discussion 
at the regional meetings:
    (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 2001 ICCAT Annual Meeting
    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 of these 
international issues. The length of the meetings may be adjusted based 
on the progress of the discussions.
    Tuesday, September 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.- The Advisory 
Committee will convene for a workshop on Atlantic bluefin tuna mixing. 
NMFS scientists will provide an update on the results of an 
intersessional meeting of ICCAT's Standing Committee on Research and 
Statistics. The Committee's workshop, which is open to the public, will 
be held at the Holiday Inn Silver Spring, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver 
Spring, MD.
    Additionally, the annual fall meeting of the Advisory Committee 
will be held on October 28-30, 2001, at the Holiday Inn Silver Spring, 
8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD. There will be opportunity for 
public comment on international issues on Sunday October 28, from 1 
p.m. - 6 p.m. Domestic issues will not be discussed. An agenda for the 
annual fall Advisory Committee meeting will be available at a later 
date.

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 Rachel Husted at (301) 713-2276 at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 22, 2001.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-21689 Filed 8-23-01; 4:48 pm]
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