[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 52952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20658]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 080502C]


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.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled for September 2002. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific dates and times of the meetings.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erika Carlsen at 301-713-2276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regional public meetings are scheduled 
as follows:
    Tuesday, September 3, 2002, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. - Atlantic Cape 
Community College, 5100 Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing, NJ;
    Wednesday, September 4, 2002, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. - Holiday Inn 
Boston Logan Airport, 225 McClellan Highway, Boston, MA;
    Tuesday, September 17, 2002, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. - Town and Country 
Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC;
    Wednesday, September 18, 2002, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. - Sheraton 
Biscayne Bay Hotel, 495 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL.
    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 2002 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.
    Additionally, the annual fall meeting of the Advisory Committee 
will be held on October 14 - 16, 2002, at the Hilton Hotel Silver 
Spring, 8727 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD. There will be 
opportunity for public comment on international issues on Monday, 
October 14. The time for public comment period will be announced in a 
future notice. Domestic issues will not be discussed. An agenda for the 
annual fall Advisory Committee meeting will be available at a later 
date.
    Please be reminded that NMFS expects members of the public to 
conduct themselves appropriately for the duration of the meeting. At 
the beginning of the public comment session, an explanation of the 
ground rules will be provided (e.g., alcohol in the meeting room is 
prohibited, speakers will be called to give their comments in the order 
in which they registered to speak, each speaker will have an equal 
amount of time to speak, and speakers should not interrupt one 
another). The session will be structured 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). Those not respecting the 
ground rules 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 Erika Carlsen at (301) 713-2276 at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 8, 2002.
Virginia M. Fay,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-20658 Filed 8-13-02; 8:45 am]
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