[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51998-51999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19349]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081604C]


Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); Fall Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In preparation for the 2004 ICCAT meeting, the Advisory 
Committee to the U.S. Section to ICCAT will hold two fall meetings.

DATES: The open sessions will be held on September 9, 2004, from 8 a.m. 
to 11:15 a.m. and October 21, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Closed 
sessions will be held on September 9, 2004, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 
p.m., September 10, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., October 21, 2004, 
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and October 22, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 
p.m. Written comments should be received no later than August 27, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 8727 
Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Written comments should be 
sent to Erika Carlsen at NOAA Fisheries/SF4, Room 13114, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet in an open session to consider information on stock 
status of highly migratory species and 2004 management recommendations 
of ICCAT's Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS). The

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only opportunity for oral public comment will be during the October 21, 
2004, open session. Written comments are encouraged and, if mailed, 
should be received by August 27, 2004 (see ADDRESSES). Written comment 
can also be submitted during the open sessions of the Advisory 
Committee meeting.
    During its fall meetings, the Advisory Committee will hold several 
executive sessions, which are closed to the public. The 1st session 
will be on September 9, 2004, after the adjournment of the first open 
session. A second closed session will be held on September 10, 2004. 
During its second fall meeting, the Advisory Committee will again go to 
into executive session on October 21, 2004, immediately following the 
adjournment of the second open session. The final closed session will 
be held on October 22, 2004. The purpose of these sessions is to 
discuss sensitive information relating to upcoming international 
negotiations.
    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 five days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 18, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-19349 Filed 8-23-04; 8:45 am]
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