[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 54035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18077]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 083005A]


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

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 2005 ICCAT meeting, the Advisory 
Committee to the U.S. Section to International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will hold two fall meetings. A 
summary of the meeting topics is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

DATES: The open sessions will be held on September 21, 2005, from 8:30 
a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and October 17, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 
Closed sessions will be held on September 21, 2005, from 1:30 p.m. to 
5:30 p.m.; September 22, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.; October 17, 
2005, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and October 18, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m. Oral comments can be presented during the public comment 
session on October 17, 2005. Written comments on issues being 
considered at the meeting should be received no later than September 
30, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The meetings 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 Office of International 
Affairs, 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 twice in open sessions, on September 21 and October 
17, 2005, during its fall meetings. At the first session, the Advisory 
Committee will receive reports on ICCAT intersessional meetings, the 
domestic implementation of prior ICCAT decisions, and the 
implementation of Advisory Committee recommendations. At the second 
session, the Advisory Committee will receive information on the stock 
status of highly migratory species and management recommendations of 
ICCAT's Standing Committee on Research and Statistics. The only 
opportunity for oral public comment will be during the October 17, 2005 
open session. Written comments are encouraged and, if mailed, should be 
received by September 30, 2005 (see ADDRESSES). Written comments can 
also be submitted during the open sessions of the Advisory Committee 
meeting.
    During its fall meetings, the Advisory Committee will also hold 
several executive sessions that are closed to the public. The first 
executive session will be held on September 21, 2005, after the 
adjournment of the first open session. A second executive session will 
be held on September 22, 2005. During its second fall meeting, the 
Advisory Committee will also hold an executive session on October 17, 
2005, immediately following the adjournment of the second open session. 
The final closed session will be held October 18, 2005. 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: September 7, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-18077 Filed 9-8-05; 12:35 pm]
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