[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 57484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8374]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 092106F]


Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas; 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 2006 ICCAT meeting, the Advisory 
Committee to the U.S. Section to International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will meet in October 2006.

DATES: An open session will be held on October 15, 2006, from 2 to 5 
p.m. Closed sessions will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 16-17, 
2006. Oral and written comments can be presented during the public 
comment session on October 15, 2006. Mailed written comments on issues 
being considered at the meeting should be received no later than 
October 10, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 8727 
Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Written comments should be 
sent to Kelly Denit at NOAA Fisheries Office of International Affairs, 
Room 13114, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Denit (301) 713-2276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet in open session on October 15. 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. There will be an opportunity for 
oral public comment during the October 15, 2006, open session. Written 
comments may also be submitted at the October 15 open session or by 
mail. If mailed, written comments should be received by October 10, 
2006 (see ADDRESSES).
    During its fall meeting, the Advisory Committee will also hold two 
executive sessions that are closed to the public. The first executive 
session will be held on October 16, 2006, and a second executive 
session will be held on October 17, 2006. 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 location is physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Kelly Denit at (301) 713-2276 at 
least five days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 26, 2006.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 06-8374 Filed 9-26-06; 2:28 pm]
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