[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45417-45418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15920]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB93


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

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In preparation for the 2007 International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting, the Advisory Committee 
to the U.S. Section to ICCAT will have a summer meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held August 29-30, 2007. There will be an 
open session the morning of Wednesday August 29, 2007, beginning at 9 
a.m. thru 12 p.m. The remainder of the meeting will be closed to the 
public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 8727 
Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Denit, Office of International 
Affairs, 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, in particular bigeye, northern 
albacore and southern albacore tuna. After the open session, the 
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to ICCAT will meet in a closed 
session to discuss sensitive information relating to upcoming 
international negotiations, specifically bigeye and albacore tuna 
management. The Advisory Committee will also address fleet capacity 
management and monitoring, control and surveillance issues.

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 Kelly Denit at (301) 713-2276 by 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 8, 2007.
Rebecca Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. E7-15920 Filed 8-13-07; 8:45 am]
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