[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 193 (Friday, October 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 56990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19718]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD13


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 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 the ICCAT will meet in October 2007.

DATES: The meeting will be held October 18-19, 2007. There will be an 
open session the morning of Thursday October 18, 2007, beginning at 
8:30 a.m. thru 12 p.m. The remainder of the meeting will be closed to 
the public. Oral and written comments can be presented during the 
public comment session on October 18, 2006. Mailed written comments on 
issues being considered at the meeting should be received no later than 
October 12, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777 
Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Written comments should be 
sent to Kelly Denit at NOAA Fisheries Office of International Affairs, 
Room 12622, 1315 East-West Highway, 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 open session on October 18. The Advisory 
Committee will receive management and research related information on 
the stock status of highly migratory species, including management 
recommendations of ICCAT's Standing Committee on Research and 
Statistics. There will be an opportunity for oral public comment during 
the October 18, 2007, open session. Written comments may also be 
submitted at the October 18 open session or by mail. If mailed, written 
comments should be received by October 12, 2007 (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 18, 2007, and a second executive 
session will be held on October 19, 2007. The purpose of these sessions 
is to discuss sensitive information relating to upcoming international 
negotiations.

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: October 1, 2007.
Rebecca J. Lent
Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. E7-19718 Filed 10-4-07; 8:45 am]
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