[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 197 (Friday, October 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58058-58059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20172]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD24


General Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the Inter-
American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC); Meeting Announcement

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the meeting of the General Advisory Committee 
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the U.S. Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) 
on November 2, 2007.

DATES: The meeting of the General Advisory Committee will be held on 
November 2, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (or until business is 
concluded), Pacific time. Meeting topics can be found in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via video conference at NMFS, 
Southwest Regional Office, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90803-4213, and at the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science 
Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, Large Conference Room, La Jolla, CA 
92037-1508.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Routt at (562)980-4019 or 
(562) 980-4030.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Tuna Conventions Act, 
as amended, the Department of State has appointed a General Advisory 
Committee to the U.S. Section to the IATTC. The U.S. Section consists 
of the four U.S. Commissioners to the IATTC and the representative of 
the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries. The 
Advisory Committee supports the work of the U.S. Section in a solely 
advisory capacity with respect to U.S. participation in the work of the 
IATTC, with particular reference to the development of policies and 
negotiating positions pursued at meetings of the IATTC. NMFS, Southwest 
Region, administers the Advisory Committee in cooperation with the 
Department of State.

Meeting Topics

    The General Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the IATTC 
will meet to receive and discuss information on: (1) 2007 IATTC 
activities; (2) status of the stocks and status of the fishery in 2007; 
(3) recent and upcoming meetings of the IATTC and its working groups; 
(4) conservation and management measures for yellowfin and bigeye tuna 
for 2008 and beyond; (5) measures to be taken in cases of noncompliance 
with the IATTC's conservation and management measures; (6) management 
of fishing capacity; (7) IATTC cooperation with other regional fishery 
management organizations; (8) Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act reauthorization; (9) Advisory Committee operational 
issues; and (10) ther issues.

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 Allison Routt at (562) 980-4019 or 
(562) 980-4030 by October 26, 2007.

    Dated: October 5, 2007.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-20172 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am]
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