[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3702-3703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1036]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF08


International Whaling Commission; Intersessional Meeting on the 
Future of the International Whaling Commission; Nominations

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

ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: This notice calls for nominees for one non-federal position to 
the U.S. Delegation to the Intersessional Meeting on the Future of the 
International Whaling Commission (IWC) that will be held in March, 
2008, in London, England. The non-federal representative selected as a 
result of this nomination process is responsible for providing input 
and recommendations to the U.S. IWC Commissioner representing the 
positions of non-governmental organizations.

DATES: All written nominations for the U.S. Delegation to the IWC 
annual meeting must be received by February 8, 2008.

ADDRESSES: All nominations for the U.S. Delegation to the IWC annual 
meeting must be addressed to Bill Hogarth, U.S. Commissioner to the 
IWC, and sent via post to: Cheri McCarty, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, Office of International Affairs, 1315 East-West Highway,

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SSMC3 Room 12603, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheri McCarty, 301-713-9090, ext. 183.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary of Commerce is charged with 
the responsibility of discharging the domestic obligations of the 
United States under the International Convention for the Regulation of 
Whaling, 1946. The U.S. IWC Commissioner (Commissioner) has 
responsibility for the preparation and negotiation of U.S. positions on 
international issues concerning whaling and for all matters involving 
the IWC. The Commissioner is staffed by the Department of Commerce and 
assisted by the Department of State, the Department of the Interior, 
the Marine Mammal Commission, and by other agencies. The non-federal 
representative selected as a result of this nomination process is 
responsible for providing input and recommendations to the Commissioner 
regarding the positions of non-governmental organizations.
    The Intersessional Meeting on the Future of the IWC will be held 
March 6-8, 2008, at the Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel in London, 
England.

    Dated: January 15, 2008.
Rebecca Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. E8-1036 Filed 1-18-08; 8:45 am]
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