[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51291-51292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20279]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XJ88


Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas; Second 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 2008 ICCAT meeting, the Advisory 
Committee to the U.S. Section of the International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will convene its second and 
final fall meeting in October 2008.

DATES: The meeting will be held October 26-28, 2008. There will be an 
open session the afternoon of Sunday, October 26, 2008, from 2 p.m. to 
6 p.m. The remainder of the meeting will be closed to the public. Oral 
comments can

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be presented during the public comment session on October 26, 2008. 
Written comments on issues being considered at the meeting will be made 
available to the Advisory Committee, and must be received no later than 
October 17, 2008 (see ADDRESSES).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777 
Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Written comments should be 
sent to Terra Lederhouse at NOAA Fisheries, Office of International 
Affairs, Room 12641, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 
Written comments can also be provided via fax (301-713-2313) or email 
([email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terra Lederhouse, (301) 713-9090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet in open session on October 26. The Advisory 
Committee will receive management and research related information on 
the stock status of highly migratory species, including the management 
recommendations of ICCAT's Standing Committee on Research and 
Statistics. There will be an opportunity for oral public comment during 
the October 26, 2008, open session. Written comments may also be 
submitted for the October open session by mail, fax or email. Written 
comments should be received by October 17, 2008 (see ADDRESSES).
    During its second 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 27, 2008, and a second 
executive session will be held on October 28, 2008. 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 at the open session 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 Terra Lederhouse at (301) 713-9090 
at least five days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 27, 2008.
Christopher Rogers,
Acting Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-20279 Filed 8-29-08; 8:45 am]
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