[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1664-1665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-370]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XM59


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 2009, 
in Rome, Italy. 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: Written nominations must be received by February 8, 2009.

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: Ryan Wulff, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, Office of International Affairs, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3 
Room 12620, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Wulff, 301-713-2276, ext. 196.

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

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9-11, 2009, at the offices of the Food and Agriculture Organization of 
the United Nations in Rome, Italy.

    Dated: January 6, 2009.
Rebecca Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. E9-370 Filed 1-12-09; 8:45 am]
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