[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 17171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8514]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-X026


International Whaling Commission; 61st Annual Meeting; 
Nominations

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

ACTION:  Notice; request for nominations.

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SUMMARY:  This notice is a call for nominees for the U.S. Delegation to 
the June 2009 International Whaling Commission (IWC) annual meeting. 
The non-federal representative(s) selected as a result of this 
nomination process is(are) responsible for providing input and 
recommendations to the U.S. IWC Commissioner representing the positions 
of non-governmental organizations. Generally, only one non-governmental 
position is selected for the U.S. Delegation.

DATES:  The IWC is holding its 61\st\ annual meeting from June 22-26, 
2009, in Madeira, Portugal. All written nominations for the U.S. 
Delegation to the IWC annual meeting must be received by April 24\th\, 
2009.

ADDRESSES:  All nominations for the U.S. Delegation to the IWC annual 
meeting should 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, 301-713-9090, 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 has responsibility for the 
preparation and negotiation of U.S. positions on international issues 
concerning whaling and for all matters involving the IWC. He 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(s) selected as a result 
of this nomination process is(are) responsible for providing input and 
recommendations to the U.S. IWC Commissioner representing the positions 
of non-governmental organizations. Generally, only one non-governmental 
position is selected for the U.S. Delegation.
    The Annual Meeting of the IWC will be held June 22-26, 2009, at the 
Pestana Casino Park Hotel in Madeira, Portugal. Once the agenda is 
finalized it will be available on the IWC website at www.iwcoffice.org.

    Dated: April 8, 2009.
Rebecca Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. E9-8514 Filed 4-13-09; 8:45 am]
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