[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 185 (Friday, September 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48909-48910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23251]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XR65


Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to 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 2009 ICCAT meeting, the Advisory 
Committee to the U.S. Section to International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will convene its second and 
final fall meeting in October 2009.

DATES:  The meeting will be held October 15-16, 2009. There will be an 
open session the morning of Thursday, October 15, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 
1 p.m. The remainder of the meeting will be closed to the public. Oral 
and written comments can be presented during the public comment session 
on October 15, 2009. Written comments on issues being considered at the 
meeting should be received no later than October 8, 2009.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 8727 
Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Written comments should be 
sent to Melanie King 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:  Melanie King, (301) 713-9090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet in open session on October 15, 2009. The Advisory

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Committee will receive and consider management and scientific 
information concerning highly migratory species, including the 
management recommendations of ICCAT's Standing Committee on Research 
and Statistics and an overview of implementation of the Committee's 
species working group recommendations. There will be an opportunity for 
oral public comment during the October 15, 2009, open session and the 
submission of written comments during that session is welcome. Written 
comments may also be submitted in advance by mail, fax, or email. 
Written comments submitted in advance should be received by October 8, 
2009 (see ADDRESSES).
    During its second fall meeting, the Advisory Committee will also 
meet in two executive sessions to discuss sensitive information 
relating to upcoming international negotiations regarding the 
conservation and management of Atlantic highly migratory species, 
including monitoring, control, and compliance matters and non-member 
fishing issues. These sessions are closed to the public. The first 
executive session will be held from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on October 15, 
2009, and the second executive session will be held from 9 a.m. to 
12:45 p.m. on October 16, 2009.
    NMFS expects members of the public to conduct themselves 
appropriately for the duration 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 Melanie King at (301) 713-9090 at 
least five days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 22, 2009.
Rebecca J. Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. E9-23251 Filed 9-24-09; 8:45 am]
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