[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 60454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25163]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA738


Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); 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 2011 International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting, the Advisory Committee 
to the U.S. Section to ICCAT is announcing the convening of its fall 
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held October 13-14, 2011. There will be an 
open session on Thursday, October 13, 2011, from 9 a.m. through 
approximately 1:30 p.m. The remainder of the meeting will be closed to 
the public and is expected to end by 5 p.m. on October 14. Oral 
comments can be presented during the public comment session on October 
13, 2011.
    Written comments on issues being considered at the meeting will be 
made available to the Advisory Committee, and should be received no 
later than October 7, 2011 (see ADDRESSES).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Washington DC/Silver 
Spring, 8727 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Written comments 
should be sent to Rachel O'Malley 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 e-mail (Rachel.O'[email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel O'Malley, Office of 
International Affairs, 301-427-8373.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet October 13-14, 2011, first in an open session to 
consider management- and research-related information on stock status 
of Atlantic highly migratory species and then in a closed session to 
discuss sensitive matters. There will be an opportunity for oral public 
comment during the October 13, 2011, open session. The open session 
will be from 9 a.m. through 1:30 p.m. The public comment portion of the 
meeting is scheduled to begin at approximately 1 p.m. but could begin 
earlier depending on the progress of discussions. Written comments may 
also be submitted for the October open session by mail, fax or e-mail 
and should be received by October 7, 2011 (see ADDRESSES).
    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.
    After the open session, the Advisory Committee will meet in closed 
session to discuss sensitive information relating to upcoming 
international negotiations regarding the conservation and management of 
Atlantic highly migratory species.
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 Rachel O'Malley at (301) 427-8373 
or Rachel.O'[email protected] at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 26, 2011.
Rebecca J. Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-25163 Filed 9-28-11; 8:45 am]
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