[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 16660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06188]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC537


Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); Spring 
Species Working Group Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Section to the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 
announces its annual spring meeting on April 3-5, 2013. The Committee 
will meet with its Technical Advisors to discuss matters relating to 
ICCAT, including the 2012 Commission meeting results; research and 
management activities; global and domestic initiatives related to 
ICCAT; the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act-required report on any 
identification of countries that are diminishing the effectiveness of 
ICCAT; the results of meetings of the Committee's Species Working 
Groups; and other matters relating to the international management of 
ICCAT species.

DATES: The open sessions of the Committee meeting will be held on April 
3, 2013, 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.; April 4, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; 
and April 5, 2013, 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Closed sessions will be held on 
April 4, 2013, 2:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on April 5, 2013, 8 a.m. to 
9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, 8777 Georgia 
Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910. The phone number is (301) 589-0800.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel O'Malley at (301) 427-8373.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet in open session to receive and discuss information 
on the 2012 ICCAT meeting results and U.S. implementation of ICCAT 
decisions; NMFS research and monitoring activities; global and domestic 
initiatives related to ICCAT; the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act-
required consultation on any identification of countries that are 
diminishing the effectiveness of ICCAT; the results of the meetings of 
the Committee's Species Working Groups; and other matters relating to 
the international management of ICCAT species. The public will have 
access to the open sessions of the meeting, but there will be no 
opportunity for public comment. A copy of the agenda is available from 
the Committee's Executive Secretary upon request (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMTION CONTACT above).
    The Committee will meet in its Species Working Groups for part of 
the afternoon of April 4, 2013, and for one hour on the morning of 
April 5, 2013. These sessions are not open to the public, but the 
results of the species working group discussions will be reported to 
the full Advisory Committee during the Committee's open session on 
April 5, 2013.

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 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 13,2013.
Elizabeth McLanahan,
Acting Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-06188 Filed 3-15-13; 8:45 am]
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