[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17755-17756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07178]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9500]


Notice of Public Meeting

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and 
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES), Office of 
Marine Conservation announces that the Advisory Panel to the U.S. 
Section of the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission will meet on 
May 9th, 2016.

DATES: The meeting will take place via teleconference on May 9th, 2016 
from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern time.
    Meeting Details: The teleconference call-in number is toll-free 
877-336-1831, passcode 6472335, and will have a limited number of lines 
for members of the public to access from anywhere in the United States. 
Callers will hear instructions for using the passcode and joining the 
call after dialing the toll-free number noted. Members of the public 
wishing to participate in the teleconference must contact the OES 
officer in charge as noted in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section below no later than close of business on Friday, May 6th, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elana Katz-Mink, Office of Marine 
Conservation, OES, Room 2758, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20520. Telephone (202) 647-1073, fax (202) 736-
7350, email address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is given that the Advisory Panel 
to the U.S. Section of the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission 
(NPAFC) will meet on the date and time noted above. The panel consists 
of members from the states of Alaska and Washington who represent the 
broad range of fishing and conservation interests in anadromous and 
ecologically related species in the North Pacific. Certain members also 
represent

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relevant state and regional authorities. The panel was established in 
1992 to advise the U.S. Section of the NPAFC on research needs and 
priorities for anadromous species, such as salmon, and ecologically 
related species occurring in the high seas of the North Pacific Ocean. 
The upcoming Panel meeting will focus on a review of the agenda for the 
2016 annual meeting of the NPAFC (May 16-20, 2016; Busan, Republic of 
Korea). Background material is available from the point of contact 
noted above and by visiting www.npafc.org.

    Dated: March 22, 2016.
William Gibbons-Fly,
Director, Office of Marine Conservation, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-07178 Filed 3-29-16; 8:45 am]
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