[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48290-48291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20714]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG469


Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas; 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 2018 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 on October 17-18, 2018. There will be 
an open session on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, from 9 a.m. through 
approximately 12:30 p.m. The remainder of the meeting will be closed to 
the public and is expected to end by 1 p.m. on October 18. Interested 
members of the public may present their views during the public comment 
session on October 17, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hampton Inn Silver Spring, 
8728-A Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Written comments 
should be sent via email to [email protected]. Comments may also 
be sent via mail to Grace Ferrara at NMFS, Office of International 
Affairs and Seafood Inspection, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 
MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grace Ferrara, Office of International 
Affairs and Seafood Inspection, 301-427-8371.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet October 17-18, 2018, 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. The open session will be from 9 a.m. through 
12:30 p.m. on October 17, 2018, including an opportunity for public 
comment beginning at approximately 12 p.m. Comments may also be 
submitted in writing for the Advisory Committee's consideration. 
Interested members of the public can submit comments by mail or email; 
use of email is encouraged. All written comments must be received by 
October 12, 2018 (see ADDRESSES).
    NMFS expects members of the public to conduct themselves 
appropriately at the open session of the Advisory Committee 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

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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 Atlantic highly migratory species 
conservation and management.

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 Grace Ferrara at (301) 427-8371 or 
[email protected] at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 17, 2018.
John Henderschedt,
Director, Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-20714 Filed 9-21-18; 8:45 am]
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