[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50407-50408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20776]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XQ004


Fall Meeting of the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

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 2019 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 16-17, 2019. There will be 
an open session on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, from 9 a.m. through 
approximately 12 p.m. The remainder of the meeting will be closed to 
the public and is expected to end by 12 p.m. on October 17. Interested 
members of the public may present their views during the public comment 
session on October 16, 2019 or submit written comments by October 11, 
2019 (see ADDRESSES).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton 
Washington, DC--Silver Spring, 8727 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, 
Maryland 20910. Written comments should be sent via email to 
[email protected]. Comments may also be sent via mail to Terra 
Lederhouse at NMFS, Office of International Affairs and Seafood 
Inspection, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terra Lederhouse, Office of 
International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, 301-427-8360 or at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet October 16-17, 2019, 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 p.m. on October 16, 2019, including an opportunity for public 
comment beginning at approximately 11:30 a.m. Comments may also be 
submitted in writing for the Advisory Committee's consideration. 
Interested members of the public can submit comments by

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mail or email; use of email is encouraged. All written comments must be 
received by October 11, 2019 (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 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 Terra Lederhouse at (301) 427-8360 
or [email protected] at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: September 20, 2019.
Alexa Cole,
Acting Director, Office of International Affairs and Seafood 
Inspection, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-20776 Filed 9-24-19; 8:45 am]
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