[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 44 (Thursday, March 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 12907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04495]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XW021]


U.S. Stakeholder Call To Discuss Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
Commission Tropical Tuna Management; Meeting Announcement

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces a public meeting with U.S. stakeholders to 
discuss issues related to Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission 
(IATTC) tropical tuna management in the eastern Pacific Ocean on May 
22, 2020. The meeting topics are described under the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice. The meeting will be held via 
conference call.

DATES: The meeting will be held via conference call on May 22, 2020, 
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. PST (or until business is concluded).

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be conducted via conference call. 
For details on how to call in to the conference line, please contact 
William Stahnke (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) by April 27, 
2020. Documents to be considered before the call will be sent out via 
email in advance of the conference call. Please submit contact 
information to William Stahnke to receive documents in advance of the 
call.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Stahnke, West Coast Region, 
NMFS, at [email protected], or at (562) 980-4088.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The current IATTC conservation measures for 
tropical tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean in Resolution C-17-02 
(``Conservation Measures for Tropical Tunas in the Eastern Pacific 
Ocean During 2018-2020 and Amendment to Resolution C-17-01'') are set 
to expire at the end of the 2020 calendar year. Therefore, conservation 
measures for tropical tuna are expected to be a central issue at the 
95th meeting of the IATTC that will be held from August 10 to August 
14, 2020, in La Jolla, California. This call will provide NMFS an 
additional opportunity to hear public input on tropical tuna management 
in the IATTC after stock assessment information is presented at the 
IATTC Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) in May 2020 and in advance of 
the General Advisory Committee (GAC) meeting on June 18, 2020. In 
accordance with the Tuna Conventions Act (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), the 
GAC advises the U.S. Section with respect to U.S. participation in the 
work of the IATTC, focusing on the development of U.S. policies, 
positions, and negotiating tactics. For more information on IATTC 
meetings, please visit the IATTC's website: https://www.iattc.org/MeetingsENG.htm.

Meeting Topics

    The agenda for conference call will include, but is not limited to, 
the topics below:
    1. Review results of stock assessments for bigeye, yellowfin, and 
skipjack tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean that are presented at the 
IATTC SAC meeting in May 2020;
    2. Review analyses for tropical tuna presented at the IATTC SAC 
meeting;
    3. Review management options for tropical tuna presented at the 
IATTC SAC meeting;
    4. Opportunity for stakeholder input on potential tropical tuna 
management options; and
    5. Next steps and other opportunities for stakeholder input at the 
GAC meeting.

Special Accommodations

    The conference call is accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to William Stahnke (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT) by April 27, 2020.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.

    Date: March 2, 2020.
Karyl K. Brewster-Geisz,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-04495 Filed 3-4-20; 8:45 am]
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