[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 189 (Monday, October 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54679-54680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21463]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB478]


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: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 
is announcing the convening of its fall meeting.

DATES: A webinar session that is open to the public will be held on 
October 18, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT. Following the open 
session, the Committee will convene in a closed executive session at 
1:30 p.m. that will end by 5 p.m. EDT. The Committee will also convene 
in a closed session the following day, October 19, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent via email to 
rachel.o'[email protected]. Participants are strongly encouraged to log 
on to WebEx (WebEx link: https://noaanmfs-meets.webex.com/noaanmfs-meets/j.php?MTID=m2135d3217cfa2b434cd7988b4aa7494a; WebEx password: 
``ICCAT'') 15 minutes prior to the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel O'Malley, Office of 
International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, 301-427-8373 or at 
rachel.o'[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet in open session to the public on Monday, October 18, 
2021 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT to consider management- and 
research-related information on the status of Atlantic highly migratory 
species stocks. The open session will include 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 email (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., speakers will be called on 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 have the opportunity 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 a 
closed executive session on Monday, October 18, 2021 (from 1:30 p.m. to 
5 p.m. EDT) and Tuesday October 19, 2021 (from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT) 
to discuss sensitive information relating to upcoming ICCAT 
negotiations regarding Atlantic highly migratory species conservation 
and management.

Special Accommodations

    The virtual meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to Rachel O'Malley at 
(301) 427-8373 or Rachel.o'[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.


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    Dated: September 28, 2021.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-21463 Filed 10-1-21; 8:45 am]
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