[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 48209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15754]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD170]


Pacific Whiting; Joint Management Committee; Reopening of 
Solicitation for Nominations

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

ACTION: Notice; reopening a call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: NMFS published a notice in the Federal Register on June 7, 
2023 soliciting nominations for appointments to the Joint Management 
Committee (JMC) established in the Agreement between the Government of 
the United States of America and the Government of Canada on Pacific 
Hake/Whiting (Pacific Whiting Treaty). The nomination period ended on 
July 7, 2023. This notice reopens the nomination period for one 
position on the JMC for 15 days.

DATES: Nominations must be received by August 10, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations by the following method:
     Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Lockhart, (206) 526-6142, or 
Colin Sayre (206) 526-4656, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS published a Federal Register notice on 
June 7, 2023 (88 FR 37209) to announce a nomination period of 30 days, 
closing on July 7, 2023. That notice solicited nominations for the 
United States Advisory Panel (AP) and the Joint Management Committee 
established under the Pacific Whiting Treaty. Through this 
announcement, NMFS is reopening nominations for the representative of 
the commercial whiting sector (16 U.S.C. 7002 (a)(1)) to serve on the 
JMC. Nominations received during the prior nomination period that 
closed on July 7, 2023 will be considered, resubmission of nomination 
packages is not required.
    Refer to the Federal Register notice of June 7, 2023 (88 FR 37209) 
for JMC member responsibilities, nominee qualifications, and the items 
that are required parts of the nomination package. Additional 
information on the NOAA website for the Pacific Whiting Treaty, 
including current committee members, can be found at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/laws-and-policies/pacific-hake-whiting-treaty#committees-and-panels.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.

    Dated: July 20, 2023.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-15754 Filed 7-25-23; 8:45 am]
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