[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 189 (Monday, October 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67731-67732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21709]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD396]


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 meeting.

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SUMMARY: In preparation for the 2023 International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting, the Advisory Committee 
to the

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U.S. Section to ICCAT is announcing the convening of its fall meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 25-26, 2023. There will be 
an open session on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 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 26. Interested 
members of the public may present their views during the public comment 
session on October 25, 2023, or submit written comments by October 18, 
2023 (see ADDRESSES).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Silver 
Spring DC North, 8777 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD. Written comments 
should be sent via email to [email protected]. Comments may also be 
sent via mail to Bryan Keller at NMFS, Office of International Affairs, 
Trade, and Commerce, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Keller, Office of International 
Affairs, Trade, and Commerce, (301) 427-7725 or at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet October 25-26, 2023, first in an open session to 
consider information on the status of Atlantic highly migratory species 
and other scientific matters and then in a closed session to discuss 
sensitive matters related to their conservation and management. The 
open session will be from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on October 25, 2023, 
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 mail or email; use of email is encouraged. All written 
comments must be received by October 18, 2023 (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 on the conservation and management of 
Atlantic highly migratory species and related matters.

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 Bryan Keller at 
[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 27, 2023.
Michael Brakke,
Deputy Director, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-21709 Filed 9-29-23; 8:45 am]
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