[Federal Register: November 12, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 218)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 4204]
Request for Nominations for the General Advisory Committee and
the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to the United States Section to
the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking applications and
nominations for the renewal of the General Advisory Committee to the
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) as well as to a
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee of the General Advisory Committee. The
purpose of the General Advisory Committee and the Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee is to provide public input and advice to the United States
Section to the IATTC in the formulation of U.S. policy and positions at
meetings of the IATTC and its
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subsidiary bodies. The Scientific Advisory Subcommittee shall also
function as the National Scientific Advisory Committee (NATSAC)
provided for in the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation
Program (AIDCP). The United States Section to the IATTC is composed of
the Commissioners to the IATTC, appointed by the President, and the
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Ocean and Fisheries or his or
her designated representative. Authority to establish the General
Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee is provided
under the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended by the International
Dolphin Conservation Program Act (IDCPA) of 1997.
DATES: Nominations must be submitted on or before January 13, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be submitted to Mary Beth West, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Room 7831,
Department of State, Washington, DC, 20520-7818; or by fax to 202-736-
7350.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Hogan, Office of Marine
Conservation, Department of State: 202-647-2335.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Advisory Committee
The Tuna Conventions Act (16 U.S.C. 951, et seq.), as amended by
the IDCPA (Pub. L. 105-42) provides that the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the U.S. Commissioners to the IATTC, shall appoint a
General Advisory Committee (the Committee) to the U.S. Section to the
IATTC (U.S. Section). The Committee shall be composed of not less than
5 nor more than 15 persons, with balanced representation from the
various groups participating in the fisheries included under the IATTC
Convention, and from non-governmental conservation organizations. The
Committee shall be invited to have representatives attend all non-
executive meetings of the U.S. Section, and shall be given full
opportunity to examine and to be heard on all proposed programs of
investigations, reports, recommendations, and regulations adopted by
the Commission. Representatives of the Committee may attend meetings of
the IATTC and the AIDCP as members of the U.S. delegation or otherwise
in accordance with the rules of those bodies governing such
participation. Participation as a member of the U.S. delegation shall
be subject to such limits as may be placed on the size of the
delegation.
Scientific Advisory Committee
The Act, as amended, also provides that the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the U.S. Commissioners to the IATTC, shall appoint a
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee (the Subcommittee) of the General
Advisory Committee. The Subcommittee shall be composed of not less than
5 and not more than 15 qualified scientists with balanced
representation from the public and private sectors, including non-
governmental conservation organizations. The Subcommittee shall advise
the Committee and the U.S. Section on matters including: the
conservation of ecosystems; the sustainable uses of living marine
resources related to the tuna fishery in the eastern Pacific Ocean; and
the long-term conservation and management of stocks of living marine
resources in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
In addition, at the request of the Committee, the U.S.
Commissioners or the Secretary of State, the Subcommittee shall perform
such functions and provide such assistance as may be required by formal
agreements entered into by the United States for the eastern Pacific
tuna fishery, including the AIDCP. The functions may include: the
review of data from the International Dolphin Conservation Program
(IDCP), including data received from the IATTC staff; recommendations
on research needs and the coordination and facilitation of such
research; recommendations on scientific reviews and assessments
required under the IDCP; recommendations with respect to measures to
assure the regular and timely full exchange of data among the Parties
to the AIDCP and each nation's NATSAC (or its equivalent); and
consulting with other experts as needed.
The Subcommittee shall be invited to have representatives attend
all non-executive meetings of the U.S. Section and the General Advisory
Committee and shall be given full opportunity to examine and to be
heard on all proposed programs of scientific investigation, scientific
reports, and scientific recommendations of the Commission.
Representatives of the Subcommittee may attend meetings of the IATTC
and the AIDCP as members of the U.S. delegation or otherwise in
accordance with the rules of those bodies governing such participation.
Participation as a member of the U.S. delegation shall be subject to
such limits as may be placed on the size of the delegation.
National Scientific Advisory Committee
The Scientific Advisory Subcommittee shall also function as the
NATSAC established pursuant to Article IX of the AIDCP. In this regard,
the Subcommittee shall perform the functions of the NATSAC as specified
in Annex VI of the AIDCP including, but not limited to: receiving and
reviewing relevant data, including data provided to the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) by the IATTC Staff; advising and recommending
to the U.S. Government measures and actions that should be undertaken
to conserve and manage stocks of living marine resources in the AIDCP
Area; making recommendations to the U.S. Government regarding research
needs related to the eastern Pacific Ocean tuna purse seine fishery;
promoting the regular and timely full exchange of data among the
Parties on a variety Of matters related to the implementation of the
AIDCP; and consulting with other experts as necessary in order to
achieve the objectives of the Agreement.
General Provisions
Each appointed member of the Committee and the Subcommittee/NATSAC
shall be appointed for a term of 3 years and may be reappointed.
Logistical and administrative support for the operation of the
Committee and the Subcommittee will be provided by the Department of
State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, and by the Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries
Service. Members shall receive no compensation for their service on
either the Committee or the Subcommittee/NATSAC, nor will members be
compensated for travel or other expenses associated with their
participation.
Procedures for Submitting Applications/Nominations
Applications/nominations for the General Advisory Committee and the
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee/NATSAC should be submitted to the
Department of State (See ADDRESSES). Such applications/nominations
should include the following information:
(1) Full name/address/phone/fax and e-mail of applicant/nominee;
(2) Whether applying/nominating for the General Advisory Committee
or the Scientific Advisory Committee/NATSAC (applicants may specify
both);
(3) Applicant/nominee's organization or professional affiliation
serving as the basis for the application/nomination;
(4) Background statement describing the applicant/nominee's
qualifications
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and experience, especially as related to the tuna purse seine fishery
in the eastern Pacific Ocean or other factors relevant to the
implementation of the Convention Establishing the IATTC or the
Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program;
(5) A written statement from the applicant/nominee of intent to
participate actively and in good faith in the meetings and activities
of the General Advisory Committee and/or the Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee/NATSAC.
Applicants/nominees who submitted material in response to the
Federal Register Notice published by the National Marine Fisheries
Service on November 12, 1999, should resubmit their applications
pursuant to this notice.
Mary Beth West,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries, Department of
State.
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