[Federal Register: March 24, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 56)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 031898C]

 
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); Spring 
Species Working Group Meeting

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 to ICCAT announces 
its Spring Meeting with its Species Working Groups on April 6-8, 1998.

DATES: The open sessions of the Committee will be held on April 6, 
1998, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.; on April 7, 1998, from 8 a.m. to 
approximately 9:30 a.m.; and on April 8, 1998, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Closed meetings of the Species Working Groups will be held on April 7, 
1998, from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on April 8, 1998, from 
8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 8777 Georgia 
Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathon Krieger (301) 713-2276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section 
to ICCAT will meet in open session to discuss (1) the U.S. 
implementation of ICCAT recommendations; (2) research and monitoring 
activities; (3) the results of the Committee's Species Working Groups 
meetings; and (4) other matters relating to the international 
management of ICCAT species, including possible special presentations 
by individual speakers. While the public will have access to the open 
sessions of the meeting, there will be no opportunity for public 
comment. Sessions of the Advisory Committee's Species Working Groups 
will not be open to the public, but the results of those discussions 
will be reported to the full Advisory Committee during the Committee's 
open session on April 8. In addition, the Advisory Committee will meet 
in closed session the morning of April 8 to discuss internal 
operational matters. Accordingly, the determination has been made that 
the committee shall go into executive session at that time.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting locations are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Jonathon Krieger at (301) 713-2276 
at least five days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 19, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-7625 Filed 3-23-98; 8:45 am]
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